Jason Eck National Signing Day Press Conference
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jason Eck hosted the media for his first full press conference since being hired and announced on December 17. In it he discusses a bulk of the 51 players that to this point make up the 2025 signing class for Lobo Football.
Of those 51, there are 34 transfers and 17 high school seniors. Many of the class were announced over the previous four weeks due to their transfer and enrollment status at UNM. The Lobos are currently in winter conditioning and will formally hit the practice field for the first of 15 spring practices on Tuesday, March 11, culminating in the 2025 Spring Game at University Stadium on Friday night, April 18.
Spring practices in a change from 2024 will be completely open for media and fans to come watch and get a first look at the 2025 Lobo squad. Season tickets for new tickets and renewals will be on sale next week, and UNM will be announcing several exciting perks and incentives for Lobo fans that get their season tickets early.
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl-Exp. | Hometown (Last School) |
| 0 | Albert Nunes | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Sr^-TR | Fort Meyers, Fla. (Northern Iowa/Eastern Kentucky/Garden City CC/Hutchinson CC) |
| 1 | Damon Bankston | RB | 5-11 | 190 | Sr-TR | Katy, Texas (Weber State/Paetow HS) |
| 1 | Keyshawn James Newby | DL | 6-2 | 240 | Sr-TR | Helena, Mont. (Idaho/Montana Tech/Helena HS) |
| 2 | Jack Layne | QB | 6-2 | 200 | Jr-TR | Lake Oswego, Ore. (Idaho/Lake Oswego HS) |
| 2 | Abraham Williams | CB | 6-1 | 185 | Sr&-TR | Salt Lake City, Utah (Idaho/Weber State/West HS) |
| 3 | Gabriel Motschenbacher | QB | 6-2 | 205 | So-JC# | Lake Oswego, Ore. (L.A. Southwest College/Lakeridge HS) |
| 4 | D.J. McKinney | RB | 5-9 | 180 | So-TR | Tulsa, Okla (Sam Houston State/Union HS) |
| 4 | Jayden Sheridan | CB | 6-0 | 180 | Sr&-TR | West Hills, Calif. (Utah Tech/Chaminade HS) |
| 5 | Isaiah Blair | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Jr-JC | Downey, Calif. (Cerritos JC/Downey HS) |
| 5 | Frankie Edwards III | CB | 5-11 | 175 | So-TR# | Moreno Valley, Calif. (Weber State/St. John Bosco HS) |
| 6 | Keegan Johnson | WR | 6-0 | 206 | Sr-TR | Omaha, Neb. (Kansas State/Iowa/Bellevue West HS) |
| 6 | Jaxton Eck | LB | 6-1 | 225 | Jr-TR# | Brookings, S.D. (Idaho/Brookings HS) |
| 7 | Dorian Thomas | TE | 6-5 | 235 | So-TR | Kent, Wash. (Arizona/Kentridge HS) |
| 8 | Deshaun Buchanan | RB | 5-11 | 190 | So-TR | Chandler, Ariz. (Idaho/Basha HS) |
| 8 | Clint Stephens | S | 6-1 | 200 | Jr-TR | Long Beach, Calif. (UCLA/Inglewood HS) |
| 10 | Darren Agu | EDGE | 6-6 | 249 | Jr-TR | London, England (Vanderbilt/Rabun Gap-Nacoochee [Geo.]) |
| 11 | Aiden Valdez | TE | 6-5 | 240 | Jr-TR# | Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Campbell/Bishop Amat Memorial HS) |
| 12 | Jon Johnson | CB | 6-0 | 185 | Sr^-TR | Gardena, Calif. (Montana State/El Camino JC) |
| 15 | Xavier Slayton | DL | 6-3 | 242 | Jr-TR | Chicago, Ill. (Idaho/Crete-Monee HS) |
| 21 | Austin Brawley | S | 5-9 | 180 | Sr-TR# | Massillon, Ohio (Ohio/Washington HS) |
