Former defensive lineman at New Mexico. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′3″ · 285 lb · San Bernardino, CA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former defensive lineman at New Mexico. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKyler Drake
Wins his gap play after play. Kyler Drake has played for two head coaches in four seasons at New Mexico. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Montana State — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Danny Gonzales → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (10th 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
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico | 18 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 25 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 19 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 26 | 12.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-35vs Montana State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 39-61@ Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 19-45@ Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-38vs Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-37vs Air Force | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-17@ Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 45-49vs Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Moro Ojomo’s 2021 season.
Matches Moro on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to De'Monte Russell's senior season at Mississippi State (2024).
Matches De'Monte on
Player DNA