Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025New Mexico
Tavian Combs
S • 6'2" • 196 lbs • Amarillo, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tavian Combs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston Christian
Player Story
Tavian Combs built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Amarillo, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Tavian Combs' career was his defensive production: 261...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Tavian Combs, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · New Mexico. Tavian Combs shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 261
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Tavian Combs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · S
- Career Tackles
- 261
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Houston Christian
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Randall · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Randall · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · S 45th (top 8%) · Mountain West 22nd (top 5%) · National 251st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 7 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 77 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 3 | 16 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | New Mexico | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 13 | 68 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 38.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 10.9 | Dec 22, 2024 |
| 2024 | New Mexico to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 10.9 | Nov 28, 2023 |
Tavian Combs played S for New Mexico. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tavian Combs recorded 261 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 5 primary output with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · New Mexico
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
26.9
Usage
6.5
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 0. Idaho State: 0. UCLA: 1. New Mexico State: 1. San José State: 0. Boise State: 0. Nevada: 0. Utah State: 0. UNLV: 1. Colorado State: 1. Air Force: 0. San Diego State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Idaho State: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 5 by 30.8. New Mexico State: 3 by 22.5. San José State: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 6 by 25. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. Utah State: 6 by 25. UNLV: 4 by 26.7. Colorado State: 8 by 43.3. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 12 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
60 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Minnesota | L 17-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | vs San Diego State10+ tackles | W 23-17 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Air Force | W 20-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Colorado State | W 20-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ UNLV | W 40-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Utah State | W 33-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Nevada | W 24-22 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Boise State | L 25-41 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ San José State | L 28-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs New Mexico State | W 38-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ UCLA | W 35-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Idaho State | W 32-22 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Michigan | L 17-34 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tavian Combs story
Tavian Combs built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Amarillo, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Tavian Combs' career was his defensive production: 261 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tavian Combs' production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.
The arc is straightforward: Tavian Combs moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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New Mexico
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 2 | 32.6 | 5.8 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 8.5 | 40.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 25.6 | 4.4 | -7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 46.7 | 15.2 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | -5 |
| 2025 Postseason | New Mexico | 5 | 26.9 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 26.9 | 6.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Houston Christian
Week 1 · W 27-17
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
95 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 1 · L 10-52
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Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 15 · W 49-39 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 3 · W 35-10
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 43 San Diego State
Week 14 · W 23-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · New Mexico
5 primary output · 46.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage
69.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
53.4
8.5 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · New Mexico
38.1
5 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
4
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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