Matthew Lashley is the homegrown safety hoping to carve out a role for NMSU
In the 2026 season, Matthew Lashley is a junior safety at New Mexico State, a Las Cruces native who brings local-flavor toughness and familiarity to the Aggies’ secondary.[4][6] He arrived via a transfer path that included New Mexico, and his background as both a quarterback and defensive back in high school suggests good field vision and instincts.[7][11] Publicly available game-stat tracking shows no recorded 2025 game statistics yet, so the best case for him is based more on upside, versatility, and development than on a long stat sheet.[3]
