Tavian Combs
New Mexico Lobos
84
Good

Tavian Combs

SSDefenseGood
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. 1784Tavian CombsStarter
  2. 2375CJ McBean

New Mexico Starting Lineup

Top defensive backs in the Mountain West

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 84 overall (Good 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 82-rated defense; 90th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
82
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 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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