Junior wide receiver for New Mexico. 2025: 6 catches, 76 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 179 lb · Cabo San Lucas
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
6 catches · 12.7 per catch
Swing playSwung New Mexico from 74% to 96% to win.New Mexico State at New Mexico · 38-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for New Mexico. 2025: 6 catches, 76 receiving yards.
His career, year by yearMichael Buckley
Michael Buckley has played for three head coaches in three seasons at New Mexico. One game to point at: 45 rec yds, 2 receptions against Michigan — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Danny Gonzales, Bronco Mendenhall, and Jason Eck. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 22.7 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 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 · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 179 | 12.8 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | -- | -- | 32 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 32 | 4 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 32–22
vs Idaho State
2 rec · 8 yds
With D. Bankston — 28 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · S. Humphrey — 141 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Michigan | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 32-22vs Idaho State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-10@ UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-20vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35@ San José State | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · New Mexico
Returning around him
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