Teams New Mexico 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 New Mexico roster 109 players: 28 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 37 juniors, 17 seniors, 9 with no class listed. From 27 states and 7 other countries; the most from California (21) and Texas (17). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 4 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Damon Bankston RB Transfer from Weber State Sr. 5′10″ 186 Katy, TX 635 rushing yards, 5 TD 4 D.J. McKinney RB Transfer from Sam Houston So. 5′9″ 190 Tulsa, OK 464 rushing yards, 7 TD 22 Scottre Humphrey RB Transfer from Montana State 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 215 Seattle, WA 349 rushing yards, 5 TD 8 Deshaun Buchanan RB Transfer from Idaho 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 188 Chandler, AZ 14 rushing yards 20 Darrion Bowers RB Fr. 5′8″ 200 Arlington, TX 25 Ty Battle RB Jr. 5′11″ 203 Orlando, FL 26 Rei Iwai RB Jr. 5′5″ 168 Tokyo, Japan
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 6 Keagan Johnson WR Transfer from Kansas State Sr. 6′0″ 199 Omaha, NE 59 catches, 754 yards, 3 TD 87 Abraham Williams WR Transfer from Idaho 6′1″ 192 Salt Lake City, UT 22 tackles 1 Shawn Miller WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Chandler, AZ 15 catches, 199 yards, 1 TD 6 Zhaiel Smith WR Fr. 5′11″ 188 Portland, OR 9 catches, 112 yards 17 Michael Buckley WR Jr. 6′0″ 179 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 6 catches, 76 yards 10 Isaiah Blair WR Jr. 5′11″ 194 Downey, CA 1 catch, 18 yards 9 Kader Diop WR Jr. 5′10″ 178 Minneapolis, MN 18 Evan Wysong WR Jr. 5′9″ 171 Rio Rancho, NM 26 K.J. Cherry WR So. 6′2″ 185 Fontana, CA 82 J.T. Jeter WR Fr. 6′0″ 178 Cedar City, UT 84 Xavier Van WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 178 La Mesa, CA 87 Miles Johnson WR Fr. 6′1″ 205 Dallas, TX 89 Jered Rennick WR Fr. 5′9″ 192 San Bernardino, CA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 0 Dorian Thomas TE Transfer from Arizona So. 6′4″ 255 Kent, WA 56 catches, 560 yards, 4 TD 88 Cade Keith TE Transfer from TCU So. 6′5″ 245 Las Vegas, NV 20 catches, 253 yards, 3 TD 85 Simon Mapa TE Transfer from California Jr. 6′3″ 255 San Mateo, CA 3 catches, 42 yards, 2 TD 11 Aiden Valdez TE Transfer from Campbell 6′5″ 250 Hacienda Heights, CA 1 catch, −3 yards 86 Aldin Bilalbegovic TE Fr. 6′4″ 225 Red Deer, AB 88 Marcus Vinson TE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Dallas, TX
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 51 Malik Aliane OL Jr. 6′2″ 320 Rouen, France 1 tackle 50 Isaiah Sillemon OL Sr. 6′1″ 310 Dallas, TX 50 James Bailey OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Katy, TX 52 R.J. Adams OL Transfer from North Carolina A&T Jr. 6′4″ 335 Woodbridge, VA 54 JoJo Matautia OL Fr. 5′10″ 305 Sammamish, WA 55 Elvin Harris OL Jr. 6′6″ 315 Hollywood, FL 56 Marko Luera OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 277 Glendora, CA 56 Sa’Kylee Woodard OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 278 Tucson, AZ 57 Jonny Shively OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Gilbert, AZ 58 Jaymar Tasi OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 308 Seattle, WA 59 Kaden Robnett OL Transfer from Idaho Jr. 6′2″ 302 Graham, WA 60 Jubilee Siitia-Tasi OL Fr. 6′2″ 302 Spanaway, WA 63 Blake Ryan OL Fr. 6′4″ 268 Middleton, WI 66 Israel Mukwiza OL Transfer from Mercer Sr. 6′1″ 329 Bronx, NY 68 Tyler Lawrence OL Transfer from Air Force Jr. 6′5″ 306 Puyallup, WA 70 Mason Jones OL Transfer from Bucknell Sr. 6′6″ 311 Franklin, TN 71 Travis Gray OL Jr. 6′6″ 325 Aurora, CO 72 Nevell Brown OL Transfer from Alabama A&M 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 287 West Palm Beach, FL 73 Jordan Mora OL So. 6′5″ 311 Cypress, CA 77 Tevin Shaw OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Houston, TX 78 Richard Pearce OL Sr. 6′2″ 311 Hueytown, AL 79 Trace Edmundson OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Broomfield, CO
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Keyshawn James-Newby DT Transfer from Idaho Sr. 6′2″ 244 Helena, MT 52 tackles, 9 sacks 45 Brett Karhu DE Jr. 6′0″ 226 Frisco, TX 29 tackles, 7.5 sacks 20 Ky’won McCray DT Transfer from Jacksonville State Sr. 6′4″ 200 Baltimore, MD 38 tackles, 1 sack 10 Darren Agu DE Transfer from Vanderbilt 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 252 London, England 30 tackles, 2 sacks 22 Dmitri Johnson DL Sr. 6′1″ 235 Rohnert Park, CA 29 tackles, 1 sack 15 Xavier Slayton DT Transfer from Idaho Jr. 6′2″ 255 Chicago, IL 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 92 Brian Booker DT Transfer from Texas Southern Jr. 6′3″ 330 Mansfield, TX 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Gabriel