Junior cornerback on New Mexico State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Columbia, SC
The story
3 cornerback on New Mexico State's 2026 roster.
Recruiting
CB recruit
Signed with Coastal Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJavon Gillespie
One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Mercyhurst — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–14
vs Mercyhurst
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With T. Washington Jr. — 43 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · T. Hedden — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.8 · -7 rush yds (3 car)
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
2026 Outlook
New Mexico State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · New Mexico State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #135 · 2026 recruiting class #134
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