Donte Martin: CB · New Mexico · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donte Martin
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The five seasons at New Mexico span two head coaches: Bob Davie and Danny Gonzales. First career honor, 2022: All-Mountain West. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas A&M, Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico | 23 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 28 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 25 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | New Mexico | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2019 | New Mexico | 41 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| Career | 126 | 87 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 28 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-52@ No. 23 Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-35@ Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-21vs Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-56vs UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-42@ Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 25-17@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 41-44vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
26%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this season23 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Danny Gonzales
Pass share
44.5%
351 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
65.7
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #258 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at New Mexico, 126 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bob Davie → Danny Gonzales. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
