Keyshawn James-Newby: DT · New Mexico · #1.
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Keyshawn James-Newby
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Came to New Mexico by way of Idaho. All-Mountain West in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Colorado State — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 52 | 29 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 5 |
| Career | 52 | 29 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ No. 14 Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-22vs Idaho State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-10@ UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-20vs New Mexico State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 2 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35@ San José State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 25-41@ Boise State | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 24-22vs Nevada | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-35@ UNLV | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-3@ Air Force | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 23-17vs San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-20vs Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 29 | 15.0 | 9.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%15 TFLSack rate
17%9 sacksHurry rate
10%5 hurries52 tackles · 15 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
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
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 330 FBS interior linemen by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2025 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #1 at the position.
How it ended
One season at New Mexico, 52 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #252 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 1 selector
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia Eagles2026 NFL rookie season
Philadelphia Eagles2026 NFL rookie season
