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University of New Mexico Lobos athletics
Jaxton Eck - Football - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
Position

LB

Height

6-1

Weight

228 lbs.

Class

Jr.

EXP

#TR

Hometown

Brookings, S.D.

Previous School

Idaho/Brookings HS

#denotes has a redshirt year available.

2024 (Sophomore Season, Idaho): Started and played in all 14 games, earning FCS All-America honors and First Team All-Big Sky honors … recorded 134 tackles (55 solo) for 3.5 TFLs, and an interception … had eight games of double-digit tackles, including in each of the final six games of the season … opened the season with 14 tackles and a half-tackle for loss against No. 1 Oregon … had nine tackles in the next week against Wyoming … added seven tackles against Abilene Christian … after back-to-back two tackle games, went on a run over nine straight games with at least nine tackles … opened that streak with 11 tackles and an interception against Northern Arizona … followed that with back-to-back nine-tackle games against Montana State and Cal Poly … had 10 tackles with a TFL against Eastern Washington, the first of six straight double-digit tackle games to end the season … had 11 tackles against Portland State … had 11 tackles again, with a half-tackle for loss against Weber State … had a career-high 15 tackles against Idaho State … had 11 tackles with a TFL against Lehigh in the opening round of the FCS playoffs … had 13 tackles in the FCS Quarterfinals against Montana State.

2023 (Freshman Season, Idaho): Played in 12 games, recording 37 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss and also added two breakups … had a season-high nine tackles with 2.0 TFLs against Montana State … had seven tackles and a half-tackle for a loss against Northern Colorado … had four tackle games aginst California and Eastern Washington … broke up passes against Lamar and Cal Poly.

High School: Was a two-time All-State honoree, lettering in football at Brookings High School … racked up 266 career tackles and 51 career tackles for loss … during his senior year, he had 136 tackles … named South Dakota Elite 45 while leading Brookings to its second-consecutive district championship and playoff appearance.

Personal: His parents are Jason and Kimberly … has four siblings … birthday is December 30, 2004 … majoring in liberal arts and integrated studies.