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 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#5
Frankie Edwards
Junior cornerback on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 178 lb · Moreno Valley, CA
CFB Index 3 · #363 of 364 cornersLow 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1919 nationally · Signed with Weber State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Weber State in 2024.
Frankie Edwards
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Second year in the New Mexico secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Mercyhurst — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Weber State3-star out of St. John Bosco
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.2 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 · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
3 · #363 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #363 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #15 of 15 Mountain West CBs
How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 47 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
2 TOT · 0 SACKS · 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
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · 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
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Phillip Hamilton’s 2025 season.
78%match
Matches Phillip on
Class year
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Tchienchou's sophomore season at Tulane (2024).
Matches Jack on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Frankie Edwards
The secondary · New Mexico
- #7Tavian Combs72 tackles · 2025
- #5Frankie Edwards47 tackles · 2025
- #3CJ McBean40 tackles · 2025
- #9Eric McClain26 tackles · 2025
- Austin Brawley25 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