Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
#16
Marco Beltran Jr.
Freshman safety on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · The Woodlands, TX
Returning to New Mexico for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2846 nationally · Signed with New Mexico
No college snaps yet.
The story
1 safety on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to New Mexico in 2026.
Marco Beltran Jr.
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2026
- Signed with New Mexico3-star out of College Park
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (100th percentile).
Box-score production
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 splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
4 NO · 69 YDS · 17 AVG
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · New Mexico
Returning around him
- 1 New Mexico player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (14 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #87
The secondary · New Mexico
- #7Tavian Combs72 tackles · 2025
- #5Frankie Edwards47 tackles · 2025
- #3CJ McBean40 tackles · 2025
- #9Eric McClain26 tackles · 2025
- #16Marco Beltran Jr.2 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology