Sone Aupiu
Awards 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA Third Team 2025 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Second Team 2024 (Junior) For the second straight season, he earned a starting role in all of the Aggies’ games as he made 12 starts at linebacker… finished fourth on the team in tackles with 55 total (26 solo, 29 assisted)… tallied 4.0 tackles for loss while ranking third on the team in pass breakups with five… this included his first career interception in the Aggies’ lone road win over Middle Tennessee… logged five or more tackles in nine of the Aggies’ 12 contest. 2023 (Sophomore) Appeared in and started all 15 games on one of Conference USA's top defenses... logged 47 total tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks to help the Aggies hold opponents to just 22.80 points per game... turned in a season-high 10 tackles in the Conference USA Championship game against Liberty on Dec. 1. 2022 (Freshman) Saw action in three games … Did not record any stats … Earned a redshirt season per NCAA participation rules. Footer
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State University | 3 | 2 | 166 | -- | 12 | 6 | 3.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State University | 11 | 10 | 395 | High | 68 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State University | 12 | 12 | 56 | Med. | 55 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State University | 15 | 11 | -- | Med. | 47 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State University | 3 | 0 | 13 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 44 | 35 | 630 | High | 182 | 98 | 21.5 | 53 | 4.5 | 12 | 10 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026