New Mexico State Football, 2026
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James Jones leads Conference USA with 599 rushing yards, 13th in FBS, and he remains the Aggies' best CollegeFFB play at just over 19 points a game. New Mexico State is off in Week 7, then visits Sam Houston on Oct 21.
Updated after Week 7 · CollegeFFB points through Week 6 · Oct 16, 2026
Top CollegeFFB scorer
James Jones RB96.9 pts · $7.2MJames Jones leads New Mexico State's CollegeFFB scorers with 96.9 points this season, priced at $7.2M.
Fantasy outlook
The anchor
New Mexico State's fantasy production runs through James Jones, who has 96.9 CollegeFFB points through five games. He's 25th among FBS running backs in CollegeFFB points, and his lowest score in any game he played is 12.8. At $7.2M, that kind of reliability makes him an easy Aggie to own.
This week
The Aggies visit Sam Houston (1-5) on Oct 21, and Week 8 projections are coming soon.
Schedule & results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | Sat Aug 29 | L 17-34 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | vs Mercyhurst Sat Sep 5 | W 51-14 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | at Hawai'i Sat Sep 12 | L 19-29 |
| 3 | Bye week | ||
| 4 | Sep 26 | vs New Mexico Sat Sep 26 | L 18-42 |
| 5 | Oct 1 | vs Western KentuckyConference USA Thu Oct 1 | W 34-13 |
| 6 | Oct 7 | at Florida InternationalConference USA Wed Oct 7 | L 3-22 |
| 7 | Bye week | ||
| 8 | Oct 21 | at Sam HoustonConference USA Wed Oct 21 | Next |
| 9 | Oct 28 | vs Jacksonville StateConference USA Wed Oct 28 | — |
| 10 | Nov 7 | vs LibertyConference USA Sat Nov 7 | — |
| 11 | Nov 14 | at Missouri StateConference USA Sat Nov 14 | — |
| 12 | Nov 21 | vs DelawareConference USA Sat Nov 21 | — |
| 13 | Nov 28 | at Middle TennesseeConference USA Sat Nov 28 | — |
Stat leaders
Passing Trey Hedden QB 5 TD · 124 att | 906 yds |
Rushing James Jones RB 3 TD · 92 car | 599 yds |
Receiving TK King WR 20 rec · 3 TD | 286 yds |
Rivalry
Rival: New Mexico (Rio Grande Rivalry) · Week 4, L 18-42
Roster & season stats
Click a column to sortTap a column to sort| Trey Hedden QB | QB | $6.1M | 36.2 | 906 | -20 | — | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jones RB | RB | $7.2M | 96.9 | — | 599 | 50 | 4 |
| Adam Damante QB | QB | $4.6M | 28.2 | 449 | -4 | -4 | 3 |
| TK King WR | WR | $9.0M | 66.5 | — | -1 | 286 | 3 |
| TJ Washington RB | RB | $5.9M | 44.5 | 0 | 163 | 82 | 2 |
| Josiah Thomas TE | TE | $5.8M | 35.3 | — | — | 203 | 0 |
| AJ Williams WR | WR | $5.9M | 29.2 | — | — | 143 | 0 |
| Terrione Graves WR | WR | $4.6M | 23.7 | — | — | 137 | 1 |
| Brodie Malone-Bradford WR | WR | $5.7M | 27.9 | — | — | 129 | 1 |
| Myles Libman WR | WR | — | — | — | — | 91 | 1 |
| Lyndon Ravare WR | WR | $5.4M | 16.7 | — | — | 87 | 0 |
| Dijon Stanley RB | RB | $5.4M | 9.3 | — | 54 | 19 | 0 |
| Jalen Brown RB | RB | $4.5M | 7.9 | — | 68 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ Pride WR | WR | $5.4M | 10.2 | — | — | 42 | 0 |
| Obinna Okeke DE | DE | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rudison RB | RB | $4.5M | 1.8 | — | 18 | — | 0 |
| Jaylen Stokes WR | WR | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Carson Su'esu'e TE | TE | $5.0M | 1.7 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Lydiatt TE | TE | $4.5M | 2.5 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
Offensive players with a 2026 passing, rushing or receiving line, from College Football Data. Price and Pts come from CollegeFFB. A dash means the player isn't in the game.