Senior safety for New Mexico State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Salt Lake City, UT
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.
How he plays
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Solo tackles: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 21 tackles · 1 TFL
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 7 tackles, at Florida State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for New Mexico State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Nicolas Sessions
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Hawai'i — Week 2, 2026.
21 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill, and Tony Sanchez. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #14 of 25 Conference USA Ss
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 61 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 30 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 120 | 82 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–14
vs Mercyhurst
7 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TD
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With T. Washington Jr. — 43 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · T. Hedden — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 36.8 · -7 rush yds (3 car)
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · New Mexico State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #135 · 2026 recruiting class #134
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Richie Grant’s 2019 season.
Matches Richie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA
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