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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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 82 overall (Good tier).
- 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 82-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 82.
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 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
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | WUTEP | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WNMSU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | LOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | WMERC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | WCMU | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mercury Swaim's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.