The busiest month in prep recruiting is over. Who committed to New Mexico?

The busiest month in prep recruiting is over.

How did the Lobos fare?

New Mexico landed commitments from 16 prep prospects — including six three-star recruits — from the class of 2026 over the course of June, perhaps the program’s most active recruiting month since head coach Jason Eck was hired last December.

The Lobos now have the ninth-ranked class of 2026 in the 12-team Mountain West; Boise State has the highest-rated class after 18 three-star prospects committed to the Broncos.

The Lobos got commitments from two more 2026 recruits in early July — Cibola High School linebacker Hayes Baum and Bishop Gorman (Nevada) wide receiver Massiah Mingo, a three-star recruit.

Here’s the full list of verbal commitments UNM landed in June:

Offers and recruiting rankings have been sourced from 24/7 Sports.

WR D.J. Darling

Summary: The 6-foot, 175-pound three-star prospect committed to UNM over offers from Air Force, Colorado State and UTEP. He caught 41 passes for 620 yards and eight touchdowns last season at Gig Harbor (Washington) High School; Darling will play his senior season at Ridge Point (Texas) High School.

QB Cade Mitchell

Summary: The 6-3, 210-pound three-star prospect threw for 2,052 yards and 23 touchdowns with four interceptions as a junior at Mountainside (Oregon) High School last season. UNM represented his only offer.

LB Ricklan Holmes II

Summary: The 5-10, 215-pound three-star prospect committed to UNM over offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma State. He made 91 total tackles with nine tackles for loss and three sacks as a junior at Del City (Oklahoma) High School last season.

LB Eli Cramer-Cronin

Summary: The 6-1, 210-pound three-star recruit committed to UNM over offers from Army, Northern Arizona and Weber State. He made 193 total tackles with 21.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks as a junior at Basha (Arizona) High School last season.

TE Max Leeper

Summary: The 6-6, 210-pound three-star prospect committed to UNM over offers from UNLV, Air Force, Army and Montana. He will play his senior season at Claremont (Calif.) High School.

CB Azari Warren

Summary: The 6-0, 170-pound three-star prospect committed to UNM over offers from Louisville, Michigan State and Utah. He will play his senior season at Chino Hills (Calif.) High School.

WR Bailen George

Summary: The 6-0, 155-pound receiver committed to UNM over offers from UTEP and Prairie View A&M. He caught 31 passes for 442 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior at Ridge Point (Texas) High School last season.

OL Jerbralon Stewart

Summary: The 6-3, 263-pound offensive lineman committed to UNM over offers from San Diego State and New Mexico State. He will play his senior season at Desoto (Texas) High School.

DL/ATH Nick Barber

Summary: The 6-3, 250-pound defensive lineman committed to UNM over offers from UTSA, Army, Cornell and Colgate. Playing tight end at Brandeis (Texas) High School, he caught nine passes for 59 yards and one touchdown as a junior last season.

S Xavier Rivera-Rogers

Summary: The 6-2, 180-pound safety committed to UNM over offers from Air Force, UTEP and Utah Tech. He made 19 total tackles with one interception as a junior at Basha High School last season.

OL Derek Worden

Summary: The 6-5, 277-pound offensive tackle committed to UNM over offers from Boise State, Arizona, Colorado, Utah State and UTEP. He will play his senior season at Queen Creek (Arizona) High School.

S Jaron Liles

Summary: The 6-1, 175-pound safety committed to UNM over offers from Arizona and Sacramento State. He made 132 total tackles with three tackles for loss and one sack as a junior at Queen Creek High School last season.

OL Brody Litton

Summary: The 6-6, 250-pound prep tight end committed to UNM as an offensive tackle over offers from South Dakota, Southern Illinois and Eastern Illinois. He will play his senior season at Beloit (Kansas) High School.

OL Ty Gates

Summary: The 6-6, 280-pound prep tight end-turned-offensive tackle committed to UNM over an additional offer from Black Hills State University, a Division II school in Spearfish, South Dakota. He will play his senior season at Centennial (Arizona) High School.

OL Braden Chick

Summary: The 6-2, 285-pound offensive lineman committed to UNM over an additional offer from Army. He will play his senior season at American Leadership (Arizona) Academy.

OL Sebastian Dawkins

Summary: The 6-2, 270-pound offensive lineman committed to UNM — the only school to offer him — in June. He will play his senior season at Westfield (Texas) High School.