NFL players from New Mexico
20 NFL players on file were born in New Mexico. 4 are on NFL rosters now: Connor O'Toole, Bryce Cabeldue, Keshawn Banks, and Tre Watson. Ronnie Lott leads them with 192 career games played. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.
NFL players who went to college at New Mexico →
On NFL rosters now (4)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor O'TooleSEA | LB | 2025–2026 | 2 | 14 GP · 9 tackles | Albuquerque, NM |
| Bryce CabeldueLV | G | No games yet | — | — | Clovis, NM |
| Keshawn BanksMIN | DE | No games yet | — | — | Rio Rancho, NM |
| Tre WatsonMIA | TE | No games yet | — | — | Rio Rancho, NM |
Former NFL players (16)
| Player | Pos | Years | Seasons | Career | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Lott | S | 1981–1994 | 14 | 192 GP · 208 tackles, 8.5 sacks | Albuquerque, NM |
| Alan Branch | DE | 2007–2017 | 11 | 146 GP · 279 tackles, 10.5 sacks | Albuquerque, NM |
| Nolan Carroll II | CB | 2010–2017 | 8 | 103 GP · 283 tackles, 3 sacks | Rio Rancho, NM |
| Billy Jenkins | DB | 1997–2002 | 6 | 91 GP · 311 tackles, 4 sacks | Albuquerque, NM |
| Arian Foster | RB | 2009–2016 | 8 | 80 GP · 6,527 rush yds | Albuquerque, NM |
| Jared Crick | DE | 2012–2016 | 5 | 79 GP · 199 tackles, 8.5 sacks | Albuquerque, NM |
| Hank Baskett | WR | 2006–2010 | 5 | 65 GP · 1,098 rec yds | Clovis, NM |
| Conrad Hamilton | DB | 1996–2001 | 5 | 54 GP · 166 tackles, 1 sacks | Alamogordo, NM |
| Ray Berry | LB | 1989–1993 | 3 | 39 GP · 19 tackles, 4 sacks | Lovington, NM |
| Ryan Cook | C | 2006–2012 | 3 | 35 GP · 3 tackles | Albuquerque, NM |
| Landry Jones | QB | 2015–2017 | 3 | 18 GP · 1,310 pass yds | Artesia, NM |
| Aaron Graham | C | 2001 | 1 | 14 GP · 1 tackles | Las Vegas, NM |
| Nick Speegle | LB | 2005 | 1 | 14 GP · 10 tackles | Albuquerque, NM |
| Carlos Etheredge | TE | 1994 | 1 | 9 GP · 6 rec yds | Albuquerque, NM |
| Chris Williams | WR | 2014 | 1 | 7 GP · 0 pass yds | Rio Rancho, NM |
| Erik Cook | C | 2011 | 1 | 6 GP · 2 tackles | Albuquerque, NM |
Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Best career first: games played in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.