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University of New Mexico Lobos athletics

2025-26 Football Roster

Albert Nunes

6-1 207
Position

S

Class

Sr.

EXP

^TR

Zhaiel Smith

6-1 190
Position

WR

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Portland, Ore.

Damon Bankston

5-10 186
Position

RB

Class

Sr.

EXP

TR

Keyshawn James-Newby

6-2 244
Position

DL

Class

Sr.

EXP

^Sr

Jack Layne

6-2 206
Position

QB

Class

Jr.

EXP

TR

Abraham Williams

6-1 186
Position

CB

Class

Sr.

EXP

&TR

Gabriel Motschenbacher

6-0 196
Position

QB

Class

So.

EXP

#JC

David Murphy

5-10 195
Position

S

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Rio Rancho, N.M.

D.J. McKinney

5-8 182
Position

RB

Class

So.

EXP

TR

Jayden Sheridan

5-11 178
Position

CB

Class

Sr.

EXP

&TR

Isaiah Blair

5-11 194
Position

WR

Class

Jr.

EXP

#JC

Frankie Edwards III

5-10 174
Position

CB

Class

So.

EXP

#TR

Jaxton Eck

6-1 224
Position

LB

Class

Jr.

EXP

#TR

Keagan Johnson

6-0 199
Position

WR

Class

Sr.

EXP

TR

Tavian Combs

6-2 196
Position

S

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Amarillo, Texas

Dorian Thomas

6-4 239
Position

TE

Class

So.

EXP

TR

Deshaun Buchanan

5-9 193
Position

RB

Class

So.

EXP

TR

Clint Stephens

6-1 203
Position

S

Class

Jr.

EXP

TR

Kader Diop

5-11 176
Position

WR

Class

Jr.

EXP

*1VL

Gabriel Lopez

6-2 246
Position

EDGE

Class

RS-Sr.

EXP

&2VL

Darren Agu

6-6 244
Position

EDGE

Class

Jr.

EXP

TR

Evan Wysong

5-9 161
Position

WR

Class

RS-So.

Hometown

Rio Rancho, N.M.

C.J. Johnson

6-2 205
Position

S

Class

RS-So.

Hometown

Houston, Texas

Aiden Valdez

6-4 242
Position

TE

Class

Jr.

EXP

#TR

Jon Johnson

5-11 181
Position

CB

Class

Sr.

EXP

^TR

Cole Welliver

6-7 224
Position

QB

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Flower Mound, Texas

Luke Drzewiecki

6-0 186
Position

K

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Shelby Township, Mich.

Chris Gant, Jr.

5-10 199
Position

S

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Spring, Texas

James Laubstein

6-3 211
Position

QB

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Bethany, Conn.

Melaki Gutierrez

5-11 165
Position

CB

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Hernandez, N.M.

Shawn Miller

6-0 204
Position

WR

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Chandler, Ariz.

Toa Faavae

6-1 195
Position

QB

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Concord, Calif.

Xavier Slayton

6-2 243
Position

DL

Class

Jr.

EXP

TR

Mercury Swaim

6-0 211
Position

LB

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Bedford, Pa.

Michael Buckley

6-0 179
Position

WR

Class

RS-Jr.

EXP

1VL-1SQ-RS

Okiki Olorunfunmi

6-5 260
Position

EDGE

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Clovis, Calif.

Caleb Coleman

6-2 191
Position

S

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Phenix City, Ala.

Elijah Brody

6-3 225
Position

S

Class

So.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Darrion Bowers

5-9 180
Position

RB

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Arlington, Texas

Ky'Won McCray

6-4 190
Position

LB

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Baltimore, Md.

Austin Brawley

5-10 175
Position

S

Class

Sr.

EXP

#TR

Deriece Brown

6-1 185
Position

WR

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Buckeye, Ariz.

Scottre Humphrey

5-10 209
Position

RB

Class

Jr.

EXP

#TR

Dimitri Johnson

6-1 235
Position

LB

Class

Sr.

EXP

^#2VL

Nick Wheeler

6-1 195
Position

S

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Azariah "Bear" Levells

5-11 186
Position

CB

Class

Sr.

EXP

TR

D'Sean Martinez

5-11 181
Position

CB

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Española, N.M.

Rei Iwai

5-5 168
Position

RB

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Matika-City, Japan

CJ McBean

6-2 185
Position

S

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Long Beach, Calif.

Thomas Pettus

6-1 190
Position

LB

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Jahmir Torres

6-0 185
Position

CB

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Los Angeles, Calif.

Aaron Smith

6-0 180
Position

S

Class

RS-Sr.

EXP

1VL-RS

Keshawn Monroe

5-10 180
Position

S

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Houston, Texas

Grant Glasgow

6-1 194
Position

K

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Lawrence, Kan.

Landon Williams

6-4 236
Position

EDGE

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Randolph Kpai

6-2 219
Position

LB

Class

RS-Sr.

EXP

1VL

Charles Steinkamp

6-5 211
Position

P

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Los Alamos, N.M.

Victor Villafuerte

6-2 201
Position

S

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Hollister, Calif.

