Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Matt Romero
Last confirmed: New Mexico State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 214 lb · Oceanside, CA
Matt Romero: QB · New Mexico State · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matt Romero
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Second year in the New Mexico State quarterback room. One game to point at: 16 passing yards and 10 rushing yards against Alabama — Week 2, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Mexico State | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | -- |
| 2018 | New Mexico State | 72 | 131 | 55.0% | 609 | 4.6 | 3 | 6 | 92.4 | 20 |
| Career | 74 | 137 | 54.0% | 625 | 4.6 | 3 | 6 | 90.8 | 20 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New Mexico State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | New Mexico State | 35 | −29 | −0.8 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | −15 | −0.4 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-62@ No. 2 Alabama | 2/6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.1 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 41-28vs Incarnate Word | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2/6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | — |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2019
L 10-62
at Alabama
16 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 28.1 · 10 rush yds (2 car)
With P. Theisler — 44.1 yards per punt · 8 punts · 65 long · J. Adkins — 145 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 16.9
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Doug Martin — 5-19 over that span.
2018New Mexico State3-9HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning
2019New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 8.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 2.7 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Martin
Pass share
53.7%
446 pass / 384 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
6 pass attempts and 3 carries in 2 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at New Mexico State
- 2019 New Mexico State MartinYear 4 · 2 games
- 2018 New Mexico State MartinYear 3 · 4 games
- 2017 New Mexico State MartinYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2016 New Mexico State MartinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico State, 625 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
New Mexico State
Played his entire career under Doug Martin.