Senior defensive end for New Mexico. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 226 lb · Frisco, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive end for New Mexico. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesBrett Karhu
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Silverfield and Jason Eck. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 2 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 2.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 29 | 17 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Memphis | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 19 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Kern — 38.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
31.6%
62 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
83 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #1 of 8 Mountain West DEs
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josaiah Stewart’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Grzesiak's sophomore season at Nevada (2021).
Matches Daniel on
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