Teams New Mexico 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 New Mexico roster 117 players: 31 freshmen, 32 sophomores, 19 juniors, 12 seniors, 23 with no class listed. From 20 states and 3 other countries; the most from New Mexico (33) and California (28). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 17 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 RB 5′11″ 204 Montgomery, AL 1,185 rushing yards, 17 TD 2 Andrew Henry RB Transfer from UL Monroe Jr. 5′10″ 200 Dallas, TX 350 rushing yards, 3 TD 9 Sherod White RB Sr. 5′9″ 199 Menifee, CA 155 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Dorian Lewis RB So. 5′11″ 200 Rio Rancho, NM 123 rushing yards 20 Christian Washington RB 5′10″ 205 San Diego, CA 5 returns, 52 yards 23 Zach Vigil RB So. 5′10″ 179 Rio Rancho, NM 21 rushing yards 24 Ezra Sexton RB 5′11″ 181 Fairhope, AL 1 tackle 27 Jaylen Morgan RB Jr. 5′9″ 191 Rio Rancho, NM 4 rushing yards 26 Rei Iwai RB Fr. 5′5″ 168 Tokyo, Japan 48 Jimmy Gallegos RB Jr. 5′10″ 207 Albuquerque, NM
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 8 Jeremiah Hixon WR Sr. 5′11″ 167 Monroeville, AL 39 catches, 482 yards, 5 TD 88 Caleb Medford WR Transfer from TCU So. 6′0″ 211 Henderson, TX 30 catches, 551 yards, 2 TD 80 D.J. Washington WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 220 Belle Glade, FL 29 catches, 336 yards, 3 TD 9 Ryan Davis WR 5′11″ 181 Roswell, GA 20 catches, 250 yards, 1 TD 11 Andrew Erickson WR Sr. 6′2″ 205 Albuquerque, NM 20 catches, 263 yards, 1 TD 15 Luke Wysong WR 5′10″ 192 Rio Rancho, NM 9 returns, 90 yards 14 Donald Jones WR Jr. 6′0″ 171 Baton Rouge, LA 8 returns, 175 yards 18 Kaydin Pope WR Transfer from Mississippi State Fr. 6′0″ 171 Savannah, TN 6 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD 7 Nic Trujillo WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Rio Rancho, NM 1 return, 10 yards 2 Jacob Godfrey WR Fr. 5′8″ 175 Spanish Fort, AL 1 catch, 6 yards 86 Kade Zimmerman WR Jr. 6′3″ 184 Irvine, CA 1 catch, 30 yards 3 Jace Taylor WR Sr. 6′5″ 216 Lake Havasu City, AZ 17 Michael Buckley WR 6′0″ 179 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 18 Evan Wysong WR Fr. 5′9″ 171 Rio Rancho, NM 82 Austin Erickson WR Jr. 6′0″ 184 Albuquerque, NM 84 Xavier Van WR Transfer from San Diego 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 178 La Mesa, CA 89 Elijah Spaulding WR Fr. 6′2″ 207 Albuquerque, NM
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 85 Trace Bruckler TE 6′3″ 245 Frisco, TX 9 catches, 89 yards 83 Everett Hunter TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Manteca, CA 2 catches, 18 yards 84 Wyatt McClour TE So. 6′3″ 242 Huntington Beach, CA 2 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD 41 Connor Witthoft TE 6′3″ 235 Tucson, AZ 1 catch, 11 yards 19 Magnus Geers TE Jr. 6′6″ 249 Philadelphia, PA 20 Jacob Trussell TE So. 6′6″ 213 Georgetown, TX 46 Sir Robinson TE Fr. 6′4″ 210 Pensacola, FL 47 Caleb Marra TE Jr. 6′4″ 232 Albuquerque, NM 88 Vincent Santos TE Jr. 6′2″ 280 Chula Vista, CA
