Senior defensive lineman on New Mexico State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 280 lb · Lawndale, CA
The numbers
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 6 tackles · 1 hurries
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 4 tackles, at Hawai'i
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on New Mexico State's 2026 roster.
Enzo-Pierre Tayou
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the New Mexico State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 5-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–14
vs Mercyhurst
1 TOT
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With T. Washington Jr. — 43 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · T. Hedden — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.8 · -7 rush yds (3 car)
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 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · New Mexico State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #135 · 2026 recruiting class #134
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Krishna Clay’s 2025 season.
Matches Krishna on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Lichon Terrell's freshman season at Western Kentucky (2021).
Matches Lichon on
Differs from Lichon on
Player DNA
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