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Published roster pool · position placement is illustrative
Academic class is reproduced from New Mexico Athletics. It does not establish remaining NCAA eligibility or scholarship status.
| Player | Pos. | Academic class | Ht / Wt | Hometown / previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 #26 KJ CherryXInstagram | WR | 3rd year | 6-2 / 185 | Fontana, Calif.Riverside City College/Etiwanda HS |
 #82 JT JeterXInstagram | WR | 2nd year | 6-0 / 178 | Cedar City, UtahCedar City HS |
 #85 Simon MapaXInstagram | TE | 4th year | 6-3 / 255 | San Mateo, Calif.California/College of San Mateo/Aragon HS |
 #23 Nick WheelerXInstagram | S | 2nd year | 6-0 / 208 | Dallas, TexasParish Episcopal HS |
 #30 Keshawn MonroeXInstagram | S | 2nd year | 5-8 / 175 | Houston, TexasWestfield HS |
 #3 CJ McBeanInstagramX | S | 2nd year | 6-1 / 195 | Long Beach, Calif.Gardena Serra HS |
 #13 Chris Gant, Jr.XInstagram | S | 3rd year | 5-9 / 192 | Spring, TexasNorth Texas/Klein Collins HS |
 #11 C.J. JohnsonInstagramX | LB | 3rd year | 6-2 / 215 | Houston, TexasAuburn/Paetow HS |
 #1 Jahmir TorresXInstagram | CB | 2nd year | 5-10 / 182 | Los Angeles, Calif.King/Drew HS |
 #26 Thomas PettusInstagramX | LB | 2nd year | 6-1 / 212 | Albuquerque, N.M.Volcano Vista HS |
 #2 Mercury SwaimXInstagram | LB | 5th year | 5-11 / 216 | Bedford, Pa.St. Francis (PA)/Bedford HS |
 #46 Jake DeVosInstagramX | DT | 2nd year | 6-2 / 255 | Vale, Ore.Vale HS |
 #60 Jubilee Siitia-TasiXInstagram | OL | 2nd year | 6-2 / 302 | Spanaway, Wash.Roosevelt HS |
 #97 Cody ThumlertInstagramX | DE | 2nd year | 6-3 / 225 | Issaquah, Wash.Eastside Catholic HS |
 #99 Jack BurzynskiXInstagram | DE | 2nd year | 6-4 / 225 | Barrington, Ill.Barrington HS |
 #94 Jalen McIverXInstagram | DT | 3rd year | 6-3 / 278 | Tuscaloosa, Ala.Jones College/Hillcrest HS |
 #53 Caden BeckInstagramX | LS | 2nd year | 5-9 / 195 | Allen, TexasAllen HS |
 #31 Grant GlasgowXInstagram | K | 5th year | 6-1 / 192 | Lawrence, Kan.Montana/Lawrence HS |
 #54 JoJo MatautiaXInstagram | OL | 2nd year | 5-10 / 305 | Sammamish, Wash.Eastside Catholic HS |
 #57 Jonny ShivelyXInstagram | OL | 2nd year | 6-3 / 290 | Gilbert, Ariz.Higley HS |
 #58 Jaymar TasiXInstagram | OL | 2nd year | 6-2 / 308 | Seattle, Wash.Roosevelt HS |
 #86 Aldin BilalbegovicInstagramX | TE | 2nd year | 6-4 / 225 | Red Deer, Alberta, CanadaIMG Academy |
 #6 Zhaiel SmithInstagramX | WR | 2nd year | 5-11 / 188 | Portland, Ore.Tualatin HS |
 #28 Deriece BrownInstagramX | S | 2nd year | 6-1 / 200 | Buckeye, Ariz.Verrado HS |
 #20 Darrion BowersXInstagram | RB | 2nd year | 5-8 / 200 | Arlington, TexasBowie HS |
 #13 Toa Fa'avaeInstagramX | QB | 2nd year | 6-0 / 188 | Concord, Calif.De La Salle HS |
