Senior defensive tackle on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 330 lb · Mansfield, 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: 2 tackles, vs Central Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive tackle on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
Brian Booker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the New Mexico defensive front, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 2 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 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)
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 19 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
1 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: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 11-5 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
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: #9 of 13 Mountain West DTs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to McKinnley Jackson’s 2022 season.
Matches McKinnley on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Otito Ogbonnia's sophomore season at UCLA (2021).
Matches Otito on
Player DNA
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