Junior cornerback for New Mexico. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 178 lb · Moreno Valley, CA
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
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 2 tackles, at Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior cornerback for New Mexico. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Frankie Edwards
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Second year in the New Mexico secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Mercyhurst — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 47 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
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 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
0.5 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 2 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: +2 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
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 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
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 · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #363 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #15 of 15 Mountain West CBs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,919 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mountain West as a junior.
Player DNA
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Phillip Hamilton’s 2025 season.
Matches Phillip on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Tchienchou's sophomore season at Tulane (2024).
Matches Jack on
Player DNA
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