New Mexico Lobos NFL Draft Prospects

New Mexico surged to a 9-4 record and a 6-2 Mountain West mark in 2025, a breakthrough that vaulted the Lobos from afterthought to preseason contender. The story of the offseason is expectation itself. Coach Jason Eck won nine games in his first season in Albuquerque and now carries a program that the league consensus pegs as a top-two Mountain West finisher, built around a defense that projects as one of the best in the conference and a veteran offense looking to catch up.

The Lobos return eight starters on offense and five on defense, and the internal belief is no longer about reaching a bowl but about winning the league outright.