Marquise Conchola

Texas A&M-Tennessee could affect more than just the 2016 season. The matchup of unbeatens has attracted many elite high school athletes from around the country. Inside, the TexAgs recruiting team has compiled a list of potential visitors and more.

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have updated and released our Top 100 2018 players in Texas. Putting these lists togetheris one of the more arduous task we do, and we take pride in doing the best we can by watching film and doing our homework. This list is compiled by our staff only.Here's a link to our rankings:http://texags.com/football-recruiting/top/2018I'm going to let Jason chime in about the DFW prospects, but I'll say that the Aggies are off to a great start with the top end talent in this class. Our number one player is Angleton stud Billy 'BJ' Foster. The kid is an animal on both sides of the ball and is every bit the prospect at safety as both Jeff Okudah and Brandon Jones (the top safeties in the previous classes). His combination of size, speed, and physicality made him an easy number one for us. The Aggies are in his early group of leaders, and he'll surely be at an upcoming home game.At number two is Manvel WR and kick returner Jalen Preston. A teammate of A&M commit Derrick Tucker, Preston possesses big play potential because of his raw athleticism, ball skills, and strength. He also excels in the return game for the Mavericks, but he's mostly sought after for his game breaking ability on the outside. Preston is off to a nice start to his junior campaign. He told me at the 7on7 tourney this summer that he had a "great feeling" about Texas A&M. Though the late summer momentum trended towards the Maroon and White, I'll be interested in hearing how things have progressed for him since then. Manvel takes on Pearland tomorrow night, and I'll be in attendance. The Top 10 in our list is littered with guys in the greater Houston area that the Ags currently have a great shot at landing.#3 Mustapha Muhammad has already developed an influential relationship with Kevin Sumlin. #4 Jalen Green was all in during his visit last weekend and felt bad for missing the last recruiting BBQ of the summer. #5 Keondre Coburn will go on and on about Terry Price and David Turner and has been outspoken about his affection for the Aggies on social media. #7 Max Wright is very comfortable with A&M, as is his family. Folks near his recruitment really think the Ags have taken a clear step forward. #8 Montel Parker is an A&M commit.#9 Colten Blanton openly said he nearly committed to A&M this summer basically because of Jim Turner. That's a lot of guys for the Aggie staff to feel good about heading into their junior seasons. The other A&M commit, OL Luke Matthews comes in at #12. Lastly, the Brazos Valley continues to put out solid prospects as Kolby Peel, Quandree White, Xavier Williams, and Marquise Conchola all made our list. And, you want a name that didn't make the cut but most certainly could very soon...take a look at Manvel QB Kason Martin, son of Head Coach Kirk Martin and younger brother of A&M OL Koda Martin. *******************Jason's take on a few Dallas guysTop 10 guys Arlington Lamar DL Tre Brown may just be the best athlete on the defensive line. He could play DE or DT on the college level and he plays a very disciplined brand of football. I'll be honest, my criticism, I'd like to see him go attack a little more after he makes his reads. On the recruiting front, A&M is in very good standing and after this weekend things got a little better. A&M is definitely in the running.QB Spencer Sanders was A&M's in-state QB offer and I love what he brings to the table. He's a heady player with a big arm and a lot of confidence. With Fortin in the fold I think the Aggies are looking elsewhere, but Sanders is still a big time player.Just outside the top 10 is Lucas Lovejoy tackling machine Bumper Pool. He is a heat seeking missile in the middle of the defense and was at the USC/Alabama game this past weekend. He will be at the TCU/Arkansas this weekend and then has plans to get to Michigan and then Alabama for the A&M game. He is trying to make it out to LSU, USC, and Texas A&M after that. A&M offered and he is taking a good long look. He has ties to Arkansas and it looks like Alabama has his attention as well, but the Aggies are in the mix.OL Darrell Simpson was in town over the weekend and continues to give the Aggies a look. LB Alston Orji mentioned before the season he plans to visit A&M this weekend. He couldn't make last week with Rockwall playing on Saturday. CB Verone McKinley III has been a priority target for coach Joseph from the beginning and the Aggies are in great shape. He was in town last weekend. One guy I'm a huge fan of is Waco La Vega OL Michael Fletcher. He does not have a lot of tape, but he's big at 6-6, 290 and he is moves very well. He was a move-in from Waco and had to sit out last year. He's really starting to pick up attention as his early stuff is getting out. I've heard that A&M has already started to show some interest.Rockdale's Jaquayln Crawford and Cameron Yoe's Iverson Westbrook are a couple of more playmakers from Central Texas. And out west keep an eye on Reese Moore and Javorian Miller. Moore is a TE who could end up developing into an OT and Miller is a multi-talented athlete with great size. If I had to pick on myself I'd say Jarell Cherry may be a little too low, with his speed off the edge, and I really think we'll see Sarodorick Thompson will be pretty high on this list before it is all said and done. There's a lot to like in this class, tons of talent, and I'm sure we overlooked a few guys.

Hit both CSISD high schools today to check out the plethora of local talent before the season kicks off. Here's a brief report on the Consol Tigers and CSHS Cougars.A&M Consolidated2017 CB Tyon Merchant - Oklahoma State - A&M nearly made a move on Merchant earlier this year, but the Ags have filled their secondary. Merchant remains solid in his pledge to the Cowboys. https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7629897782959226882018 ATH Kolby Peel - one of the more underrated guys in the 2018 class, in my opinion. Kid is a football player. Every time you look up, it seems like he's either got the football or is tackling the football. A&M has been in to see him more than once. His sophomore tape is solid.https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7629889356266987522019 DT Josh Ellison - big boy that flashed a quick first step. His body has already changed some since I saw him in the spring. It's going to be interesting to see him continue to grow.https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7629839088455598082019 OL Reid Francis - great frame for such a young kid. He's already at 6-4, 270 with good length. He'll have all the physical attributes you want in an OL. His dad played for A&M as well. https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/762979596119646210https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/762985379574059008College Station High2017 QB Ty Brock - Ty just gets better every time I see him. Disciplined in his footwork, leader on the field, great feel for trajectory and velo...just an all around solid QB. Hearing Tennessee and another SEC school are really looking hard here. https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/763138780517707780https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7631464571467284482017 OL Josh Donovan - Josh is making the move to tackle from center this year. He's a mountain of a kid. He committed to North Texas over the summer. https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7631376339082485812018 ATH Quandree White - We all know how good White is in the slot (perhaps the best in 2018 in Texas) and returning kicks, but for team purposes, Quandree looks like he'll log significant time at safety this season. Still, I'd be willing to bet the Cougars find a way to get their big time playmaker the football. https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7631533802607534092019 ATH Brandon Joseph - this kid looks like a future stud. Long, rangy athlete that's pretty fluid. Still a tad skinny but has the frame to hold the weight. CSHS coaches think a lot of this kid.https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/7631561284987863042017 CB Timarcus Davis and 2018 DL Marquise Conchola are both sidelined to different extents for knee and shoulder knocks, respectively. Davis pledged to UH over the summer. https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/763152668437073920https://twitter.com/r_brauninger/status/763157221609922560