| 22 | Scottre Humphrey | RB | 5-11 | 210 | Jr-TR# | Seattle, Wash. (Montana State/Rainier Beach HS) |
| 24 | Azariah “Bear” Levells | CB | 6-1 | 184 | Sr-TR | Hemet, Calif. (Stephen F. Austin/Chaffey College) |
| 25 | Takeshi Faupula | RB | 5-11 | 215 | Jr-JC# | Yuba City, Calif. (Butte College/Yuba City HS) |
| 45 | Keayan Nead | TE | 6-5 | 250 | Jr-TR | Sugar City, Idaho (Weber State/Sugar-Salem HS) |
| 47 | Trey Dubuc | LS | 6-2 | 215 | So-TR | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (USF/Cardinal Gibbons HS) |
| 52 | R.J. Adams | OL | 6-4 | 324 | Sr-TR | Manassas, Va. (N.C. A&T/Georgia Tech/Kentucky/Woodbridge HS) |
| 59 | Kaden Robnett | OL | 6-2 | 290 | Fr-RS-MedHS | Graham, Wash. (Idaho/Bethel HS) |
| 66 | Israel Mukwiza | OL | 6-1 | 320 | Sr^-TR | Bronx, N.Y. (Mercer/Alabama A&M/Archer HS) |
| 72 | Nevell Brown | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Sr&-TR | West Palm Beach, Calif. (Alabama A&M/Palm Beach Lakes HS) |
| 86 | Cade Keith | TE | 6-4 | 227 | Fr-TR | Las Vegas, Nev. (TCU/Faith Lutheran HS) |
| 92 | Brian Booker | DL | 6-3 | 330 | Jr-TR | Mansfield, Texas (Texas Southern/Lake Ridge HS) |
| Carlos Barela | DL | 6-3 | 208 | Fr-HS# | Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS) | |
| Mikey Beck | WR | 6-2 | 165 | Fr-HS# | Farmington, N.M. (Farmington HS) | |
| Darrion Bowers | RB | 5-9 | 182 | Fr-HS# | Arlington, Texas (Arlington Bowie HS) | |
| Deriece Brown | WR | 6-2 | 185 | Fr-HS# | Buckeye, Ariz. (Verrado HS) | |
| Jack Burzynski | DL | 6-4 | 225 | Fr-HS# | Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) | |
| Jake DeVos | DL | 6-3 | 230 | Fr-HS# | Vale, Ore. (Vale HS) | |
| Toa Faavae | QB | 6-1 | 195 | Fr-HS# | Concord, Calif. (De La Salle HS) | |
| Mason Jones | OL | 6-6 | 326 | Sr-TR | Franklin, Tenn. (Bucknell/Franklin HS) | |
| Marko Luera | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Fr-HS# | Glendora, Calif. (Glendora HS) | |
| Tyler Lawrence | OL | 6-4 | 305 | So-TR# | Puyallup, Wash. (Air Force/Puyallup HS) | |
| James Marshall V | DL | 6-2 | 248 | Fr-HS# | Mesa, Ariz. (Westwood HS) | |
| CJ McBean | S | 6-2 | 185 | Fr-HS# | Long Beach, Calif. (Gardena Serra HS) | |
| Keshawn Monroe | S | 5-10 | 170 | Fr-HS# | Houston, Texas (Westfield HS) | |
| Jordan Mora | OL | 6-6 | 285 | So-JR# | Cypress, Calif. (Cerritos College/Cypress HS) | |
| Thomas Pettus | LB | 6-1 | 190 | Fr-HS# | Albuquerque, N.M. (Volcano Vista HS) | |
| Blake Ryan | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Fr-HS# | Middleton, Wisc. (Middleton HS) | |
| Zhaiel Smith | WR | 6-0 | 193 | Fr-HS# | Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin HS) | |
| Jaymar Tasi | OL | 6-2 | 300 | Fr-HS# | Spanaway, Wash. (Roosevelt HS) | |
| Cody Thumlert | DL | 6-3 | 225 | Fr-HS# | Issaquah, Wash. (Eastside Catholic HS) | |
| Nick Wheeler | S | 6-0 | 190 | Fr-HS# | Allen, Texas (Parish Episcopal HS) |
# denotes has a redshirt year available (NOTE: some players could redshirt if they have redshirted the 2020 COVID season)
* denotes has a super senior year available due to the COVID 2020 season
& denotes utilizing his super senior season due to the COVID 2020 season
^ denotes utilizing bonus year due to the NCAA blanket waiver for former JUCO student-athletes