Sone Aupiu
Sone Aupiu
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Sone Aupiu has played for two head coaches in three seasons at New Mexico State. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Middle Tennessee, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jerry Kill → Tony Sanchez. 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
Tony Sanchez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 68 | 34 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 55 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 47 | 32 | 6.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 170 | 92 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 19–3
vs Bryant
2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · New Mexico State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (25 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #134
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tarique Barnes’s 2021 season.
Matches Tarique on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Shemar James's junior season at Florida (2024).
Matches Shemar on