Toa Faavae

#13 · QB · 2nd-year · New Mexico6′0″ · 188 lb · Concord, CA · De La Salle

Passing yards888129th of 159 quarterbacks Last gameW 21–16at San José State · Oct 31

Nextat NevadaFri Nov 6 · 9 pm ET

Graded Solid or better in each of the last two games.

Last game: W 21-16 at San José State, Oct 31 · 9 of 14 for 101 yards, a touchdown, 3 interceptions · 13 carries for 40 yards

New Mexico’s next game: at Nevada, Fri Nov 6, 9:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network

This week

RecordNew Mexico is 7-1, No. 22 in the AP poll (week 10).

What’s being said

8 stories in the last 60 days, from 8 outlets.

Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Crowned QB1: How Toa Fa’avae Gives New Mexico’s Offense Best Chance to Win

Mountain West Connection +1 Oct 1

All 8 stories this season

His most important play this season

Q4, 6:57 · New Mexico down 3, takes the leadNew Mexico scores a touchdownNew Mexico at Hawai'i, week 7Q4, 6:57 · New Mexico 14, Hawai'i 10Go-ahead touchdown for New Mexico in the fourth quarterGo-ahead touchdown for New Mexico in the fourth quarterT.Fa'avae rush middle for 21 yards gain to the Hawaii00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play

Toa Faavae

QB · New Mexico · #13

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Toa Faavae takes over from Jack Layne at New Mexico.

888passing yards5passing TD285rushing yards

PRODUCES ABOVE PERCEPTION · PCTL GAP

+52

perception vs production percentile · 2026

Read the story so far

Toa Faavae arrived as a 3-star prospect. Toa Faavae lines up at QB for New Mexico.

On the field, the headline is 888 pass yds, with 5 pass td.

Toa Faavae inherited the QB job from Jack Layne (2-star).

The number to watch: +52 — produces above perception · pctl gap.

QB successionleap of faith

Inherited fromJack Layne 2★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Play style

Runs when the pocket breaks down.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

2/25Inside-5 share

2 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (8.0%).

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Tyler Johnston IIIUAB · 2019 · 46% season match
Lamar JordanNew Mexico · 2014 · 44% season match
Karson RobertsAir Force · 2015 · 43% season match
Jordan TravisFlorida State · 2020 · 43% season match
Taulia TagovailoaMaryland · 2020 · 42% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	New Mexico	58	101	57.4%	888	8.8	5	7	133.8	43
2025	New Mexico	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		58	101	57.4%	888	8.8	5	7	133.8	43

Season	Team
2026	New Mexico	76	285	3.8	2	41
2025	New Mexico	1	2	2.0	0	2
Career		77	287	3.7	2	41

Last game (Wk 9): 101 passing yards, 1 passing TD, 3 interceptions.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	W 38-7vs Central Michigan		4/8	43	0	0	5.4	60.2	0	45
Wk 2	W 70-7vs Mercyhurst	Out at half	3/9	91	1	0	10.1	35.4	2	12
Wk 3	L 6-14@ No. 24 Oklahoma	Rough	4/10	79	0	0	7.9	70.4	5	17
Wk 4	W 42-18@ New Mexico State	Solid	10/17	174	0	0	10.2	72.3	1	57
Wk 5	W 61-7vs UTEP	Great	15/19	249	3	1	13.1	86.1	1	12	Season-high 249 yds
Wk 7	W 21-10@ Hawai'i	Rough	5/10	59	0	2	5.9	28.1	2	77
Wk 8	W 21-16vs North Dakota State	Solid	8/14	92	0	1	6.6	22.6	2	25
Wk 9	W 21-16@ San José State	Solid	9/14	101	1	3	7.2	2.5	2	40	3 INTs — rough day
Total			58/101	888	5	7	8.8	—	15	285

The latest game

Oct. 31 · W 21-16 at San José State

9 of 14 for 101 yards, a touchdown and 3 interceptions.

His season, game by game

The season, game by game

W 21-16 at San José StateOct. 31101 yds9 of 14, 1 TD, 3 INTPlay by play just above

W 21-16 vs North Dakota StateOct. 2492 yds8 of 14, 1 INTBox score only

8 of 14 for 92 yards and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

6 more games, with the play by play

W 21-10 at Hawai'iOct. 1759 yds5 of 10, 2 INT

Play by playOn the field

5 of 10 for 59 yards and 2 interceptions. He was 5 of 9 on third and fourth down.

