Tavian Combs
New Mexico Lobos
86
Great

Tavian Combs

New Mexico LobosSolid
SSDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Tavian Combs starting?

Tavian Combs is the projected starter at SS for New Mexico Lobos.

Redshirt senior · #7 · 6'2", 198 lbs

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Depth at SS · New Mexico Lobos

  1. 1786Tavian CombsStarter
  2. 2377CJ McBean

New Mexico Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Mountain West

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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: 72 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot and 90th-percentile production nationally — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

2-Yr Total118 tacklesTeam Share8%Percentile90th
Amarillo, TX
Jersey
#7
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
198 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20257213
20234601

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; 90th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 86.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 90% 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

Oct 25WNDSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-16

Oct 18WHAWTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 21-10

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

Final W 61-7

Sep 26WNMSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 42-18

Sep 19LOUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 14-6

Sep 12WMERCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 70-7

Sep 6WCMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-7

Tavian Combs's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

72 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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