

Brett Karhu
Named Mountain West All-Academic in 2025. Played in all 13 games, starting 12 ... recorded 29 tackles (17 solo) with 11.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks, along with two pass breakups and a forced fumble ... is tied for fourth in the Mountain West in both sacks and tackles for loss ... named Honorable Mention All-Mountain West ... recorded a season-high five tackles twice, against Michigan and at UNLV ... had a season-high 2.0 TFLs against Nevada ... recorded a sack in seven of the 12 games, including five of the last six ... deflected a pass in the fourth quarter against Colorado State which UNM intercepted, resulting in the go-ahead touchdown ... had a strip-sack against Air Force which UNM turned into a field goal ... had three tackles, a half-sack, and a pass breakup against Minnesota in the Rate Bowl. Lettered one season at Memphis, where he saw action in 10 games, recording one tackle … recorded his lone tackle in the opener against North Alabama. Earned Honorable Mention All-America from Don Hansen Football Gazette along with D2CCA Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-GAC after playing in 11 games with 40 tackles, 18.5 TFLs and 11.5 sacks … set a program record for sacks (Division II era) with his 11.5 … his 18.5 TFLs were seventh in Division II. His 11.5 sacks were sixth in Division II … had a career-high seven tackles against Arkansas Tech with 3.0 sacks and 4.0 TFLs … held at least a half-sack in eight consecutive games. Played in 11 games as a true freshman with 13 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 1.0 sacks … also had a pass breakup and two hurries … had a season-high five tackles with 3.0 TFLs and a sack against Southern Arkansas. Lettered in football at Independence High School, recording 77 tackles with 22.0 TFLs and 12.0 sacks … his 10.0 sacks as a senior ranked in the top-10 in Texas for their classification … also had 16 hurries and a pass breakup. Birthday is April 12, 2004 … majoring in liberal arts and integrative studies.
- TransferredBrett Karhu (DL) officially transferred from University of Memphis to University of New Mexico
- CommittedUpNext · 6/11/25, 1:13 PMBrett Karhu (DL) committed to University of New Mexico
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of New Mexico | 9 | 5 | 245 | Elite | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | University of New Mexico | 13 | 12 | 499 | High | 29 | 17 | 12 | 50 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | University of Memphis | 10 | 0 | 9 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 11 | 11 | -- | Elite | 41 | 19 | 20 | 104 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 11 | 3 | -- | Low | 13 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 1.0 |
| Career | 54 | 31 | 753 | Elite | 109 | 51 | 47 | 175 | 27.5 |
Profile last updated Nov 8, 2026











