Mercury Swaim
New Mexico Lobos
84
Good

Mercury Swaim

New Mexico LobosSolid
WLBDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Mercury Swaim starting?

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

Redshirt senior · #2 · 5'11", 216 lbs

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Depth at WLB · New Mexico Lobos

  1. 1284Mercury SwaimStarter
  2. 22365Nick Wheeler

New Mexico Starting Lineup

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Up next for New Mexico

New Mexico plays Nevada away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 09:00 PM ET.

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 84 overall (Good tier).

Team Share6%Percentile85th
Bedford, PA
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
216 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025526.52

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 84-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
84
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
+0 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

Oct 31WSJSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-16

Oct 25WNDSUTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-16

Oct 18WHAWTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-10

Oct 3WUTEPTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
5
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 61-7

Sep 26WNMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-18

Sep 19LOUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 14-6

Sep 12WMERCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 70-7

Sep 6WCMUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Mercury Swaim's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

52 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.