 #92 Brian BookerXInstagram | DT | 5th year | 6-3 / 330 | Mansfield, TexasTexas Southern/ Lake Ridge HS |
 #88 Cade KeithXInstagram | TE | 3rd year | 6-5 / 245 | Las Vegas, Nev.TCU/ Faith Lutheran HS |
 #47 Marcus StevensXInstagram | DE | 3rd year | 6-2 / 238 | Albuquerque, N.M.Grandview HS [Colo.] |
 #68 Tyler LawrenceInstagramX | OL | 4th year | 6-5 / 306 | Puyallup, Wash.Air Force/ Puyallup HS |
 #0 Austin BrawleyInstagramX | S | 5th year | 5-10 / 180 | Massillon, OhioOhio/Washington HS |
 #15 Xavier SlaytonXInstagram | DT | 5th year | 6-2 / 255 | Chicago, Ill.Idaho/Crete-Monee HS |
 #22 Scottre HumphreyInstagramX | RB | 4th year | 5-10 / 215 | Seattle, Wash.Montana State/Rainier Beach HS |
 #59 Kaden RobnettInstagramX | OL | 4th year | 6-2 / 302 | Graham, Wash.Idaho/Bethel HS |
 #6 Jaxton EckInstagramX | LB | 4th year | 6-1 / 228 | Brookings, S.D.Idaho/Brookings HS |
 #10 Darren AguInstagramX | DE | 5th year | 6-6 / 252 | London, EnglandVanderbilt/Rebun Gap-Nacoochee [Ga.] |
 #8 Deshaun BuchananXInstagram | RB | 4th year | 5-9 / 188 | Chandler, Ariz.Idaho/Basha HS |
 #5 Frankie Edwards IIIInstagramX | CB | 3rd year | 5-10 / 178 | Moreno Valley, Calif.Weber State/St. John Bosco HS |
 #87 Abraham WilliamsXInstagram | WR | 6th year | 6-1 / 192 | Salt Lake City, UtahIdaho/Weber State/West HS |
 #4 Jayden SheridanInstagramX | CB | 6th year | 5-11 / 182 | Palmdale, Calif.Utah Tech/Chaminade HS |
 #2 Jack LayneInstagramX | QB | 5th year | 6-2 / 209 | Lake Oswego, Ore.Idaho/Lake Oswego HS |
 #3 Gabriel MotschenbacherInstagramX | QB | 3rd year | 6-0 / 195 | Lake Oswego, Ore.L.A. Southwest College/Lakeridge HS |
 #35 Victor VillafuerteInstagramX | DE | 5th year | 6-2 / 220 | Hollister, Calif.Monterey Peninsula JC/Hollister HS |
 #56 Sa'Kylee WoodardInstagramX | OL | 3rd year | 6-3 / 278 | Tucson, Ariz.Canyon Del Oro HS |
 #12 Drew SpeechInstagramX | S | 5th year | 6-2 / 204 | Hollister, Calif.Monterey Peninsula JC/San Benito HS |
 #48 John SierraInstagramX | DE | 3rd year | 6-2 / 237 | Las Cruces, N.M.Centennial HS |
 #14 Melaki GutierrezInstagramX | CB | 3rd year | 6-0 / 165 | Hernandez, N.M.Los Alamos HS |
 #19 Elijah BrodyInstagramX | DE | 3rd year | 6-1 / 240 | Albuquerque, N.M.West Mesa HS |
 #9 Kader DiopXInstagram | WR | 6th year | 5-10 / 178 | Minneapolis, Minn.San Diego Mesa CC/Southwestern College/Concordia/Minneapolis South HS |
 #77 Tevin ShawXInstagram | OL | 5th year | 6-5 / 320 | Houston, TexasHouston/Manvel HS |
 #1 Shawn MillerInstagramX | WR | 5th year | 6-0 / 205 | Chandler, Ariz.Illinois/IMG/Saguaro HS |
 #51 Malik AlianeInstagramX | OL | 5th year | 6-2 / 320 | Rouen, FranceNew Mexico Military Inst./LR Leopards de Rouen |
