Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | L 17-20@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Thomas Pettus
Sophomore defensive lineman on New Mexico's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 212 lb · Albuquerque, NM
Returning to New Mexico for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Minnesota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on New Mexico's 2025 roster.
- Signed with New Mexico in 2025.
Thomas Pettus
The receipt: 1 tackles against Minnesota — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with New Mexicoout of Volcano Vista
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
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
The linebacker corps · New Mexico
- #6Jaxton Eck128 tackles · 2025
- #2Mercury Swaim52 tackles · 2025
- #48Jayden Flaker15 tackles · 2025
- #11C.J. Johnson1 tackle · 2025
- #26Thomas Pettus1 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