Brett Karhu
New Mexico Lobos
91
Elite

Brett Karhu

New Mexico LobosSolid
RDEDefenseElite
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Brett Karhu is the projected starter at RDE for New Mexico Lobos.

Redshirt senior · #45 · 6'1", 226 lbs

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Depth at RDE · New Mexico Lobos

  1. 14591Brett KarhuStarter
  2. 23668Albert Tuakalau
  3. 31968Elijah Brody

New Mexico Starting Lineup

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Up next for New Mexico

New Mexico plays UNLV at home on Sat, Nov 14. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

In 2025: 29 tackles, 11 TFL, 7.5 sacks. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 98th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Team Share9%Percentile98th
Frisco, TX
Jersey
#45
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
226 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202529117.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 98th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 98% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 7WNEVTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Oct 31WSJSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-16

Oct 25WNDSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-16

Oct 18WHAWTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-10

Oct 3WUTEPTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 61-7

Sep 26WNMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-18

Sep 19LOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 14-6

Sep 12WMERCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 70-7

Sep 6WCMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Brett Karhu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Elite
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Team Role

Edge Threat
29 tkl · 11 TFL · 7.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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