Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#92
Brian Booker
Senior defensive tackle on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 330 lb · Mansfield, TX
CFB Index 48 · #174 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to New Mexico for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Central Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Texas Southern in 2022.
Brian Booker
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the New Mexico defensive front, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 2 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Texas Southernout of Mansfield Lake Ridge
20259 games
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 11-4 over that span.
2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #9 of 13 Mountain West DTs
How the All-Mountain West 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 19 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
1 TOT
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · New Mexico
Returning around him
- 1 New Mexico player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (14 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #87
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to McKinnley Jackson’s 2022 season.
83%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 34
Matches McKinnley on
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Otito Ogbonnia's sophomore season at UCLA (2021).
82%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Otito on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Brian Booker
The defensive line · New Mexico
- #45Brett Karhu11 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Darren Agu3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Brian Booker3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Xavier Slayton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Jalen McIver2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology