Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 3 | 1078th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 3 | 519th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 5 | 1669th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 7 | — |
Albert Tuakalau's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 38–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2 | W 70–7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 3 | @ | L 6–14 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ | W 42–18 | 6.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | W 61–7 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 7 | @ | W 21–10 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | W 21–16 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 9 | @ | W 21–16 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 7 | 2784th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2.5 | 766th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 1 | 620th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 3 | 231st / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Mercyhurst | 55 | ~13 (6–20) | 1 | 24% |
| Wk 4 · New Mexico State | 68 | ~28 (11–44) | 2 | 41% |
| Wk 5 · UTEP | 54 | ~16 (6–25) | 1 | 30% |
| Wk 7 · Hawai'i | 66 | ~19 (7–30) | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 8 · North Dakota State | 63 | ~18 (7–28) | 1 | 29% |
| Wk 9 · San José State | 58 | ~17 (7–27) | 1 | 29% |
| Season | 470 | 111 (71–143) | 7 | 24% |
18 DLs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Darren Agu | DE | SR | 32 | 12.5 | 6 | — | 1 |
| 45 | Brett Karhu | DE | SR | 21 | 8 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Brian Booker | DT | SR | 15 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 94 | Jalen McIver | DT | JR | 13 | 5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Xavier Slayton | DT | SR | 10 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Elijah Brody | DE | JR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Jalen Charles | DE | JR | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Albert Tuakalau | DE | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 | ||
| 46 | Jake DeVos | DT | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 47 | Marcus Stevens | DE | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Trent Rocker | DE | JR | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 48 | John Sierra | DE | JR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | AJ Robinson | DT | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Deven Dyer | DT | SR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Nick Barber | DT | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Jack Burzynski | DE | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Devin Palmer | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Brayden Ellis | DE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. New Mexico depth chart →