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Tavien Ford OT Jr. 6′3″ 300 Charlotte, NC 5 tackles 74 J.C. Davis OL So. 6′5″ 320 Oakland, CA 2 tackles 50 Isaiah Sillemon OL So. 6′1″ 310 Dallas, TX 1 tackle 50 Shancco Matautia OL So. 6′2″ 354 Anaheim, CA 51 Collin James OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Springfield, MA 56 D.J. Wingfield OL So. 6′3″ 310 Los Angeles, CA 57 Sam Telesa OL Transfer from Georgetown 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 315 Waipahu, HI 60 Jacob Webb OL So. 6′4″ 304 Chino, CA 62 Carlos Lovato OL So. 6′0″ 302 Albuquerque, NM 63 Cayden Romero OL Fr. 6′5″ 363 Rio Rancho, NM 65 Devon Smith OL So. 6′5″ 300 Biloxi, MS 66 Taurrian Stafford OL 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 335 Miami, FL 69 Lane Williams OL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Shawnee, OK 71 Travis Gray OL Transfer from Colorado Fr. 6′6″ 325 Aurora, CO 74 Matthew Toilolo OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 312 Long Beach, CA 77 Jer’Marques Bailey OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 337 Humble, TX 77 Reese Steele OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Des Moines, IA 78 Arrison Cole OL So. 6′7″ 314 Suwanee, GA 79 Walter Baca OL Jr. 6′1″ 290 Los Lunas, NM
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 22 Dmitri Johnson DL So. 6′1″ 235 Rohnert Park, CA 46 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Kyler Drake DL Jr. 6′3″ 285 San Bernardino, CA 25 tackles, 3.5 sacks 9 Gabriel Lopez DT Transfer from Washington State So. 6′2″ 246 Las Vegas, NV 27 tackles, 2 sacks 10 Hunter Rapolla DL Jr. 6′3″ 251 Temecula, CA 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 93 Destin Gainer DE So. 6′4″ 235 Tampa, FL 21 tackles 7 Tyler Kiehne DL So. 6′3″ 276 Los Lunas, NM 16 tackles, 1 sack 99 Bryce Santana DL 6′2″ 301 Los Lunas, NM 12 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Avery Burt DL Jr. 6′1″ 246 Oakland, CA 7 tackles, 1 sack Ja’Shon Lowery DE Fr. 6′3″ 217 Albuquerque, NM 7 tackles 88 Joe Maez DE So. 6′5″ 282 Rio Rancho, NM 2 tackles 33 Landon Williams DL Fr. 6′4″ 243 Albuquerque, NM 1 tackle 32 Max Elkman DL Fr. 6′6″ 240 Dallas, TX 53 Larry Allen III DL Sr. 6′1″ 285 Rio Rancho, NM 54 David Rowaiye DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 312 Oklahoma City, OK 54 Hunter Haemker DT Fr. 6′2″ 223 Albuquerque, NM 54 Zach Doyle DL Fr. 6′1″ 272 Los Lunas, NM 99 Max Lantzsch DL Transfer from East Carolina Fr. 6′6″ 265 Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Alec Marenco LB 6′2″ 234 El Paso, TX 64 tackles, 0.5 sacks 36 Syaire Riley LB Sr. 6′0″ 254 Inglewood, CA 48 tackles, 1 sack 11 Mihalis Santorineos LB So. 6′1″ 235 Rohnert Park, CA 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks 26 Tate Zimmerman LB So. 6′1″ 221 Irvine, CA 9 tackles, 1 sack 10 Jayden Wilson LB Fr. 6′1″ 218 El Paso, TX 9 tackles 30 Ray Leutele LB Sr. 5′11″ 231 Anaheim, CA 7 tackles 22 Austin Ackel LB RS 6′2″ 235 New Orleans, LA 31 Jalen Washington LB So. 6′0″ 224 Rio Rancho, NM 33 Josh Howes LB So. 5′10″ 190 Rio Rancho, NM 35 Semaj Sims LB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Oakland, CA 57 Kam Robinson LB So. 6′2″ 230 Houston, TX Leonardo Gallegos LB So. 5′10″ 200 Albuquerque, NM Lucas Lucero LB Fr. 6′1″ 226 Rio Rancho, NM
