Senior linebacker for New Mexico. 2020: 60 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Simi Valley, CA
The story
4 linebacker for New Mexico. 2020: 60 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBrandon Shook
Three seasons at New Mexico, two different head coaches: Bob Davie and Danny Gonzales. 2020 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 19 tackles against Air Force — Week 12, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico, 121 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Davie → Danny Gonzales. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New Mexico | 60 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 21 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | New Mexico | 40 | 24 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 121 | 67 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2020
W 17–16
vs Wyoming
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 21-38vs San José State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27vs Nevada | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ Air Force | 19 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 19 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 27-41@ Utah State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-16vs Wyoming | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 49-39vs Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |