NMPreps200: Preseason Top 200 Players to Watch This Season
NMPreps player rankings for the 2023 New Mexico high school football season.
TOP THREE PROSPECTS
#1) Stratton Shufelt, Sue V. Cleveland High School (Rio Rancho, NM)
Class: 2024
Position: LB
Skinny: The top ranked player in New Mexico high school football racked up 11-offers this off-season and will look to guide the Cleveland Storm to another 6A state championship.
#2) Elijah Brody, West Mesa High School (Albuquerque, NM)
Class: 2024
Position: QB
Skinny: One of the more unique quarterback prospects in the 2024 class given ability to run and make plays. Impressive athlete with desired height to play the position. Brody is a 6-foot-4, 190 pound mobile quarterback with that has developed into a nice passer but not afraid to lower his shoulder against defenders.Holds an over from the University of New Mexico.
#3) Cameron Dyer, La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, NM)
Class: 2025
Position: QB
Skinny: Dyer is at the top of the player rankings overall and will enter as the number one ranked quarterback. Requisite height, strong build, and big-pay running ability. Dangerous athleticism with regular threat when breaking the pocket. Holds an offer from New Mexico State University.
Note: There will be players that we missed. Don't hesitate to post below or shoot me a text (505) 414-4313 or email (grinejosh@yahoo.com) with those players. We want to highlight as many as we can this season.
NMPreps player rankings for the 2023 New Mexico high school football season.
TOP THREE PROSPECTS
#1) Stratton Shufelt, Sue V. Cleveland High School (Rio Rancho, NM)
Class: 2024
Position: LB
Skinny: The top ranked player in New Mexico high school football racked up 11-offers this off-season and will look to guide the Cleveland Storm to another 6A state championship.
#2) Elijah Brody, West Mesa High School (Albuquerque, NM)
Class: 2024
Position: QB
Skinny: One of the more unique quarterback prospects in the 2024 class given ability to run and make plays. Impressive athlete with desired height to play the position. Brody is a 6-foot-4, 190 pound mobile quarterback with that has developed into a nice passer but not afraid to lower his shoulder against defenders.Holds an over from the University of New Mexico.
#3) Cameron Dyer, La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, NM)
Class: 2025
Position: QB
Skinny: Dyer is at the top of the player rankings overall and will enter as the number one ranked quarterback. Requisite height, strong build, and big-pay running ability. Dangerous athleticism with regular threat when breaking the pocket. Holds an offer from New Mexico State University.
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | POSITION | GRAD YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Eliserio | Chaparral | RB/WR | 2026 |
| Acxel Morales | Highland | DB | 2024 |
| Adrian Flores | Deming | DB | 2024 |
| Adriano Begay | Tohatchi | WR | 2024 |
| Adrick Deleon | Espanola Valley | WR | 2024 |
| Aiden Erickson | Manzano | WR/FS | 2026 |
| Aiden Jacquez | Deming | RB | 2024 |
| Alec Holguin | Lovington | WR | 2025 |
| Alex Amaro | Socorro | WR | 2024 |
| Alex Lopez | Highland | QB | 2025 |
| Alexander Lopez | Gadsden | DL | 2026 |
| Alijah Gonzales | Volcano Vista | RB/LB | 2024 |
| Amiri Mumba | Highland | RB | 2025 |
| Andres Aguirre | Cleveland | DB/RB | 2024 |
| Andres Sena | West Las Vegas | DB | 2026 |
| Andres Villalobos | Atrisco Heritage | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Andrew Urban | Santa Rosa | OL/DL | 2026 |
| Andru Ontiveros | Portales | WR | 2024 |
| Angelo Baker | Capital | LB | 2024 |
| Anthony Audette | Alamogordo | RB, DB | 2024 |
| Anthony Morales | Silver | RB, DB | 2024 |
| Anthony Salcido | Cibola | DB | 2024 |
| Ashdyn Urban | Ruidoso | RB/DB | 2026 |
| Ashton Thompson | Eunice | WR | 2024 |
| Baylor Seabolt | Aztec | WR/DB | 2024 |
| Blake Spencer | Bloomfield | QB | 2025 |
| Bobby Herrera | Mayfield | LB | 2024 |
| Bobby Parraz | Loving | RB/FS | 2026 |
| Braylon Edwards | Escalante | DB | 2026 |
| Breylon Williams | Hope Christian | WR | 2025 |
| Brian Coyle | Mayfield | DE/TE | 2024 |
| Brody Whitaker | Albuquerque Academy | DE/LB | 2024 |
| Bryle Matthews | Kirtland Central | RB | 2025 |
| Calian Tenequer-Joe | Crownpoint | RB | 2024 |
| Cameron Dyer | La Cueva | QB | 2025 |
| Cameron Hernandez | Hobbs | LB | 2024 |
| Camon Ochoa | Lovington | RB | 2025 |
| Cannon Walton | Raton | WR | 2025 |
| Canon Cueller | Ruidoso | WR | 2024 |
| Carlo Lucero | West Las Vegas | C | 2026 |
| Carlos Garcia | Miyamura | LB | 2026 |
| Carter Speegle | Albuquerque Academy | P | 2024 |
| Cayden Haliburton | Farmington | WR | 2025 |
| Cesar Valles | Volcano Vista | DB | 2024 |
| Charles Lopez-Burton | Valley | RB/DE | 2024 |
| Chuka Tutman | Cleveland | DL/RB | 2024 |
| CJ Perea | West Las Vegas | QB | 2025 |
| Connor Ebell | Robertson | LB | 2025 |
| Cruz Graham | Santa Fe | OL/DL | 2025 |
| Cruz Markham | La Cueva | WR/TE | 2024 |
| D'Andre Martin | Alamogordo | DB, WR | 2024 |
| Daan Cano | Gadsden | LB | 2025 |
| Dalton Lee | Albuquerque Academy | LB | 2024 |
| Daniel Hernandez | Centennial | QB | 2024 |
| Danny Hagstrom | Farmington | RB | 2026 |
| Daryn Pacheco | Santa Rosa | DB/RB | 2026 |
| David Chavez | Santa Rosa | RB/LB | 2026 |
| David Gutierrez | Santa Teresa | RB | 2026 |
| Dean Marquez | Atrisco Heritage | QB | 2024 |
| Demarcus Alaniz | Hatch Valley | WR | 2026 |
| DeMarcus Thompson | Lovington | DL | 2024 |
| Devaughn Kensey | West Las Vegas | WR | 2026 |
| Diego Baca | Ruidoso | LB | 2025 |
| Diego Lucero | Silver | RB, DB | 2024 |
| Diego Montano | Rio Rancho | DB | 2024 |
| Diego Wesson | Artesia | LB | 2024 |
| Dominic Trujillo | Los Lunas | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Douglas Mitchell | Grants | RB/LB | 2026 |
| Drew Perez | Bloomfield | DB | 2024 |
| Elijah Brody | West Mesa | QB | 2024 |
| Elijah Johnson | Tohatchi | QB | 2024 |
| Elijah Melancon | Eunice | QB | 2026 |
| Elijah Rivera | Lovington | CB | 2026 |
| Elijah Trickey | Thoreau | WR | 2024 |
| Elijan Woods | Eunice | RB | 2025 |
| Ethan Baca | Los Lunas | WR | 2024 |
| Ethan Tafoya | West Las Vegas | RB | 2025 |
| Evan Salazar | Taos | LB | 2026 |
| Ezra Hensley | Deming | LB | 2024 |
| Fabian Trujillo | Los Lunas | WR/SB | 2024 |
| Finn Thompson | Albuquerque Academy | WR | 2026 |