2 of 9 of his drives scored
5 of 9 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked twice
7 runs for 77 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Int1 of 2, 22 yds12
Punt—
Second quarterbegan down 3-0
Fumble—3
Punt1 of 2, 13 yds
Third quarterbegan down 10-0
TD—
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Int0 of 2, 0 yds4
Fourth quarterbegan down 10-7
TD2 of 2, 17 yds
End1 of 1, 7 yds
FinalW 21-10

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
22-yard completion to Bailen George on 3rd and 13. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
2
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Picked off by Hawai'i’s Jeremiah Hughes.
3
41-yard run. Second quarter, down 3-0.
4
Intercepted on 3rd and 7. Third quarter, down 10-7. Picked off by Hawai'i’s Jeremiah Hughes.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 61-7 vs UTEPOct. 3249 yds15 of 19, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score only

15 of 19 for 249 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

W 42-18 at New Mexico StateSept. 26174 yds10 of 17Box score only

10 of 17 for 174 yards.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 6-14 at OklahomaSept. 1979 yds4 of 10

Play by playOn the field

4 of 10 for 79 yards. He was 2 of 5 on third and fourth down.

2 of 7 of his drives scored
2 of 5 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 5 times
8 runs for 50 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt—
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
FG1 of 2, 40 yds12
FG1 of 1, 13 yds3
Third quarterbegan down 7-6
Punt2 of 3, 26 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 14-6
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds4
Downs0 of 1, 0 yds
FinalL 6-14

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
40-yard completion to Cade Keith. Second quarter, down 7-0.
2
Incomplete to Troy Omeire on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 7-0. Broken up by Oklahoma’s J. Nesta.
3
Sacked for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 15. Second quarter, down 7-3.
4
Incomplete to Troy Omeire on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, down 14-6.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 70-7 vs MercyhurstSept. 1291 yds3 of 9, 1 TDBox score only

3 of 9 for 91 yards and a touchdown.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

W 38-7 vs Central MichiganSept. 543 yds4 of 8

Play by playOn the field

4 of 8 for 43 yards. He was 0 of 3 on third and fourth down.

4 of 5 of his drives scored
0 of 3 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked once
5 runs for 37 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds1
TD2 of 4, 26 yds2
Second quarterbegan up 7-0
FG1 of 2, 11 yds
FG—
Fourth quarterbegan up 35-0
FG1 of 1, 6 yds
FinalW 38-7

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
Incomplete to Dorian Patterson on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2
21-yard completion to Massiah Mingo. First quarter, tied 0-0.

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a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

Signature game

Week 5 · 2026

W 61-7

vs UTEP

249 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 86.1 · 12 rush yds (4 car)

Dominant 54-point win at home against UTEP.

With M. Kern — 66 yards per punt · 1 punts · 66 long · C. Mathews — 108 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Mercyhurst · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +5.67Fa'avae to Omeire: a 64-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · San José State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −5.51T.Fa'avae rush middle for 1 yard loss fumbled by T.Fa'avae at SJSU02 recovered by UNM T.Fa'avae at SJSU02, End Of Play
Week 9 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −5.47T.Fa'avae pass intercepted by B.Dukes at UNM40, End Of Play
Week 9 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −5.37T.Fa'avae pass intercepted by D.Lee at UNM25 broken up by E.Powell D.Lee return 11 yards (C.Millward)
Week 7 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.99T.Fa'avae pass intercepted by J.Hughes at Hawaii48 J.Hughes return 3 yards, End Of Play
Week 5 · UTEP · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +4.91Fa'avae to George: a 52-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 5 · UTEP · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.62T.Fa'avae pass intercepted by K.Lowe at UTEP03 K.Lowe return 17 yards (K.Sibley)
Week 8 · North Dakota State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA −4.53T.Fa'avae pass intercepted by R.James at NDSU22 QB hurried by K.McCaslin R.James return 8 yards (M.Williams)
Week 4 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +4.20Fa'avae to Smith: a 38-yard pass.
Week 4 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.94Fa'avae to George: a 37-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Leads Mountain West quarterbacks in yards an attempt.

Stat	His	Nation	Mountain West
Passing yards	888	124th of 370	6th of 26
Yards an attempt	8.8	T-22nd of 152	1st of 8
Touchdown passes	5	T-127th of 370	7th of 26
Passer rating	133.8	T-92nd of 152	5th of 8
Completion percentage	57.4	129th of 152	8th of 8
Rushing yards	285	33rd of 370	5th of 26
Rushing touchdowns	2	T-71st of 370	T-7th of 26

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.

