Hawai'i · W 21-10
No tackles.
North Dakota State · W 21-16
No tackles.
San José State · W 21-16
No tackles.
Eck has tackles in 4 of New Mexico’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
“this'll be an eck of a game”
New Mexico fan, r/CFB game thread · vs North Dakota State, Oct 24
Jaxton Eck
Transferred to New Mexico from Idaho. First career honor, 2025: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. On tape: 9 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against New Mexico State, Week 4, 2026.
25 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 25 | 13 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 128 | 65 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 78 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-18@ New Mexico State | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 61-7vs UTEP | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 13 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 2 more for loss, tied for 8th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Mercyhurst’s drive (int).
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Mercyhurst’s drive (int).
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups25 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 16-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
28.9%
142 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
10.6%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #26 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #2 of 35 Mountain West DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
