Kyler Drake
Kyler Drake
Wins his gap play after play. Kyler Drake has played for two head coaches in four seasons at New Mexico. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Montana State — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Danny Gonzales → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico | 18 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 25 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 19 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 26 | 12.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Moro Ojomo’s 2021 season.
Matches Moro on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to De'Monte Russell's senior season at Mississippi State (2024).
Matches De'Monte on