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 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Drew Speech
Senior safety on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 204 lb · Hollister, CA
Returning to New Mexico for 2026
The story
4 safety on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDrew Speech
Drew Speech has been at New Mexico through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
New Mexico
2025–2026era →
Jason Eck
New Mexico
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024New Mexico5-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning
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
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). 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: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
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
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · 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
The secondary · New Mexico
- #7Tavian Combs72 tackles · 2025
- #5Frankie Edwards47 tackles · 2025
- #3CJ McBean40 tackles · 2025
- #9Eric McClain26 tackles · 2025
- #12Drew Speech10 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology