Senior defensive tackle on New Mexico's 2025 roster.
6′2″ · 219 lb · Sioux Falls, SD
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
sacks · 2025
10 tackles
Best game: 5 tackles, at San José State
Statement game17 tackles · 0.5 TFLvs Air Force (FBS) · W 52-37
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on New Mexico's 2025 roster.
Randolph Kpai
Wins his gap play after play. Two seasons at New Mexico, two different head coaches: Bronco Mendenhall and Jason Eck. The receipt: 5 tackles against San José State — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. 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: tackles (2nd 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
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 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 · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 80 | 40 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 90 | 46 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-10@ UCLA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35@ San José State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 40-35@ UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 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
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · 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
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Hudson’s 2022 season.
Matches Jaylen on
Differs from Jaylen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Victor Nelson's sophomore season at Boston College (2023).
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Player DNA