New Mexico State Aggies Roster 2019 Aggies Roster

Head Coach: Doug Martin        2017 Salary: $376,044        Offensive Coordinator: Doug Miller       Defensive Coordinator: Frank Spaziani         

Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium       Surface: Turf        City: Las Cruces        State: New Mexico

The New Mexico State Aggies broke through in 2018, reaching their first bowl game in over a half a century. However, the program has suffered extensive losses to graduation making a repeat performance more difficult, but not impossible to attain. Change is in the air for the Aggies this season as they have left the Sun Belt Conference and will be playing this season as an Independent.

Coach Doug Martin is left to replace nearly all of his top skill players on offense. Gone are the starting quarterback, top running back and wide receiver. There is some depth to fill the gaps, but it is largely untested. Nick Jeanty and Matthew Romero are the frontrunners to start at quarterback. Running back Jason Huntley has the potential to be special as a dual-threat back that is a receiving threat out of the backfield.

While the Aggies figure it out on offense, they can rely on their bedrock defense to keep games close. One thing the Aggies do well is get after the quarterback, creating havoc and sacks with relentless pressure. With most of their defensive starters back this season, that figures to remain the same for New Mexico State.

New Mexico State still has a manageable schedule as an Independent. It is not forced to rent itself out as a sacrificial lamb in order to find opponents. The familiar schedule, combined with the still fearsome defense may be enough for the Aggies to make a return to a bowl game this season.