Darren Agu

#10 · DE · 5th-year · New Mexico6′6″ · 252 lb · London · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee

12.5 tackles for loss in 8 games; their best was 3.5 at Hawai'i.
vs Central Michigan: 1 tackle for loss, W1WCMU0WMERCat Oklahoma: 1.5 tackles for loss, L1.5L@OUat New Mexico State: 1 tackle for loss, W1W@NMSUvs UTEP: 1.5 tackles for loss, W1.5WUTEPat Hawai'i: 3.5 tackles for loss, W3.5W@HAWvs North Dakota State: 1 tackle for loss, W1WNDSUat San José State: 3 tackles for loss, W3W@SJSU
vs Central Michigan: 1 tackle for loss, WWWat Oklahoma: 1.5 tackles for loss, LLat New Mexico State: 1 tackle for loss, WWvs UTEP: 1.5 tackles for loss, WWat Hawai'i: 3.5 tackles for loss, W3.5Wvs North Dakota State: 1 tackle for loss, WWat San José State: 3 tackles for loss, W3W

2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.

This week

  • RecordNew Mexico is 7-1, No. 22 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • Last gameOct. 31 · a win over San José State, 3 tackles for loss.
  • Next gameat Nevada · Fri Nov 6

Worth knowing

  • Darren Agu spent three seasons at Vanderbilt before joining New Mexico.

Darren Agu

DE · New Mexico · #10

Wins the corner before the tackle can set. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Clark Lea and Jason Eck. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against New Mexico State — Week 4, 2026.

32 tackles · 6 sacks

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

8 games
32Tackles
16Solo
12.5TFL
6Sacks
1Pass def.
0INT

32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 TFL.

  • Week 11 sack
  • Week 31 sack
  • Week 41 PD
  • Week 51 sack
  • Week 71 sack
  • Week 92 sacks

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

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