Lopez DT Sr. 6′2″ 246 Las Vegas, NV 14 tackles, 2 sacks 17 Okiki Olorunfunmi DT Sr. 6′5″ 265 Clovis, CA 17 tackles, 1 sack 94 Jalen McIver DT So. 6′3″ 278 Tuscaloosa, AL 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 19 Elijah Brody DE So. 6′1″ 240 Albuquerque, NM 8 tackles, 1 sack 33 Randolph Kpai DT 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 219 Sioux Falls, SD 10 tackles 33 Landon Williams DL Jr. 6′4″ 243 Albuquerque, NM 5 tackles 97 Cody Thumlert DE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Issaquah, WA 2 tackles 54 Hunter Haemker DT Jr. 6′2″ 223 Albuquerque, NM 1 tackle 35 Victor Villafuerte DE Jr. 6′2″ 220 Hollister, CA 46 Jake Devos DT Fr. 6′2″ 255 Vale, OR 47 Marcus Stevens DE So. 6′2″ 238 Albuquerque, NM 48 John Sierra DE So. 6′2″ 237 Las Cruces, NM 53 Carlos Barela DT Fr. 6′1″ 224 Albuquerque, NM 90 Grey Smith DT Fr. 6′2″ 266 Albuquerque, NM 95 James Marshall V DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 260 Mesa, AZ 99 Jack Burzynski DE Fr. 6′4″ 225 Barrington, IL 99 Max Lantzsch DL Jr. 6′6″ 265 Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Tavian Combs S 6′2″ 198 Amarillo, TX 72 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 12 Jon Johnson CB Sr. 5′11″ 181 Gardena, CA 54 tackles, 1 INT 5 Frankie Edwards CB Transfer from Weber State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 178 Moreno Valley, CA 47 tackles 3 C.J. McBean S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Long Beach, CA 40 tackles, 1 INT 0 Austin Brawley S Transfer from Ohio 5′10″ 180 Massillon, OH 25 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 18 Caleb Coleman S Transfer from Texas State Sr. 6′2″ 191 Phenix City, AL 34 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 3 David Scott-Murphy S Jr. 5′10″ 195 Rio Rancho, NM 22 tackles, 1 INT 1 Jahmir Torres CB Fr. 5′10″ 182 Los Angeles, CA 12 tackles 24 Azariah Levells CB Transfer from Stephen F. Austin Jr. 5′11″ 186 Hemet, CA 12 tackles 12 Drew Speech S Jr. 6′2″ 204 Hollister, CA 10 tackles 8 Clint Stephens S Transfer from UCLA 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 203 Long Beach, CA 4 tackles, 1 sack 29 Aaron Smith S Sr. 6′0″ 180 Long Beach, CA 5 tackles 0 Albert Nunes S Transfer from Northern Iowa Sr. 6′1″ 207 Fort Myers, FL 4 tackles 13 Chris Gant Jr. S Transfer from North Texas So. 5′9″ 192 Spring, TX 4 tackles 4 Jayden Sheridan CB Transfer from Utah Tech 5′11″ 182 West Hills, CA 1 tackle 28 Deriece Brown S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 200 Buckeye, AZ 1 return, −2 yards 14 Melaki Gutierrez CB So. 6′0″ 165 Los Alamos, NM 23 Nick Wheeler S Fr. 6′0″ 208 Dallas, TX 25 D’Sean Martinez CB Jr. 5′11″ 181 Hernandez, NM 30 Keshawn Monroe S Fr. 5′8″ 175 Houston, TX 39 Keith Reddix CB Fr. 6′0″ 184 Colorado Springs, CO
Elijah Brody, Thomas Pettus, Landon Williams, Marcus Stevens, Carlos Barela, Hunter Haemker, Grey Smith C.J. McBean, Clint Stephens, Isaiah Blair, Aaron Smith, Jordan Mora Nick Wheeler, Isaiah Sillemon, Miles Johnson, Marcus Vinson Jack Layne, Gabriel Motschenbacher, Zhaiel Smith C.J. Johnson, Keshawn Monroe, Tevin Shaw Damon Bankston, James Bailey Shawn Miller, Deshaun Buchanan David Scott-Murphy, Evan Wysong Gabriel Lopez, Cade Keith Drew Speech, Victor Villafuerte Melaki Gutierrez, Charles Steinkamp Darrion Bowers, Brian Booker Scottre Humphrey, Jaymar Tasi Brett Karhu, Caden Beck JoJo Matautia, Cody Thumlert Albert Nunes Austin Brawley Dorian Thomas Jahmir Torres Keyshawn James-Newby Mercury Swaim D.J. McKinney Jayden Sheridan Frankie Edwards Jaxton Eck Keagan Johnson Tavian Combs Cole Welliver Kader Diop Aiden Valdez Jon Johnson Chris Gant Jr. Luke Drzewiecki Toa Faavae Xavier Slayton Okiki Olorunfunmi Caleb Coleman Ky’won McCray Dmitri Johnson Azariah Levells Ty Battle K.J. Cherry Deriece Brown Grant Glasgow Randolph Kpai Christian Munguia Keith Reddix Trey Dubuc John Sierra R.J. Adams Elvin Harris Marko Luera Sa’Kylee Woodard Jonny Shively Kaden Robnett Jubilee Siitia-Tasi Blake Ryan Israel Mukwiza Tyler Lawrence Mason Jones Travis Gray Nevell Brown Richard Pearce Trace Edmundson J.T. Jeter Xavier Van Simon Mapa Abraham Williams Jered Rennick Jalen McIver James Marshall V Jack Burzynski CA 21 TX 17 NM 13 WA 8 AZ 6 Hometowns of the 2025 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 California 21 Texas 17 New Mexico 13 Washington 8 Arizona 6 Florida 5 Oregon 4 Alabama 3 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 9 Bernalillo County, New Mexico pop. 674,000 7 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 6 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 5 King County, Washington pop. 2.3 million 5 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’ 2025 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.
