Mercury Swaim

New Mexico LobosSolid

WLBDefenseGood

Projected Starter

Is Mercury Swaim starting?

Mercury Swaim is the projected starter at WLB for New Mexico Lobos.

Mercury Swaim is the projected starting WLB on a Solid New Mexico — 81 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · New Mexico Lobos

1281Mercury SwaimStarter
21158C.J. Johnson

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kip Lewis — at Oklahoma · Sat, Sep 19 Who's the backup?C.J. Johnson — No. 2 at WLB for New Mexico How do they compare?Pick an opponent for New Mexico Lobos

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 52 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Team Share6%Percentile85th

Bedford, PA

Jersey: #2
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 216 lbs

2025 Stats

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
2025	52	6.5	2

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 79-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

On-field production

Outperforms 85% of peers

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)

Depth-chart adjustment

+2 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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

52 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sacks

Usage / Involvement50%

Coach New MexicoTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.