New Mexico Lobos Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

2Jack LayneQB15-SR—

PORTAL 10Luke MogaQB23-SO—

PORTAL 13Toa Fa'avaeQB32-FR 12James LaubsteinQB45-SRPORTAL

15Cade MitchellQB5 3Gabriel MotschenbacherQB6

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22Scottre HumphreyRB14-SR—

PORTAL 23Cameron MathewsRB22-FR—

PORTAL 16Kiefer SibleyRB33-JR

PORTAL 8Deshaun BuchananRB44-JR

PORTALALSO KR

20Darrion BowersRB5

X×6

5Troy OmeireX15-SR—

PORTAL 1Shawn MillerX25-SR—

PORTAL 87Abraham WilliamsX35-SR

PORTALALSO KR 14DJ DarlingX4

81Bailen GeorgeX5 26KJ CherryX6

Z×5

0Miles WilliamsZ15-SR—PORTAL 11Massiah MingoZ2FR (3)—9Kader DiopZ35-SRPORTAL 25Dorian PattersonZ4

83Mikey BeckZ5

SLOT×4

6Zhaiel SmithSLOT12-SO—18Evan WysongSLOT24-JR—16Jacob MaldonadoSLOT3 82JT JeterSLOT4FR

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88Cade KeithTE13-SO—

PORTAL 85Simon MapaTE24-SR—

PORTAL 7Tripp WalshTE34-JR

PORTAL 80Max LeeperTE4FR (3)

4Joey OlsenTE5

PORTAL

LT×4

79Cole MillwardLT14-JR—PORTAL 66Markus FetchoLT22-SO—PORTAL 65Brody LittonLT3 56Sa'Kylee WoodardLT4FR (3)

LG×4

51Malik AlianeLG15-SR—PORTAL 54JoJo MatautiaLG22-FR—71Danzel NewellLG3 75Ty'aun GatesLG4

C×4

59Kaden RobnettC14-JR—

PORTAL 77Tevin ShawC25-SR—

PORTAL 76Braden ChickC3 72Matheu AldermanC4

RG×4

58Jaymar TasiRG12-SO—69Jerbralon StewartRG2—55Elvin HarrisRG32-SO 57Jonny ShivelyRG4FR

RT×3

68Tyler LawrenceRT13-JR—

PORTAL 62Sebastian DawkinsRT2—60Jubilee Siitia-TasiRT3FR (3)

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

15Xavier SlaytonDT15-SR—

PORTAL 88AJ RobinsonDT24-JR—

PORTAL 93Deven DyerDT35-SR

PORTAL 98Nick BarberDT4

NT×3

92Brian BookerNT15-SR—

PORTAL 94Jalen McIverNT23-JR—PORTAL 46Jake DeVosNT3FR (2)

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EDGE

LDE×6

10Darren AguLDE15-SR—

PORTAL 22Jalen CharlesLDE23-SO—

PORTAL 91Brayden EllisLDE33-JRPORTAL 99Jack BurzynskiLDE4FR (2)

48John SierraLDE5 47Marcus StevensLDE6

EDGE

RDE×6

36Albert TuakalauRDE13-JR—PORTAL 19Elijah BrodyRDE23-JR—97Cody ThumlertRDE32-FR 90Devin PalmerRDE4

32Trent RockerRDE5 35Victor VillafuerteRDE6

WLB×5

2Mercury SwaimWLB15-SR—PORTAL 11C.J. JohnsonWLB24-JR—

PORTAL 33Hayes BaumWLB3 50Ricklan Holmes IIWLB4

41Eli CroninWLB5

MLB×4

6Jaxton EckMLB14-SR—

PORTAL 18Clay MartineauMLB23-SO—

PORTAL 34Broden SchmidtMLB3 26Thomas PettusMLB4FR

LCB×4

8Ormanie ArnoldLCB15-SR—

PORTAL 1Jahmir TorresLCB22-SO—4Jayden SheridanLCB35-SR

PORTAL 24Joshua BarnesLCB4

RCB×3

5Frankie Edwards IIIRCB13-JR—

PORTAL 9Eric McClainRCB23-JR—

PORTAL 14Melaki GutierrezRCB3FR

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NB×4

12Drew SpeechNB15-SR—PORTAL 20Kevin LongstreetNB24-JR—

PORTAL 27Brannon HamptonNB3 29Xavier Rivera-RogersNB4

FS×5

0Austin BrawleyFS14-SR—

PORTALALSO PR 3CJ McBeanFS22-SO—21Josh MensahFS3 39Jaron LilesFS4

23Nick WheelerFS5

SS×5

7Tavian CombsSS15-SR—17Will HicksSS24-JR—

PORTAL 13Chris Gant Jr.SS33-SO

PORTAL 28Deriece BrownSS4FR (3)

30Keshawn MonroeSS5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

31Grant GlasgowKO15-SR—PORTAL 35Charles SteinkampKO25-SR—ALSO P

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×2

87Abraham WilliamsKR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 8Deshaun BuchananKR24-JR—

PORTALALSO RB

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×2

50Lincoln EpsteinLS13-SO—

PORTAL 53Caden BeckLS22-FR—

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×3

41Nick RomeroPK12-SO—

PORTAL 95Konner OlsonPK24-JR—

PORTAL 31Grant GlasgowPK35-SRPORTAL

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×1

0Austin BrawleyPR14-SR—

PORTALALSO S

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×2

19Michael KernPT13-JR—

PORTAL 35Charles SteinkampPT25-SR—ALSO K

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Jack Layne#2QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB210Luke Moga3-SO

