Bernock Iya

Senior safety for New Mexico State. 2025: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 53 tackles.

S · New Mexico State · Sr. · #9

6′2″ · 180 lb · Azle, TX

CFB Index 74 · #72 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to New Mexico State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 26 · 3:30 pm ETvs New MexicoAggie Memorial Stadium

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

3 PBU · 53 tackles · 3 TFL

Best game: 2 INT, 1 PBU, 8 tackles, vs Kennesaw State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for New Mexico State. 2025: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 53 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Texas State in 2022.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

Interceptions: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

Bernock Iya

S · New Mexico State · Sr · #9

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at New Mexico State. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Bryant — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
recruiting profile
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025New Mexico State4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #72 of 544?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (95th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (83rd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#23 / 817 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#483 / 2975 · 83rd pct

Tackles#525 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Passes defended#517 / 2975 · 78th pct

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Sanchez

Pass share

52.3%

101 pass / 92 run

Plays / game

64.3

3 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

107 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #72 of 544 safeties

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

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	New Mexico State	53	31	3.0	0.0	3	4	--
Career		53	31	3.0	0.0	3	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 19–3

vs Bryant

1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 5 SOLO

With M. Dean — 46 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 54 LONG · L. Fife — 227 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 6.6 · 1 rush yds (7 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 19-3vs Bryant	7	5	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 21-14vs Tulsa	7	5	1.0	1	0
Wk 3	L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 20-38@ New Mexico	4	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 37-10vs Sam Houston	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 27-30@ Liberty	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 17-24vs Missouri State	3	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 16-35@ Western Kentucky	3	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 21-24vs Kennesaw State	8	4	0.0	2	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 12	L 9-42@ Tennessee	7	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	W 34-31@ UTEP	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee	5	4	0.0	—	0
Total		53	31	3.0	4	3

The secondary · New Mexico State

#5Nicolas SessionsS · Sr.61 tackles · 2025
#9Bernock IyaS · Sr.53 tackles · 2025
#1Josiah CharlesCB · Sr.28 tackles · 2025
#3Tayden BarnesS · Jr.24 tackles · 2025
Lorenzo SmithS · Sr.18 tackles · 2025

15 more on the roster · New Mexico State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Bernock Iya

2022

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2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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