UNM football: Get to know the 13 transfers the Lobos announced on Wednesday

Jun. 5—New Mexico announced a 13-player signing class Wednesday, featuring seven transfers from the Power Four ranks. The Lobos have now either signed or landed commitments from 19 players since the start of spring practice in late March.

Of the 13 players, the Journal had already reported on six of the signings. Here are the seven new signees:

Jahvante Royal (CB)

Previous school: Pitt

Eligibility remaining: Two seasons

Notes: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida native, Royal has appeared in 11 of 23 Panthers games, primarily on special teams. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound defensive back briefly moved to wide receiver in 2022 before switching back to cornerback, where he has four career tackles.

Garrison Walker (DL)

Previous school: Auburn

Eligibility remaining: One season

Notes: Walker, 6-1, 296 pounds, played in four games for the Tigers last season, making one of four career tackles. The Reinhardt University transfer is the son of two-time NFL Pro Bowl defensive end Gary Walker, who made 427 total tackles across 11 seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans.

Dom Tatum (S)

Previous school: Washington State

Eligibility remaining: One season

Notes: After spending four seasons with Utah State, Tatum transferred to Washington State and appeared in the Cougars’ first two games before deciding to leave the program. The 6-3, 180-pound Culver City, California native’s best season came in 2022, when he recorded 26 total tackles and one sack in 13 games for the Aggies.

Cam Watts (CB)

Previous school: Texas Tech

Eligibility remaining: One season

Notes: The 5-11, 200-pound Watts spent one season at Northeast Oklahoma A&M before transferring to Texas Tech, where he made 12 total tackles over 29 games. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native appeared in all 13 games on special teams and as a reserve corner last…

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Author : Albuquerque Journal, N.M.

Publish date : 2024-06-06 03:01:00

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