PORTAL QB313Toa Fa'avae2-FR QB412James Laubstein5-SRPORTAL

RB5 listed

Scottre Humphrey#22RB14-SR—

PORTAL RB223Cameron Mathews2-FR

PORTAL RB316Kiefer Sibley3-JR

PORTAL RB48Deshaun Buchanan4-JR

PORTALALSO KR

WRX6 listed

Troy Omeire#5X15-SR—

PORTAL X21Shawn Miller5-SR

PORTAL X387Abraham Williams5-SR

PORTALALSO KR X414DJ Darling

WRZ5 listed

Miles Williams#0Z15-SR—PORTAL Z211Massiah MingoFR (3)Z39Kader Diop5-SRPORTAL Z425Dorian Patterson

WRSLOT4 listed

Zhaiel Smith#6SLOT12-SO—SLOT218Evan Wysong4-JR SLOT316Jacob Maldonado SLOT482JT JeterFR

TE9 listed

Cade Keith#88TE13-SO—

PORTAL TE285Simon Mapa4-SR

PORTAL TE37Tripp Walsh4-JR

PORTAL TE480Max LeeperFR (3)

OLLT4 listed

Cole Millward#79LT14-JR—PORTAL LT266Markus Fetcho2-SOPORTAL LT365Brody Litton LT456Sa'Kylee WoodardFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Malik Aliane#51LG15-SR—PORTAL LG254JoJo Matautia2-FR LG371Danzel Newell LG475Ty'aun Gates

OLC4 listed

Kaden Robnett#59C14-JR—

PORTAL C277Tevin Shaw5-SR

PORTAL C376Braden Chick C472Matheu Alderman

OLRG4 listed

Jaymar Tasi#58RG12-SO—RG269Jerbralon Stewart RG355Elvin Harris2-SO RG457Jonny ShivelyFR

OLRT3 listed

Tyler Lawrence#68RT13-JR—

PORTAL RT262Sebastian Dawkins RT360Jubilee Siitia-TasiFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Xavier Slayton#15DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT288AJ Robinson4-JR

PORTAL DT393Deven Dyer5-SR

PORTAL DT498Nick Barber

DLNT3 listed

Brian Booker#92NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT294Jalen McIver3-JRPORTAL NT346Jake DeVosFR (2)

EDGELDE6 listed

Darren Agu#10LDE15-SR—

PORTAL LDE222Jalen Charles3-SO

PORTAL LDE391Brayden Ellis3-JRPORTAL LDE499Jack BurzynskiFR (2)

EDGERDE6 listed

Albert Tuakalau#36RDE13-JR—PORTAL RDE219Elijah Brody3-JR RDE397Cody Thumlert2-FR RDE490Devin Palmer

LBWLB5 listed

Mercury Swaim#2WLB15-SR—PORTAL WLB211C.J. Johnson4-JR

PORTAL WLB333Hayes Baum WLB450Ricklan Holmes II

LBMLB4 listed

Jaxton Eck#6MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB218Clay Martineau3-SO

PORTAL MLB334Broden Schmidt MLB426Thomas PettusFR

CBLCB4 listed

Ormanie Arnold#8LCB15-SR—

PORTAL LCB21Jahmir Torres2-SO LCB34Jayden Sheridan5-SR

PORTAL LCB424Joshua Barnes

CBRCB3 listed

Frankie Edwards III#5RCB13-JR—

PORTAL RCB29Eric McClain3-JR

PORTAL RCB314Melaki GutierrezFR

CBNB4 listed

Drew Speech#12NB15-SR—PORTAL NB220Kevin Longstreet4-JR

PORTAL NB327Brannon Hampton NB429Xavier Rivera-Rogers

SFS5 listed

Austin Brawley#0FS14-SR—

PORTALALSO PR FS23CJ McBean2-SO FS321Josh Mensah FS439Jaron Liles

SSS5 listed

Tavian Combs#7SS15-SR—SS217Will Hicks4-JR

PORTAL SS313Chris Gant Jr.3-SO

PORTAL SS428Deriece BrownFR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Grant Glasgow#31KO15-SR—PORTAL KO235Charles Steinkamp5-SRALSO P

KR2 listed

Abraham Williams#87KR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR KR28Deshaun Buchanan4-JR

PORTALALSO RB

LS2 listed

Lincoln Epstein#50LS13-SO—

PORTAL LS253Caden Beck2-FR

PK3 listed

Nick Romero#41PK12-SO—

PORTAL PK295Konner Olson4-JR

PORTAL PK331Grant Glasgow5-SRPORTAL

PR1 listed

Austin Brawley#0PR14-SR—

PORTALALSO S

PT2 listed

Michael Kern#19PT13-JR—

PORTAL PT235Charles Steinkamp5-SRALSO K

Program & Venue

Program

New Mexico Lobos

University of New Mexico

Conference Mountain WestFootball began 1892Location Albuquerque, New Mexico

Home

University Stadium

37,440Listed capacity

Location Albuquerque, New Mexico

Coaching staff

Head coachJason Eck

Offensive coordinatorLuke Schleusner

Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky

Identity

Mascot Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy

Cherry Primary

Silver Secondary