New Mexico State football: Which 2025 recruits can make an instant impact for the Aggies?

New Mexico State has now signed 14 members in its 2025 recruiting class, featuring seven high school players and seven junior college pickups after the addition of Kilgore College OL Queni Ropati.

Five Aggie signees are rated as three-star recruits and one as a two-star recruit by 247Sports. However, it ranks NM State’s class as the worst in CUSA with it failing to crack its top 100 nationally.

There are a few players that have the potential to make an instant impact next season, though. The Aggies had one this past season in freshman wide receiver TJ Pride who stepped in to become their leading pass-catcher, notching 374 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, freshman defensive tackle Malaki Ta’ase recorded 33 tackles and one sack, and earned a moment when he blocked a potential game-winning field goal against Louisiana Tech on Oct. 15. The Aggies would later defeat the Bulldogs 33-30 in double overtime.

Which recruits can make an instant impact in 2025? Take a look at three high school recruits and three junior college transfers that can.

High school players

WR Brodrick Malone

Malone is arguably the best recruit in NM State’s 2025 class, and it comes at a position of need for the Aggies. NM State coach Tony Sanchez voiced his displeasure with the Aggies’ wideouts after a 42-35 season-ending loss to UTEP last Saturday, and Malone can help make it better.

A three-star recruit from 247Sports, Malone has helped Atascocita High School in Houston, Tex. earn a 12-1 overall record ahead of a state semifinal clash this Saturday. He’s caught 28 catches for 523 yards, with both ranking third on his team.

Malone also ran track for Atascocita and should bring speed to an NM State wide receiver room that needs it.

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