Bernock Iya is a safety at New Mexico State who has not played in New Mexico State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
New Mexico State lists 20 defensive backs this season.
New Mexico State is 3-5. Next: vs Liberty, Sat Nov 7.
Iya hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Bryant — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 53 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
| Career | 53 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs Tulsa | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-10vs Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-35@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 21 Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ UTEP | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 31 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%3 TFL53 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #72 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #4 of 25 Conference USA Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,535 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Spavital and Tony Sanchez.