 #55 Elvin HarrisInstagramX | OL | 4th year | 6-6 / 315 | Hollywood, Fla.Campbell/Chaminade Prep |
 #18 Evan WysongInstagramX | WR | 4th year | 5-9 / 171 | Rio Rancho, N.M.Cleveland HS |
 #35 Charles SteinkampInstagramX | P | 5th year | 6-5 / 208 | Los Alamos, N.M.Los Alamos HS |
 #7 Tavian CombsInstagramX | S | 7th year | 6-2 / 198 | Amarillo, TexasRandall HS |
 #8 Ormanie Arnold | CB | 5th year | 5-8 / 178 | Long Beach, Calif.Cincinnati/Idaho |
 #98 Nick Barber | DT | 1st year | 6-3 / 280 | San Antonio, TexasBrandeis HS |
 #24 Joshua Barnes | CB | 3rd year | 5-9 / 185 | Los Angeles, Calif.Idaho |
 #33 Hayes Baum | LB | 1st year | 5-11 / 222 | Albuquerque, N.M.Cibola HS |
 #16 Marco Beltran, Jr. | S | 1st year | 5-10 / 190 | The Woodlands, TexasCollege Park HS |
 #22 Jalen Charles | DE | 3rd year | 6-3 / 245 | Manvel, TexasMemphis |
 #14 DJ Darling | WR | 1st year | 5-11 / 175 | Missouri City, TexasRidge Point HS |
 #93 Deven Dyer | DT | 5th year | 6-1 / 290 | Albuquerque, N.M.Western New Mexico/New Mexico State/La Cueva HS |
 #50 Lincoln Epstein | LS | 3rd year | 5-9 / 215 | St. Charles, Ill.Central Michigan/North HS |
 #66 Markus Fetcho | OL | 2nd year | 6-5 / 308 | Spokane, Wash.Laney College/Mead HS |
 #17 Will HicksInstagram | S | 4th year | 6-0 / 198 | New Orleans, La.Hampton/C.E. King HS |
 #19 Michael Kern | P | 3rd year | 6-4 / 195 | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.California/Texas/St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
 #80 Max Leeper | TE | 1st year | 6-7 / 228 | Claremont, Calif.Claremont HS |
 #20 Kevin Longstreet | S | 4th year | 5-8 / 185 | Inglewood, Calif.USC/Louisville/Texas A&M/Inglewood HS |
 #18 Clay Martineau | LB | 3rd year | 6-3 / 228 | Oregon City, Ore.Boise State/Oregon City HS |
 #23 Cameron Mathews | RB | 2nd year | 5-7 / 187 | Houston, TexasMemphis/Dobie HS |
 #9 Eric McClain | CB | 3rd year | 5-11 / 183 | Lombard, Ill.Ball State/Glenbard HS |
 #21 Josh Mensah | S | 1st year | 6-0 / 187 | Fontana, Calif.Rancho Cucamonga HS |
 #79 Cole Millward | OL | 4th year | 6-5 / 297 | West Haven, UtahWeber State/Roy HS |
 #11 Massiah Mingo | WR | 1st year | 5-9 / 170 | Las Vegas, Nev.Bishop Gorman HS |
 #15 Cade Mitchell | QB | 1st year | 6-1 / 220 | Beaverton, Ore.Mountainside HS |
 #10 Luke Moga | QB | 3rd year | 6-1 / 208 | Phoenix, Ariz.Oregon/Sunnyslope HS |
 #4 Joey Olsen | TE | 3rd year | 6-5 / 246 | Lake Oswego, Ore.USC/Lakeridge HS |
 #95 Konner Olson | K | 4th year | 5-10 / 208 | Gilbert, Ariz.Western Kentucky/Higley HS |
 #5 Troy OmeireInstagramX | WR | 7th year | 6-5 / 226 | Houston, TexasUNLV/Arizona State/Texas/Fort Bend Austin HS |
 #29 Xavier Rivera-Rogers | S | 1st year | 6-2 / 190 | Chandler, Ariz.Basha HS |
 #88 AJ Robinson | DT | 4th year | 6-2 / 275 | Chicago, Ill.Independence CC/Northern Illinois/Wendell Phillips HS |