Christian Munguia

5-11 180
Position

K

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Richmond, Texas

Keith Reddix

6-0 173
Position

CB

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Brett Karhu

6-3 224
Position

LB

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Frisco, Texas

Jake DeVos

6-3 230
Position

DL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Vale, Ore.

Trey Dubuc

6-1 209
Position

LS

Class

So.

EXP

TR

Drew Speech

6-2 197
Position

CB

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Hollister, Calif.

John Sierra

6-1 226
Position

DL

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Las Cruces, N.M.

Caden Beck

5-10 190
Position

LS

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Allen, Texas

Isaiah Sillemon

6-1 310
Position

OL

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Malik Aliane

6-1 310
Position

OL

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Rouen, France

RJ Adams

6-3 324
Position

DL

Class

Sr.

EXP

TR^

James Bailey

6-3 301
Position

OL

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Katy, Texas

Carlos Barela

6-3 208
Position

DL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Hunter Haemker

6-2 223
Position

LB

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

JoJo Matautia

5-11 288
Position

OL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Sammamish, Wash.

Elvin Harris

6-6 316
Position

OL

Class

RS-So.

Hometown

Hollywood, Fla.

Sa'Kylee Woodard

6-3 278
Position

DL

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Tucson, Ariz.

Marko Luera

6-4 255
Position

OL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Glendora, Calif.

Jonny Shively

6-4 270
Position

OL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Gilbert, Ariz.

Jaymar Tasi

6-2 300
Position

OL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Seattle, Wash.

Kaden Robnett

6-2 296
Position

OL

Class

RS-Fr.

EXP

TR

Jubilee Siitia-Tasi

6-3 310
Position

DL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Spanaway, Wash.

Blake Ryan

6-3 268
Position

OL

Class

Fr.

EXP

#HS

Israel "Mook" Mukwiza

6-1 329
Position

OL

Class

Sr.

EXP

^TR

Tyler Lawrence

6-4 305
Position

OL

Class

So.

EXP

TR

Mason Jones

6-6 311
Position

OL

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Franklin, Tenn.

Travis Gray

6-6 321
Position

OL

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Aurora, Colo.

Nevell Brown

6-3 287
Position

OL

Class

Sr.

EXP

^TR

Jordan Mora

6-5 311
Position

OL

Class

RS-So.

Hometown

Cypress, Calif.

Marcus Stevens

6-2 244
Position

EDGE

Class

RS-Fr.

EXP

RS

Tevin Shaw

6-4 306
Position

OL

Class

RS-Jr.

EXP

1VL

Richard Pearce

6-2 311
Position

OL

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Hueytown, Ala.

Trace Edmundson

6-4 290
Position

OL

Class

RS-Fr.

Hometown

Broomfield, Colo.

Ray Gilbert

5-9 170
Position

WR

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Inglewood, Calif.

Marcus Vinson

6-4 255
Position

TE

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Duncanville, Texas

Xavier Van

5-11 178
Position

WR

Class

RS-Jr.

EXP

2SQ

Simon Mapa

6-4 244
Position

TE

Class

Jr.

Hometown

San Mateo, Calif.

Aldin Bilalbegovic

6-5 210
Position

TE

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Miles Johnson

6-0 197
Position

WR

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Cade Keith

6-5 234
Position

TE

Class

Fr.

EXP

TR

Jered Rennick

6-0 175
Position

WR

Class

Fr.

Hometown

San Bernardino, Calif.

Grey Smith

6-2 257
Position

DL

Class

RS-Fr.

EXP

TR

Brian Booker

6-3 325
Position

DL

Class

Jr.

EXP

TR

Jalen McIver

6-4 288
Position

DL

Class

So.

Hometown

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

James Marshall V

6-2 248
Position

DL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Mesa, Ariz.

Cody Thumlert

6-3 225
Position

DL

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Issaquah, Wash.

Max Lantzsch

6-6 257
Position

DL

Class

RS-Jr.

Hometown

Dresden, Germany

Jack Burzynski

6-4 225
Position

EDGE

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Barrington, Ill.

Assoc. Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator

Daniel Da Prato

Offensive Coordinator/QBs

Luke Schleusner

Defensive Coordinator

Spence Nowinsky

DBs/Passing Game Coordinator

Stanley Franks, Jr.

Offensive Line

Cody Booth

Director of Strength & Conditioning

Caleb Heim

Director of Football Operations

David Harris

Director of Scouting

John Waters

Offensive Analyst

Adam Behrends

Defensive Analyst

Luke Nardo

Special Teams Analyst

Steven Koch

Administrative Assistant

Gianna Viola

Offensive Recruiting G.A.

Charles Crawford

Defensive Recruiting G.A.

Danny Urquhart

Defensive G.A.

Mac Austin

Assistant Director of Athletic Performance (FB/BSB)

Logan Ruiz-Jones

Assistant Director of Athletic Performance

Malik Whitehead

Assistant Director of Athletic Performance

Stephen Hillis

Director of Equipment Operations

Ashley Nowak

DIrector of Video Technology

Dakota Winchell

Asst. Director of Player Personnel

Patrick McDonald

Director of Creative Content & Social Media

Natalie Clark

Football staff