Gabriel Lopez is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico.
Lopez disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for four head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Boise State — Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 | New Mexico | 14 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 29 | 13 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 27 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 71 | 28 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ No. 14 Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-22vs Idaho State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-20vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-41@ Boise State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-22vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-14vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-17vs San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
43%6 TFLSack rate
14%2 sacksHurry rate
7%1 hurry14 tackles · 6 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
43.3%
350 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
380 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert, Danny Gonzales, Bronco Mendenhall and Jason Eck.
