#85

Thomaz Whitford

TE · New Mexico State · Sr. · #85

New Mexico State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Thomaz Whitford

TE · New Mexico State · Sr · #85

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#82 national
CFB
College
New Mexico State
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
New Mexico State
2022
New Mexico State
era →
2023
New Mexico State

Coaching transition mid-career: Doug Martin → Jerry Kill. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning
2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023New Mexico State1111910.82--
2022New Mexico State12826.82--
2021New Mexico State1920610.82--
Career424079.76--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Andrew Bench’s 2022 season.

Andrew Bench

84%match

Bowling Green · 2022

#2

Lake McRee

USC · 2022

82%
#3

Brandon Crum

South Alabama · 2021

78%
#4

Zach Horton

James Madison · 2022

77%
#5

Will Wallace

Tulane · 2021

72%

Matches Andrew on

Height
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Zach Horton's junior season at Indiana (2024).

Zach Horton

84%match

Indiana · 2024

All-Sun Belt
#2

Andrew Bench

Bowling Green · 2022

82%
#3

Khalil Dinkins

Penn State · 2024

80%
#4

Payten Singletary

Cincinnati · 2023

78%
#5

Jacob Jenkins

Liberty · 2024

All-Sun Belt
77%

Matches Zach on

Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
2062021
82.02022
1192023

-42%

Sharp dropoff (-42%) — career inflection point.