Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 3/3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 98.9 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Total | 3/3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 98.9 |
#14
Adam Damante
Junior quarterback for New Mexico State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Gilbert, AZ
Returning to New Mexico State for 2026
The numbers
42
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 14 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 42 pass yds, 6 rush yds, vs Mercyhurst
The play that turned itSwung New Mexico State from 34% to 95% to win.New Mexico State at UTEP · 34-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for New Mexico State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Northern Arizona in 2023.
- Transferred from Arizona to Tennessee State in 2025.
Adam Damante
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Arizona to Tennessee State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 42 pass yds, 6 rush yds against Mercyhurst — Week 1, 2026.
42 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 6 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Northern Arizona2-star out of American Leadership Academy Gilbert North
2024
- Entered the portal
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
New Mexico State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 5-10 over that span.
2025New Mexico State4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Pass-leaning
2026New Mexico State1-2HC: Tony Sanchez · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (100th percentile). Strength: completion % (100th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 42.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 14.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 217.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 70 | 104 | 67.3% | 711 | 6.8 | 5 | 4 | 132.9 | 40 | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 107 | 68.2% | 753 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 135.3 | 40 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 16 | -15 | -0.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 17 | -9 | -0.5 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–14
vs Mercyhurst
42 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.9 · 6 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With T. Washington Jr. — 43 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · T. Hedden — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.8 · -7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · New Mexico State
Returning around him
- 24% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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 #135 · 2026 recruiting class #134
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Davis Warren’s 2024 season.
Matches Davis on
Rush yards / carry
INT rate
Rush usage
Differs from Davis on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Bishop Davenport’s path through South Alabama.
89%match
#5
Parker McKinney
85%
Matches Bishop on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kirk Francis's sophomore season at Tulsa (2024).
Matches Kirk on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Kirk on
Completion % (higher)
INT rate (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Adam Damante
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology