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 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Mercury Swaim
Senior linebacker for New Mexico. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 216 lb · Bedford, PA
CFB Index 81 · #34 of 330 interior linemenHigh confidenceReturning to New Mexico for 2026
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 numbers
10
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonMercury Swaim
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the New Mexico linebacker corps. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 11-4 over that span.
2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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
Through 2 games: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
81 · #34 of 330 interior linemen
Unranked recruit. Now #34 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #3 of 13 Mountain West DTs
How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 52 | 26 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 31 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
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
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derrieon Craig’s 2023 season.
Matches Derrieon on
Weight
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Josiah Robinson's junior season at Georgia State (2024).
86%match
Matches Josiah on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
The linebacker corps · New Mexico
- #6Jaxton Eck128 tackles · 2025
- #2Mercury Swaim52 tackles · 2025
- #48Jayden Flaker15 tackles · 2025
- #11C.J. Johnson1 tackle · 2025
- #18Clay Martineau1 tackle · 2025
5 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology