Men's Football
New Mexico Highlands University
NCAA D2 · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Las Vegas, NMPortal active
6-5
2025 record
30%
Win rate, 3yr
$15.1k
Avg net price
26%
Grad rate
The program
Under Kurt Taufa'asau: 8-14 since 2024
Kurt Taufa'asau, Head coach · 2 seasons · kurt@nmhu.edu
Assistants: Baker Pritchard · Drew Thatcher · Gage Guardiola · Kurt Taufa'asau · Mason Myers · Peyton Grindstaff (Equipment Manager) · Robert Rodriguez · Tre Oguinn
The roster · 2026
Eusebio Goncalvez
So. · WR
Hawyward, CA
Seva Mironov
So. · TE
Meridian, ID
Creed Chavez
Jr. · DB
Taos, NM
Blake Johnson
Fr. · QB
Lakeland, FL
Isaiah Garcia
R-So. · DE
Raton, NM
Larry Meador
R-Fr. · LB
Grants, NM
Grant Johnson
Fr. · LB
Artesia, NM
Kaleb Harris
So. · DB
Newman, GA
Keeyon Kesi-Hadley
So. · LB
Kalihi, HI
Izaiah Stephenson
Jr. · DB
Sacamento, CA
Javier Filerio
Fr. · OL
Anthony, NM
Tristan Vogt
Fr. · K
Queen Creek, AZ
RSIelu Sunia
Fr. · DB
American Samoa
Tovia Tuinei
So. · OL
Washington, UT
RSDeniro Stowers
Fr. · DL
American Samoa
RSAndrus Vigil
Fr. · OL
Tularosa, NM
Giovanni Arenas
Fr. · OL
Tucson, AZ
RSBrenden Franco-Herrera
Fr. · DL
Las Cruces, NM
A sample of the roster.
Roster turnover
Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.
Where they're from
Cost & academics
Net cost after aid, by family income
In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $4.9k/yr more (public school).
Grad rate
26%
Enrollment
1k
Also in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
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