| Francisco Villa Lopez | West Las Vegas | OL | 2024 |
| Gage Conway | Albuquerque Academy | WR | 2026 |
| Gage Martinez | Los Lunas | DE | 2025 |
| Garret Gonzalez | Dexter | DL | 2026 |
| Garrick Roe | Cuba | WR | 2026 |
| George Rascon Jr. | Bloomfield | DB | 2024 |
| Giovanni Ruiz | Loving | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Haiden Jorgenson | Los Alamos | WR | 2024 |
| Harris Mbueha | Cleveland | RB | 2024 |
| Hunter Martinez | Volcano Vista | LB | 2024 |
| Irvin Tom | Thoreau | LB | 2026 |
| Isaac Bear Eagle | Thoreau | QB | 2024 |
| Isaac Garcia | Raton | LB | 2026 |
| Isaac Houlihan | Albuquerque | QB | 2025 |
| Isaac Medrano | Cleveland | LB | 2024 |
| Isaiah "Tank" Rivera | Albuquerque Academy | OL/DL | 2026 |
| Isaiah Montoya | Atrisco Heritage | S | 2026 |
| Isaiah Ocampo | Socorro | QB | 2025 |
| Isaiah Ortega | Grants | WR | 2026 |
| Isaiah Pizzaro | Deming | LB | 2024 |
| Isaiah Quintana | Moriarty | DB, WR | 2024 |
| Israel Nieto | Chaparral | ATH | 2026 |
| Jace Anderson | Volcano Vista | RB/LB | 2024 |
| Jack Bumgardner | Santa Teresa | QB | 2024 |
| Jackson Blair | Los Alamos | DE, LB | 2024 |
| Jackson Hix | La Cueva | WR | 2024 |
| Jacob Baca | Hope Christian | DL | 2024 |
| Jameson Paternoster | Albuquerque Academy | DE/OL | 2026 |
| Jaxon Brown | Santa Teresa | LB | 2024 |
| Jayen Barros | La Cueva | WR | 2026 |
| Jehoran Quintana | Los Alamos | DL | 2024 |
| Jeremiah Jacquez | Hobbs | WR | 2024 |
| Jeremya Roybal | McCurdy | ATH | 2025 |
| Jesse James Gonzalez | Robertson | RB | 2025 |
| Jesse Leroche | Artesia | RB | 2024 |
| Jesse Seitzinger | Bloomfield | RB/LB | 2024 |
| JJ Arellano | Rio Rancho | RB | 2025 |
| John Sierra | Centennial | LB | 2024 |
| Johnathan Antonio | Crownpoint | QB | 2024 |
| Jonah Sanchez | Atrisco Heritage | OL | 2026 |
| Jonathan Chavez | Albuquerque | RB | 2025 |
| Jordan Lucas | Centennial | WR | 2025 |
| Joseph Rodriguez | Capital | RB | 2024 |
| Joshua Cordova | Santa Rosa | RB/LB | 2026 |
| Josiah Mitchell | Eldorado | WR, LB | 2024 |
| Josiah Rodriguez | Artesia | DB | 2024 |
| Joziah Lopez | Atrisco Heritage | LB | 2024 |
| Juan Munoz | Capital | RB | 2025 |
| Juan Urquizo | Chaparral | RB/LB | 2026 |
| Juan Vigil | Valley | OL/DL | 2025 |
| Juan Vigil | Valley | DT/DE | 2026 |
| Julian Alacron | Atrisco Heritage | DT | 2026 |
| Julian Butkivich | Valley | QB | 2025 |
| Julian Richard | Silver | WR | 2024 |
| Justin Duran | Manzano | LB | 2026 |
| Jykub Gage | Santa Rosa | DB | 2024 |
| Kaesn George | Dexter | DB | 2025 |
| Kaidyn Cordova | Portales | RB | 2025 |
| Kaleb Vander | Volcano Vista | DE | 2026 |
| Karter Weddle | Cleveland | WR | 2024 |
| Kenny Suazo | Los Alamos | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Kevin Coffeen | Espanola Valley | RB/DB | 2024 |
| Kyle Evenhus | Bloomfield | QB | 2025 |
| Kyler Young | Los Alamos | DL | 2024 |
| Ladanian Wilson | Cuba | DB | 2026 |
| Landon Griego | Atrisco Heritage | QB | 2025 |
| Latavious Morris | Atrisco Heritage | WR | 2025 |
| LaVontae Robinson | Crownpoint | WR | 2024 |
| Logan Sandoval | Ruidoso | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Lorenzo Ibarra | Los Lunas | DB, C | 2024 |
| Luke Reiter | La Cueva | DB | 2024 |
| Maddox Mata | Eunice | WR | 2025 |
| Manny Chavez | Portales | LB | 2025 |
| Marcus Wilson | Cibola | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Mario Chavez | Atrisco Heritage | DE | 2026 |
| Mario Molinar | Bernalillo | FB/LB | 2026 |
| Marquise Renfro | Atrisco Heritage | RB, WR | 2024 |
| Mason Espinda | Bernalillo | WR/FS | 2024 |
| Mason Posa | La Cueva | LB | 2025 |
| Mateo Contreras | Robertson | DB | 2024 |
| Mateo Salazar | Taos | RB | 2025 |
| Matt Pascuzzi | La Cueva | LB | 2024 |
| Melaki Gutierrez | Los Alamos | WR/CB | 2024 |
| Michael Beck | Farmington | WR | 2025 |
| Michael Deller | St. Pius X | G | 2025 |
| Michael Justis Smith | Volcano Vista | WR | 2025 |
| Miguel Galvan | Espanola Valley | RB | 2026 |
| Moosie Neal | St. Pius X | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Natavious Stallworth | Valley | WR, RB | 2024 |
| Nathaniel Lopez | Gadsden | DL | 2024 |
| Nathaniel Perry | Cleveland | DL | 2024 |
| Nehemiah Sanchez | Belen | K | 2026 |
| Nicholas Alderete | Atrisco Heritage | OL | 2026 |
| Nicholas Vierra | Santa Teresa | ATH | 2026 |
| Nick Mertz | La Cueva | LB | 2025 |
| Noah Dineyazhe | Kirtland Central | WR, LB | 2024 |
| Noah Sandoval | West Las Vegas | OL | 2024 |
| Noah Washington | Taos | WR, DB | 2024 |
| Nye Estrada | Artesia | QB | 2024 |
| Omar Gonzalez | Hatch Valley | RB | 2026 |
| Ondalis Cardenas | Lovington | RB | 2025 |
| Paxton Culpepper | Portales | QB | 2025 |
| Peyton Duncan | Bloomfield | WR | 2026 |
| Peyton Greathouse | Artesia | WR | 2024 |
| PJ Montano | West Las Vegas | TE | 2024 |
| Ray Long | Thoreau | RB | 2024 |
| Richard Lovato | Cuba | DL | 2026 |
| Ricky Armendariz | Artesia | OL | 2024 |
| Robert Williams | Bloomfield | DT | 2024 |
| Ryan "Fingers" Barrera | Deming | DB | 2024 |
| Ryan Alfaro | Deming | QB | 2025 |
| Ryan Alfaro | Deming | QB | 2024 |
| Ryan Hernandez | Gadsden | DL | 2024 |
| Ryan Tenorio | Santa Rosa | OL, DL | 2024 |
| Santiago Gonzales | Farmington | LB | 2026 |
| Santiago Gordon | Atrisco Heritage | OL | 2024 |
| Saul Armendariz | Hobbs | RB | 2024 |
| Sheldon Cheromiah Jr | Laguna-Acoma | DB | 2025 |
| Stratton Shufelt | Cleveland | LB | 2024 |
| Taushaun King | Farmington | LB | 2025 |
| Tim Gallegos | Cibola | DL | 2025 |
| Timothy Sanchez | Ruidoso | OL, DL | 2024 |
| Tommy Lopez | Portales | WR | 2025 |
| Trenton Hall | Ruidoso | DB/WR | 2025 |
| Trey Archuleta | Escalante | RB | 2025 |
| Tristan Polanco | Hot Springs | WR | 2026 |
| Tristen Onsurez | Loving | DB | 2026 |
| Tristin Fernandez | Grants | ATH | 2026 |
| Uriel Castro | Bernalillo | QB | 2025 |
| Victor Parra | Espanola Valley | WR | 2025 |
| Zach Waghorn | Albuquerque Academy | LB/OL | 2026 |
| Zack Markham | Volcano Vista | OL/DL | 2024 |
| Zack Stidham | Los Alamos | QB | 2024 |
| Zaeden McPherson | Hobbs | LB | 2024 |
| Zane Mayberry | Portales | WR, DB | 2024 |
Note: There will be players that we missed. Don't hesitate to post below or shoot me a text (505) 414-4313 or email (grinejosh@yahoo.com) with those players. We want to highlight as many as we can this season.
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