All Mountain West quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Micah Alejado	2,186	9	6	337	6.5
2	Luke Weaver	1,810	11	8	242	7.5
3	Nathan Hayes	1,710	13	8	228	7.5
4	Jackson Arnold	1,660	13	4	212	7.8
5	Taron Dickens	1,617	8	6	247	6.5
6	Toa Faavae	888	5	7	101	8.8
7	EJ Colson	687	7	5	99	6.9
8	Carter Jones	654	3	2	89	7.3
9	AJ Bianco	397	2	3	71	5.6
10	Liam Szarka	296	1	4	38	7.8
11	Luke Duncan	265	2	5	55	4.8
12	Luke Moga	248	3	0	38	6.5
13	Daniel Rolovich	193	1	0	26	7.4
14	Evan Medders	92	2	0	14	6.6
15	Robert McDaniel	48	0	0	13	3.7
16	Trey Drake	35	0	0	4	8.8
17	Brady Davidson	27	0	0	6	4.5
18	Braesen Leon	22	0	0	1	22.0
19	Jalen Macon	20	0	1	13	1.5
20	Josh Johnson	20	0	0	4	5.0
21	Bjorn Jurgensen	13	0	0	8	1.6
22	Alex Orji	9	0	1	5	1.8
23	Preston Brown	4	0	0	4	1.0
24	Reeve Slone	4	0	2	4	1.0
25	James Laubstein	0	0	0	1	0.0
26	Kemper Hodges	0	0	0	2	0.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Passing yards8887th in the Mountain West this season.

Touchdown passes5tied for 7th in the Mountain West this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Keith and Darling saw 35 of the 102 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Cade Keith	22	16	206	9.8	3.3
DJ Darling	13	4	88	15.2	3.0
Bailen George	12	8	219	16.1	19.1
Massiah Mingo	11	9	100	7.9	4.7
Troy Omeire	10	4	92	10.9	12.2
8 others	26	17	186	6.3	4.5
No receiver charted	8	All six interceptions are among these

Play by play: 102 passes, 58 caught, 891 yards; the box score counts 101 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

58/101 (57.4%) · 5 TD · 7 INT

All 101 box-score attempts covered (play-by-play lists 102 passing plays)

102 of 102 attempts charted for true throw depth

Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 102 passing plays (58 completions) against the box score's 101 attempts (58 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.

Adjusted ANY/A

4.75153 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

14.4%181 of 185 QBs

Sacked on 14.4% of dropbacks (181 of 185) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (153 of 185).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

9% of attempts (9)

78%comp

Air -9.4 · YAC 19.3 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

47% of attempts (48)

56%comp3 INT

Air 4.8 · YAC 3.3 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

28% of attempts (29)

59%comp2 INT

Air 14.1 · YAC 5.9 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

16% of attempts (16)

44%comp1 INT

Air 29.5 · YAC 8.4 avg

Overall 57.4% completion on 101 attempts · 44% completion on 16 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Jason Eck — 16-5 over that span.

2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning

2026New Mexico7-1HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 44 (#84 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #84 of 145?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (96th percentile). Strength: yards / att (85th percentile). Concern: interception rate (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#7 / 157 · 96th pct

15.7%

Success rate#106 / 157 · 32nd pct

39.3%

EPA / dropback#129 / 157 · 18th pct

0.00

Sack rate#154 / 157 · 2nd pct

14.3%

Interception rate#156 / 157 · 1st pct

5.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / att#23 / 159 · 85th pct

8.8

Rush yards#29 / 159 · 82nd pct

285

Fumbles lost#23 / 142 · 64th pct

Rush TDs#57 / 159 · 52nd pct

Pass yards#129 / 159 · 19th pct

888

Pass TDs#130 / 159 · 17th pct

Completion %#134 / 159 · 16th pct

57.4%

Interceptions#133 / 159 · 12th pct

Season trend

EPA / dropback— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Sack rate— first qualifying season

Interception rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 110 dropbacks

43Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

Positive-play rate weight 24%

44.1%28th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -0.4% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

8.4278th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.1 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

13.3%0th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · -0.4% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (7 of 117 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home4g	119	1.0	8.8	0.5
Road4g	103	0.2	7.8	1.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	116	0.7	8.8	0.5
Weeks 8+2g	96.5	0.5	6.9	2.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Eck

Pass share

28.9%

142 pass / 349 run

Plays / game

61.4

8 games

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

New Mexico’s quarterbacks

Toa Faavae	Threw in all 8 games · 58 of 101, 888 yds, 5 TD, 7 INT · 8.8 yards an attempt on 101 attempts · ran for 285 yds, 2 TD
Luke Moga	Threw in 4 of 8 games · 23 of 38, 248 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · 6.5 yards an attempt on 38 attempts · ran for -11 yds, 1 TD
James Laubstein	Threw in 1 of 8 games · 0 of 1, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 0.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt · ran for 88 yds, 5 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Toa Faavae. Gray: Luke Moga, James Laubstein. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Central MichiganMercyhurst@ Oklahoma@ New Mexico StateUTEP@ Hawai'iNorth Dakota State@ San José State

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Starter

101 pass attempts, 76 carries and 1 catch in 8 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

44 · #84 of 145 QBs

Three-star recruit. Now #84 at the position.

Starter

The No. 2,771 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mountain West.

Toa Faavae

This week

What’s being said

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

In the news in the last 60 days

What they’re talking about

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

New Mexico’s quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

Starter

Starter

Two seasons at New Mexico

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