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Note: This is the first in a series of position previews ahead of New Mexico鈥檚 season opener against Central Michigan. Today鈥檚 position: Running backs.

Before he could move forward, Scottre Humphrey had to look back.

New Mexico鈥檚 senior running back didn鈥檛 play to the level he wanted last season, rushing for just 349 yards and five touchdowns. His usage dwindled down the stretch. And when he did get carries, a lingering injury kept him from performing the way he knew he could, the way he had been expected to.

At the end of a trying year, he asked himself a question.

鈥淚t was just a reflection of how this past season went,鈥� Humphrey said. 鈥淚 had to look at myself in the mirror and (ask) myself, 鈥榳hat do I wanna be?鈥� I wanna be the number-one back. I wanna be an every-down back.鈥�

Through 14 practices, Humphrey has looked the part. The 5-foot-10, 215-pound senior is expected to serve as the Lobos鈥� lead back this season after struggling to meet sky-high expectations in his first year with the program.

A former Montana State transfer, Humphrey was expected to serve as the tip of the spear last season in the Lobos鈥� deep, talented running back room. But a high ankle sprain in UNM鈥檚 win over UCLA held him back, opening the door for Damon Bankston to take the reins and finish the season as the Lobos鈥� leading rusher.

鈥淚 just tried to come back as soon as possible,鈥� Humphrey said, 鈥渁nd I just couldn鈥檛 get my explosiveness back.鈥�

Camp has been different. Now healed, Humphrey is noticeably faster than he was at this point last year. His first steps are a little quicker, and he feels he鈥檚 caught an 鈥渆xtra wind鈥� after training to get faster this offseason.

Off the field, first-year running backs coach Darius G. Smith has noticed other changes.

鈥淲hat I鈥檝e seen from (Humphrey) this year is his want and desire to improve upon what he was before his injury last year,鈥� he said, 鈥渁nd understanding that鈥檚 going to take a lot of sacrifice and dedication. That鈥檚 where his maturity is coming into play 鈥� I鈥檓 not saying that he鈥檚 been flawless 鈥� he鈥檚 had his mistakes.

鈥淏ut even in that manner, how he鈥檚 handled his mistakes has been very, very impressive.鈥�

Humphrey is expected to share carries with two transfers: sophomore Cameron Mathews (Memphis) and junior Kiefer Sibley (North Texas). Both have practiced with the Lobos鈥� first-team offense and flashed in live environments 鈥� Mathews scored a long touchdown in UNM鈥檚 spring game while Sibley scored two in its Aug. 15 scrimmage.

While head coach Jason Eck wants Mathews and Sibley to continue improving as pass protectors, he said he likes what he鈥檚 seen from UNM鈥檚 top three backs as Deshaun Buchanan remains sidelined with a foot injury.

鈥淲e started working some two-back stuff lately,鈥� he said last week, 鈥渨hich I think is a sign of how they鈥檙e doing, that we wanna get those guys on the field. And that wasn鈥檛 necessarily something coming into camp that we thought was definite. But I think the way those guys have developed, we got to use those guys to help us.鈥�

Depth-wise, sophomore Darrion Bowers has recently flashed after missing all of last season as he recovered from a torn ACL.

鈥淚 thought when he got here first thing last summer, he showed (a) knack and some ability to make guys miss,鈥� Eck said Thursday. 鈥淚 think as he gets further and further out from his (ACL injury), he鈥檚 looking better and better.鈥�

UNM has one freshman in its running backs room: Jerod Terry Jr., who鈥檚 mostly worked with the Lobos鈥� third-string offense to this point.

鈥淗e didn鈥檛 have a lot of reps in the first scrimmage, but he didn鈥檛 have any mistakes,鈥� Smith said. 鈥淲hen we watch that as a unit, I make sure I shine on that (and) I tell my guys, 鈥榚tch that into your brain. What he did was 100% correct 鈥� his footwork was correct, his hand placement was correct.鈥�

鈥淥n a daily basis 鈥� there鈥檚 (been) growth, and I can see that growth. That鈥檚 what I鈥檓 looking for. You know, no one鈥檚 dragging or sagging behind.鈥�

Sean Reider covers college football and other sports for the Journal. You can reach him at sreider@abqjournal.com or via X at .