Sam Houston · W 30-24
No tackles.
Jacksonville State · L 0-24
No tackles.
Davis has tackles in 6 of New Mexico State’s 8 games: none against Sam Houston and Jacksonville State.
Zaiden Davis
Two seasons in the New Mexico State linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Florida International — Week 6, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 24 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 39 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 51-14
vs Mercyhurst
3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 37-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups15 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #544 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #45 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,468 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