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 14 Jer’Marius Lewis S So. 5′11″ 195 Summit, MS 43 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 8 Christian Ellis S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Jacksonville, FL 58 tackles 20 Dereck Moore S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 205 Irvine, CA 51 tackles 7 Tavian Combs S 6′2″ 198 Amarillo, TX 46 tackles 20 Zach Morris CB 6′0″ 185 Flower Mound, TX 33 tackles, 1 INT Noa Pola-Gates S Transfer from Nebraska 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 183 Gilbert, AZ 27 tackles 8 Donte Martin CB Sr. 5′10″ 193 Oxnard, CA 23 tackles 29 Aaron Smith S So. 6′0″ 180 Long Beach, CA 14 tackles 23 Hunter Sellers CB So. 5′11″ 174 Tyrone, GA 13 tackles 6 Marvin Covington S Transfer from TCU So. 5′11″ 186 Mansfield, TX 8 tackles 11 Bryson Taylor CB 6′1″ 190 Hoschton, GA 8 tackles 3 David Scott-Murphy S Fr. 5′10″ 195 Rio Rancho, NM 6 tackles 17 Josh Williamson S 6′2″ 173 Tampa, FL 6 tackles 36 Hunter Wiggins S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 197 San Diego, CA 4 tackles 4 Bobby Wooden S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 188 Pearland, TX 2 tackles 14 Edward Blacklock CB 6′0″ 166 Houston, TX 2 tackles 37 Blaine Smith S Sr. 5′10″ 178 Albuquerque, NM 2 tackles 4 D’Arco Perkins-McAllister DB Transfer from TCU 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Nashville, TN 32 Collis Bousliman S Fr. 6′2″ 194 Albuquerque, NM 32 Skylar Cook S 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 199 El Centro, CA
David Scott-Murphy, Nic Trujillo, Luke Wysong, Isaiah Chavez, Evan Wysong, Zach Vigil, Jaylen Morgan, Dorian Lewis, Jalen Washington, Josh Howes, Zach Benedict, Larry Allen III, Cayden Romero, Joe Maez, Lucas Lucero Aidan Armenta, Andrew Erickson, Collis Bousliman, Landon Williams, Blaine Smith, Caleb Marra, Jimmy Gallegos, Hunter Haemker, Carlos Lovato, Austin Erickson, Elijah Spaulding, Ja’Shon Lowery, Leonardo Gallegos Tyler Kiehne, Zach Doyle, Walter Baca, Bryce Santana Andrew Henry, Max Elkman, Isaiah Sillemon Dereck Moore, Tate Zimmerman, Kade Zimmerman Semaj Sims, Avery Burt, J.C. Davis Jayden Wilson, Alec Marenco Mihalis Santorineos, Dmitri Johnson Edward Blacklock, Kam Robinson Josh Williamson, Destin Gainer Christian Washington, Hunter Wiggins Aaron Smith, Matthew Toilolo Ray Leutele, Shancco Matautia Jacory Merritt Jacob Godfrey Jace Taylor Bobby Wooden D’Arco Perkins-McAllister Devon Dampier Marvin Covington D.C. Tabscott Tavian Combs Christian Ellis Donte Martin Jeremiah Hixon Gabriel Lopez Ryan Davis Sherod White Aaron Rodriguez Dylan Hopkins Hunter Rapolla Bryson Taylor Luke Drzewiecki Donald Jones Jer’Marius Lewis Kaydin Pope Magnus Geers Jacob Trussell Zach Morris Austin Ackel Hunter Sellers Ezra Sexton Damien Sanchez Skylar Cook Charles Steinkamp Syaire Riley Connor Witthoft Kyler Drake Sir Robinson Collin James David Rowaiye D.J. Wingfield Sam Telesa Jacob Webb Devon Smith Taurrian Stafford Lane Williams Travis Gray Jer’Marques Bailey Reese Steele Arrison Cole D.J. Washington Everett Hunter Wyatt McClour Xavier Van Trace Bruckler Justin Holaday Caleb Medford Vincent Santos Noa Pola-Gates Tavien Ford NM 33 CA 28 TX 15 FL 6 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2023 New Mexico roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state New Mexico 33 California 28 Texas 15 Florida 6 Alabama 4 Arizona 4 Tennessee 4 Georgia 4 Top counties Sandoval County, New Mexico pop. 154,000 15 Bernalillo County, New Mexico pop. 674,000 13 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 6 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 5 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Jacory Merritt RB