Monthly Recruiting Report: December

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>December has been filled with recruiting news. Here are the latest developments:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SIGNINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1672549' first='Matheu' last='Alderman'], Eldorado: New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='854199' first='Hayes' last='Baum'], Cibola: New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1599800' first='Justice' last='French'], Hobbs: New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851903' first='Jacob' last='Maldonado'], Cleveland: New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853015' first='Alex' last='Rivera'], Lovington: Fresno State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1672525' first='Mickey' last='Widner'], La Cueva: Air Force</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COMMITMENTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro'], Las Cruces: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1266523' first='Isaac' last='Gomez'], Las Cruces: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137877' first='Kaleb' last='Hutchens'], Bloomfield: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1142363' first='Francisco' last='Winnikoff'], Las Cruces: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OFFERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1266897' first='Caleb' last='Aranda'], Lovington: Sterling College, McPherson College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1600876' first='Braddock' last='Beaty'], Hobbs: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137878' first='Cardenio' last='Chavez'], Grants: Bemidji State, Minnesota-Morris, Arizona Christian, Crown College, Bethany College, Waldorf University, Graceland University, Community Christian College (CA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853019' first='DJ' last='Chavez'], Grants: Bethel College, Westminster College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851894' first='Gary' last='Chavez'], Grants: Community Christian College (CA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samuael Chavez, Volcano Vista: William Penn University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Chavez Gonzales, Roswell: Community Christian College (CA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1142637' first='Noah' last='Escudero'], Cleveland: Arizona Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='854297' first='Tristin' last='Fernandez'], Grants: Culver-Stockton College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1751649' first='Joey' last='Gonzales'], Rio Grande: Arkansas Baptist College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853566' first='Isaiah' last='Goree'], La Cueva: Western New Mexico, Ottawa University (Arizona)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1599958' first='Cole' last='Gosnell'], Bloomfield: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851863' first='Jordan' last='Gould'], Rio Rancho: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julio Gutierrez, Cibola: Muskingum College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Josh Hughbanks, Miyamura: Culver-Stockton College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1267002' first='Jesse' last='Ibarra'], Chaparral: Community Christian College (Ohio Valley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1594142' first='Jhett' last='Kinghorn'], La Cueva: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1270998' first='Jonas' last='Lopez'], Santa Teresa: Sterling College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853023' first='Luke' last='Matherly'], Centennial: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853576' first='Tayvon' last='McCoy'], Cleveland: Metro Pirates (JUCO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1751732' first='Cristian' last='Medrano'], Bloomfield: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1245683' first='Ismael' last='Mendez'], Volcano Vista: Ottawa University (Kansas)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1601125' first='Adrian' last='Mora'], Hobbs: NMMI</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1720577' first='Santos' last='Nevarez'], Del Norte: Sterling College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='851884' first='Israel' last='Nieto'], Chaparral: Sterling College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='854308' first='Isaiah' last='Ortega'], Grants: Arizona Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1006736' first='Zachary' last='Perea'], Legacy Academy: Wisconsin Lutheran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1633802' first='Gianluca' last='Ramirez'], Atrisco Heritage: Papago Pumas (JUCO), Arkansas Bullies (JUCO)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1599998' first='Hector' last='Ramirez'], Dexter: Massachusetts Maritime Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1416992' first='D'Marcus' last='Rodriguez'], Pojoaque Valley: Minnesota North Vermillion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Manase Soakai, La Cueva: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853709' first='Connor' last='Steele'], Cleveland: Bethel College</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1137120' first='Finn' last='Thompson'], Albuquerque Academy: Willamette University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Turgoose, Centennial: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1224569' first='Kaleb' last='Vander Wilt'], Volcano Vista: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1266336' first='Frankie' last='Zavala Jr.'], Gadsden: Judson University, Bonneville Football Academy, Community Christian College (CA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VISITS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1750954' first='Joaquin' last='Bolanos'], Roswell: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1142637' first='Noah' last='Escudero'], Cleveland: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1599539' first='Noah' last='Estrada'], Roswell: New Mexico Highlands</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853566' first='Isaiah' last='Goree'], La Cueva: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853023' first='Luke' last='Matherly'], Centennial: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='853709' first='Connor' last='Steele'], Cleveland: Western New Mexico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats to [player_tooltip player_id='854199' first='Hayes' last='Baum']. He signed today to play football at UNM. <a href="https://twitter.com/The__Baum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The__Baum</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/UNMLoboFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UNMLoboFB</a> <a href="https://t.co/0hEXCLh5Gc">pic.twitter.com/0hEXCLh5Gc</a></p>&mdash; Cibola High School (@CibolaCougars) <a href="https://twitter.com/CibolaCougars/status/1996316913610506738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All glory to God. I have committed to play football at New Mexico Highlands. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Committed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Committed</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NMHUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMHUFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTaufaasau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachTaufaasau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTwelveGage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachTwelveGage</a> <a href="https://t.co/Kjhz2pUWKe">pic.twitter.com/Kjhz2pUWKe</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1137877' first='Kaleb' last='Hutchens'] (@KalebHutchens2) <a href="https://twitter.com/KalebHutchens2/status/2004602802446958732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After many conversations with <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_JohnsonOU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_JohnsonOU</a> I am extremely grateful and blessed to be offered by Ottawa University! <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_CEdwards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_CEdwards</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/vvhsfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vvhsfootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachWallin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachWallin</a> <a href="https://t.co/qwThurFejK">pic.twitter.com/qwThurFejK</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1245683' first='Ismael' last='Mendez'] III (TACO) (@IsmaelMendezIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsmaelMendezIII/status/2000982355813753100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After many conversations with <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Rolle41?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Rolle41</a> I am blessed to say I have received another offer to <a href="https://twitter.com/UMMFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UMMFootball</a> !!🏈💪 <a href="https://twitter.com/GHSCoachBrown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GHSCoachBrown</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmprepcosports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmprepcosports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NMrecruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMrecruits</a> <a href="https://t.co/aRO1KqCHVd">pic.twitter.com/aRO1KqCHVd</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1137878' first='Cardenio' last='Chavez'] (@Cardenio_chavez) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardenio_chavez/status/2003551202966143433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->