 #32 Trent Rocker | DE | 3rd year | 6-5 / 215 | Booneville, Miss.Copiah-Lincoln CC/Booneville HS |
 #41 Nick Romero | K | 2nd year | 5-8 / 172 | Pembroke Pines, Fla.Wagner/St. Thomas Aquinas HS |
 #21 Kiefer Sibley | RB | 3rd year | 5-9 / 179 | Waco, TexasNorth Texas/Connally HS |
 #24 Jerod Terry, Jr. | RB | 1st year | 5-7 / 182 | Los Alamitos, Calif.Sierra Canyon HS |
 #36 Albert Tuakalau | DE | 3rd year | 6-4 / 245 | Redwood City, Calif.College of San Mateo/Sequoia HS |
 #7 Tripp Walsh | TE | 4th year | 6-5 / 245 | Hartland, Wisc.Iowa State/Arrowhead HS |
 #0 Miles Williams | WR | 5th year | 6-0 / 192 | Happy Valley, Ore.Eastern /Clackamas HS |
 #12 James LaubsteinXInstagram | QB | 6th year | 6-3 / 209 | Bethany, Conn.Sussex County CC/New Haven/Hamden Hall HS |
 #76 Braden Chick | OL | 1st year | 6-2 / 285 | Queen Creek, Ariz.American Leadership Academy |
 #16 Jacob Maldonado | WR | 1st year | 5-10 / 170 | Rio Rancho, N.M.Cleveland HS |
 #25 Dorian Patterson | WR | 1st year | 6-3 / 192 | Crete, Ill.Crete-Monee HS |
 #81 Bailen George | WR | 1st year | 6-0 / 160 | Missouri City, TexasRidge Point HS |
 #62 Sebastian Dawkins | OL | 1st year | 6-1 / 290 | Spring, TexasWestfield HS |
 #65 Brody Litton | OL | 1st year | 6-4 / 285 | Beloit, Kan.Beloit HS |
 #69 Jerbralon Stewart | OL | 1st year | 6-2 / 260 | DeSoto, TexasDeSoto HS |
 #71 Danzel Newell | OL | 1st year | 6-5 / 265 | Chicago, Ill.Marist HS |
 #72 Matheu Alderman | OL | 1st year | 6-5 / 285 | Albuquerque, N.MEldorado HS |
 #75 Ty'aun Gates | OL | 1st year | 6-5 / 295 | Peoria, Ariz.Centennial HS |
 #84 Trey Moore | TE | 1st year | 6-5 / 210 | Ventura, Calif.St. Bonaventure HS |
 #89 Enrique Zatarain | TE | 1st year | 6-4 / 217 | Santa Fe Springs, Calif.St. Paul HS |
 #27 Brannon Hampton | CB | 1st year | 6-1 / 166 | Tustin, Calif.Tustin HS |
 #50 Ricklan Holmes II | LB | 1st year | 5-11 / 227 | Oklahoma City, Okla.Del City HS |
 #41 Eli Cronin | LB | 1st year | 6-0 / 216 | Chandler, Ariz.Basha HS |
 #39 Jaron Liles | S | 1st year | 6-1 / 200 | Mesa, Ariz.Queen Creek HS |
 #34 Broden Schmidt | LB | 1st year | 6-2 / 227 | Tucson, Ariz.Mica Mountain HS |
 #90 Devin Palmer | DT | 1st year | 6-1 / 255 | Allen, TexasAllen HS |
 #91 Brayden Ellis | DE | 3rd year | 6-3 / 230 | |
 #83 Mikey BeckInstagramX | WR | 2nd year | 6-1 / 160 | Farmington, N.M.Farmington HS |
 #45 Brett KarhuInstagramX | DE | 5th year | 6-1 / 226 | Frisco, TexasMemphis/Oklahoma Baptist/Independence HS |
 #25 Azariah "Bear" LevellsXInstagram | S | 5th year | 5-11 / 186 | Hemet, Calif.Stephen F. Austin/Chaffey College/Chino Hills HS |
 #38 Jayden Flaker | LB | 5th year | 6-2 / 235 | Scarborough, MaineMemphis/Scarborough HS |