Player Career

Tavian Combs Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico232.65.8
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico8.540.67.26.5
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico125.64.4-7.5
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico546.715.24
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0-5
2025 PostseasonNew Mexico526.96.55
2025 Regular SeasonNew Mexico526.96.50

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025New Mexico to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted10.9Dec 22, 2024
2024New Mexico to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted10.9Nov 28, 2023

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

2

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

1

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

1

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