Notes from UNM Spring Practice yesterday (4/6/26)
- LB Trent Rocker had nice day, and got to the quarterback a few times. He's got some nasty to him, and he already looks like one of the hardest hitters on the team.
-QB Toa Fa'avae was on fire yesterday, and threw 3 TDs to a the TE trio (Tripp Walsh, Cade Keith, and Simon Mapa).
-WR Massiah Mingo, an early enrollee from Bishop Gorman HS, made a ton of plays and showed some prowess in contested catch situations.
-EDGE Carlos Barela, freshman from La Cueva HS, is no longer with the team (confirmed by UNM)
-DE Darren Agu practiced, and though not 100%, was able to log a couple of QB pressures.
-WR Evan Wysong has had a nice Spring Camp, and looks like he put on some muscle. Wysong can seperate, and has some juice after the catch.
-DB Kevin Longstreet had a nice diving PBU, love his recovery speed as well.
-OT Cole Millward, who transferred from Weber St. to UNM, is a dancing bear out there. The 6'6" OT has had a nice Spring Camp thus far.
-During the last play of practice, DE Jack Burzynski got injured. Attended to by medicial staff was able to walk off under his own power, hopefully nothing too serious.
-Guys getting reps as a return specialist: WR DJ Darling, S Marco Beltran Jr., WR Massiah Mingo, RB Deshaun Buchanan, and WR Zhaiel Smith.
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Wasn't the result we wanted in the end, but it was still a great season and a great foundation to build on for next year. To all the seniors and my guys in the portal, honored to call you my brothers for life. See y'all down the road 🤝 #backtowork#nodaysoff 🐺🆙
Senior Season is off to an excellent 3-0 start! Here are my 3 Game Highlights- CIF North Coast Section:
Matteo Lortie #18- 2026 QB / 3.72 GPA
Livermore High School (CA)
✅797 Passing Yards (#4 in section) / 7 touchdowns
✅96 Rushing Yards / 5 touchdowns
✅893 Total Yards / 12 touchdowns
✅49/68 =72.1% Completion
✅1 Interception
✅139.2 QBR
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Whoa! Let's welcome Toa Faavae (@TFaavae) to the Lobo Family!
De La Salle's MVP last year, he broke the school record with over 2,000 career rushing yards. Helped lead De La Salle to three straight state titles and the squad was nationally ranked in the top 25.
#GoLobos | 🐺🆙