Kyler Drake

Pronunciation:  KEYE lur  DRAKE

2023 (Redshirt Junior Season): Saw action in all 12 games, starting the first 10 … recorded career-highs of 25 tackles, 6.0 TFLs and 3.5 sacks … led the Lobos in sacks and was UNM’s highest-graded lineman in terms of pass rush according to PFF … tied his career-high in tackles with five against UNLV … finished the season in style, recording sacks in back-to-back games, getting a 13-yarder against Fresno State and a four-yarder against Utah State … recorded a sack of 15 yards against Texas A&M in the opener … hadfour tackles against both Tennessee Tech and at Nevada.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season): Played in 10 games, starting the final three of the season … recorded 18 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs for eight yards … had a career-best five tackles including 2.0 TFLs for seven yards against Utah State … added three tackles against San Diego State … had two tackles and a half-tackle at both LSU and Colorado State.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season): Saw action in each of the last 10 games … recorded seven tackles, two QB hurries and 2.0 TFLs for 4 yards … had a pair of two-tackle games, coming against UTEP and Utah State … had a TFL for three yards against San Diego State … also had a TFL against Wyoming … had QB hurries against UTEP and San Diego State.

2020 (Freshman Season): Redshirted.

High School: Lettered for three years at Carter High School … as a senior he played in 12 games, recorded 101 tackles at an outside linebacker position … also added 3.5 sacks and a fumble recovery.

Personal: Birthday is August 2, 2002 … majoring in psychology.