Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Clay Martineau
Junior linebacker for New Mexico. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Oregon City, OR · Oregon City HS
Transferred Boise State → New Mexico for 2026
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for New Mexico. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2024.
- Transferred from Boise State to New Mexico in 2026.
Clay Martineau
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Spencer Danielson and Jason Eck. The receipt: 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Mercyhurst — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Boise State3-star out of Oregon City
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
New Mexico
2025–2026era →
Jason Eck
New Mexico
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico
2025Boise State
2026New Mexico
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Boise State12-2HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
The linebacker corps · New Mexico
- #6Jaxton Eck128 tackles · 2025
- #2Mercury Swaim52 tackles · 2025
- #48Jayden Flaker15 tackles · 2025
- #11C.J. Johnson1 tackle · 2025
- #18Clay Martineau1 tackle · 2025
5 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology