New Mexico State · W 42-18
No tackles.
San José State · W 21-16
1 tackle
The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Martineau has tackles in 7 of New Mexico’s 8 games: none against New Mexico State.
Clay Martineau
The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Spencer Danielson and Jason Eck. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Mercyhurst — Week 2, 2026.
18 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KOB 4 Oct 15His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 18 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 21 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 61-7vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-10@ Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-16vs North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-16@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 70-7
vs Mercyhurst
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%4 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups18 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
28.9%
142 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
10.6%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #391 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Spencer Danielson and Jason Eck.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico
