Skylar Cook brings early-career upside and steady secondary depth to New Mexico
Cook has flashed as a young safety for New Mexico, appearing in 8 games in 2024 and recording 15 tackles with 1 tackle for loss, which points to a reliable, assignment-sound defender rather than a high-variance playmaker.[1][2] His value is in competitiveness and versatility: he came to UNM after a prep career in which he piled up 120 tackles and 9 interceptions, so he has a proven ball-tracking background even if his college production is still building.[7] If you need a safety who can contribute consistently, play with urgency, and fit into a developing defensive rotation, he looks like a sensible depth-and-development add.[1][7]
