Keyshawn James-Newby

Former defensive tackle at New Mexico. 2025: 9 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 52 tackles.

DT · New Mexico · Sr. · #1

6′2″ · 244 lb · Helena, MT

CFB Index 98 · #1 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Philadelphia — Rd 7, Pick 36, #252 overall

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

15 TFL · 52 tackles · 5 hurries

Best game: 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 5 tackles, at Boise State

Statement game4 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksat Wyoming (FBS) · W 17-13

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive tackle at New Mexico. 2025: 9 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 52 tackles.

Transferred from Idaho to New Mexico in 2025.
Drafted round 7 by the Philadelphia in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at New Mexico, 52 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #252 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202512 games

Entered the portal
All-Mountain Westfirst

2026

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 7, pick 252

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

New Mexico

2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #252

Philadelphia · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Philadelphia2026 NFL rookie season

#252Rd 7 · Pick 36

Philadelphia2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

98All-America level #1 of 330?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (99th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#20 / 2975 · 99th pct

9.0

Tackles for loss#21 / 2975 · 99th pct

15.0

QB hurries#188 / 2975 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#218 / 2975 · 91st pct

Tackles#550 / 2975 · 81st pct

Solo tackles#559 / 2975 · 80th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.8	1.5	0.9	0.8
Road7g	4.0	1.1	0.6	0.1

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

2026 season

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 · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #1 of 330 FBS interior linemen by CFB Index Score.2025 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

98 · #1 of 330 interior linemen

Unranked recruit. Now #1 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	New Mexico	52	29	15.0	9.0	5	--	--
Career		52	29	15.0	9.0	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 32–22

vs Idaho State

1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 1 TFL

With D. Bankston — 28 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · S. Humphrey — 141 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week