#14

Adam Damante

QB · New Mexico State · So. · #14

Returning to New Mexico State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Adam Damante

QB · New Mexico State · So · #14

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
New Mexico State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025New Mexico State4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025New Mexico State7010467.3%7116.854132.9----
Career7010467.3%7116.854132.9----
SeasonTeam
2025New Mexico State16-15-0.91--
Career16-15-0.91--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

New Mexico State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · New Mexico State

Returning around him

  • 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

New Mexico State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #131

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Davis Warren’s 2024 season.

Davis Warren

74%match

Michigan · 2024

#2

Rodney Tisdale Jr.

Western Kentucky · 2025

70%
#3

Carter Jones

Nevada · 2025

70%
#4

Taylor Powell

Troy · 2021

65%
#5

Evan Simon

Rutgers · 2022

65%

Matches Davis on

Rush yards / carry
INT rate
Rush usage

Differs from Davis on

Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Bishop Davenport’s path through South Alabama.

South Alabama · 2025

#2

K.J. Costello

Mississippi State · 2020

87%
#3

Asher O'Hara

Sacramento State · 2022

All-Conference USA
86%
#4

Carter Jones

Nevada · 2025

86%
#5

Parker McKinney

Eastern Kentucky · 2023

85%

Matches Bishop on

Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kirk Francis's sophomore season at Tulsa (2024).

Kirk Francis

57%match

Tulsa · 2024

#2

Evan Simon

Rutgers · 2022

57%
#3

Tony Muskett

Virginia · 2023

56%
#4

Aidan Armenta

UL Monroe · 2025

56%
#5

MJ Morris

NC State · 2023

51%

Matches Kirk on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Kirk on

Completion % (higher)
INT rate (higher)
TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Adam Damante

#1

Bishop Davenport

South Alabama · 2025

89%
#2

Carter Jones

Nevada · 2025

86%
#3

Hunter Dekkers

Iowa State · 2022

81%
#4

Chase Jenkins

Rice · 2025

69%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #807

Final rank
#1372
Avg #1181.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #807 this season.