Gabriel Iniguez Jr. is a defensive tackle at Utah State who has not played in Utah State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Utah State lists 17 defensive linemen this season.
Utah State is 3-5. Next: vs Fresno State, Sat Nov 7.
Iniguez wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2024: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Air Force — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 37 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 29 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 24 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 90 | 19 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-16vs UTEP | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-44@ No. 19 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-30vs Air Force | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 48-7vs McNeese | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-55@ No. 18 Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-44@ Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-25vs San José State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-33@ New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 51-14vs Nevada | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 26-29@ UNLV | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-17@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-25vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-34vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
11%4 hurries37 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
47.9%
403 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
37 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #115 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #6 of 13 Mountain West DTs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 3,017 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Pac-12.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Todd Graham, Jerry Kill, Nate Dreiling and Bronco Mendenhall.
