Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#12
James Laubstein
Senior quarterback on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 209 lb · Bethany, CT
Returning to New Mexico for 2026
The story
4 quarterback on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJames Laubstein
Second year in the New Mexico quarterback room, same address the whole way.
18 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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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 profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (88th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 11 | 17 | 64.7% | 96 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 151.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 17 | 64.7% | 96 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 151.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 59 | 363 | 6.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 381 | 5.8 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
1 CAR
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
Returning starter
Quarterback · New Mexico
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 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
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology