For those who don't know Sam Khan has had some type of Aggie beat for a long time - currently the Athletic's reporter for college football in the state of Texas.

They ranked Marcel Reed #26 and said this:

Reed, a late take in A&M's 2023 recruiting class, filled in for the injured Conner Weigman, then took over as the starter in the final month of the season after a breakout performance in a win against LSU. He showed enough that the Aggies didn't take a QB to compete with him for the starting job in the portal after Weigman left.

His speed is a game-changer. "He's explosive," an SEC assistant said.

He needs to develop more as a passer, but he has good arm strength and a fluid motion, and he's a good fit for Collin Klein's offense, which utilizes heavy doses of the quarterback run game.

Seems fair to me.

Other qb's of note (with my comments in parenthesis if I have one):

1. Klubnick
2. Nussmeier (I don't see it)
3. Sellers (seems overrated but I fear him)
4. Mateer
5. Lagway (same as Sellers - 4 SEC in top 5)
9. Hoover (TCU)
10. Arch (c'mon now)
16. Haynes King (he's still playing - good for him)
29. Eli Holstein (one time commit)
49. CJ Carr (Notre Dame)
51. Conner Weigman

The former Texas A&M five-star recruit is seeking a fresh start with the Cougars. When healthy, Weigman showed flashes of why he was so highly regarded coming out of high school, showing a quick release, good downfield accuracy and touch and the athleticism to make plays off schedule.

But injuries got the best of him more often than not in Aggieland. Houston is betting on a rejuvenated Weigman to revive one of the worst offenses in the FBS.

53. Owen McCown (UTSA)
63. Zach Calzada (also still playing - and also good for him. Lowest rated SEC starter)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6483745/2025/07/16/college-football-quarterback-tiers-rankings/ Here is the link. Probably behind a paywall - but I think the Athletic is like $5 a year now.

#10….BWBWHAHAHAHAHAHA……

Klubnick

I was one of the few on here that wanted him over Weigman back in that recruiting class.

LB12Diamond said:

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Klubnick

I was one of the few on here that wanted him over Weigman back in that recruiting class.

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Thats revisionist history. I remember the consensus was to just get one of them. Weigman committed first and that was that.

The only one I dont agree with is Nuss. Seems way to high

Nussmeier makes some of the most incredibly intuitive throws in tight windows I've ever seen at this level.

He also makes some of the most wtf decisions and throws I've seen. But I get why people are high on him. There might not be another QB in cfb that can make some of the reads and passes he can.

cevans_40 said:

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LB12Diamond said:

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Klubnick

I was one of the few on here that wanted him over Weigman back in that recruiting class.

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Thats revisionist history. I remember the consensus was to just get one of them. Weigman committed first and that was that.

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Oh really

That's interesting. I said I was one of the few on here. There were a few of us.

I must be missing all these threads where everyone is 100% agreement on everything Aggie football related.

If it makes you feel better, I also really wanted Perkins and he's sucked. So I missed on that one.

Calzada is still in school?!
I suppose a lot of people go to college for 7 years.

NoahAg said:

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Calzada is still in school?!
I suppose a lot of people go to college for 7 years.

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Almost a doctor

Quote:

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I think the Athletic is like $5 a year now.

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And even that is too much.

Three categories here.

Have done something:
Klubnick (Most proven guy by a long shot)
Sellers (Could go in the category below)

Have looked promising at times but hard to tell:
Nussmeier
Reed
Lagway
Haynes King
Arch
Connor Weigman

Total crapshoot
Hoover (TCU)
Eli Holstein (one time commit)
CJ Carr (Notre Dame)

I'm not sure you can say Lagway is hard to tell. He looked like he was really coming on last year. No reason to think he's not the real deal.

Also Eli played a ton last year so not sure how he is a crap shoot.

Hoover at #9 is a joke

1 plays 2 the very first weekend so it will be settled on the field!

NoahAg said:

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Calzada is still in school?!
I suppose a lot of people go to college for 7 years.

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Hayden Schott did.

I think putting Arch at #10 is definitely fair. With all the hype surrounding him you can't drop him too low, and he played fairly well as a backup. Besides, everyone else seems to want to rank him at #1 without seeing him play a full season yet.

hold on, Calzada is still playing football?

he was at A&M before the pandemic

W said:

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hold on, Calzada is still playing football?

he was at A&M before the pandemic

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regular RS + Covid freebie + medical. This will year should finally finish off the COVID nonsense I think.

LB12Diamond said:

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Klubnick

I was one of the few on here that wanted him over Weigman back in that recruiting class.

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I was also one of the few primarily because I thought Klubnik would be better operating Fisher's offense. It's taken him a long time to become good in college which surprises me.

This was taking place after their junior years in HS.

The reasons I wanted Klubnik. He had just won state. Watched several of his games. He had all the tools and leadership was very clear. I liked his family was Aggies.

I thought he would be the one we took. Weigman committing so fast was very surprising to me. At that time I had heard, he was probably going to commit to OU. Now I understand with his dad's ties to Cotton, etc., among other things why he committed fast prior to Klubnik committing.

I wasn't super familiar with Weigman in HS, but I was very bummed that Klubnik didn't pull the trigger first and commit to the Ags, he was something in those HS playoffs. That said, I'm sure Jimbo would've messed that up too.

If Sellers can iron out some of his consistency, I wholeheartedly think he can be one of the biggest wrecking balls we've seen since 2010 Cam.

I don't really think of Sam Khan as being athletic

Haynes at 16 is a joke as well

Bunk Moreland said:

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Nussmeier makes some of the most incredibly intuitive throws in tight windows I've ever seen at this level.

He also makes some of the most wtf decisions and throws I've seen. But I get why people are high on him. There might not be another QB in cfb that can make some of the reads and passes he can.

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Hes a great passer with a clean pocket, but he falls apart once it breaks down or he get some pressure

Just remember if Klubnik had come here. He would have transferred and been labeled pretty good. And Weigman would be number 1 in the nation.

Bunk Moreland said:

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Nussmeier makes some of the most incredibly intuitive throws in tight windows I've ever seen at this level.

He also makes some of the most wtf decisions and throws I've seen. But I get why people are high on him. There might not be another QB in cfb that can make some of the reads and passes he can.

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Nuss is probably the best passer in college football. I expect him to have a big year.

TopoTacos said:

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I wasn't super familiar with Weigman in HS, but I was very bummed that Klubnik didn't pull the trigger first and commit to the Ags, he was something in those HS playoffs. That said, I'm sure Jimbo would've messed that up too.

If Sellers can iron out some of his consistency, I wholeheartedly think he can be one of the biggest wrecking balls we've seen since 2010 Cam.

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Exactly, I would put Sellers over Nuss. If SCe doesn't have Sellers they win maybe 5-6 games.

Nuss is the best pure passer but his decision making has cost lsu games.

Klubinik is the best all around QB.

cupcakesprinkles said:

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TopoTacos said:

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I wasn't super familiar with Weigman in HS, but I was very bummed that Klubnik didn't pull the trigger first and commit to the Ags, he was something in those HS playoffs. That said, I'm sure Jimbo would've messed that up too.

If Sellers can iron out some of his consistency, I wholeheartedly think he can be one of the biggest wrecking balls we've seen since 2010 Cam.

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Exactly, I would put Sellers over Nuss. If SCe doesn't have Sellers they win maybe 5-6 games.

Nuss is the best pure passer but his decision making has cost lsu games.

Klubinik is the best all around QB.

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I'm sure I'm going to eat my words but I just don't see it with Sellers. His passing needs a TON of work and you can guarantee teams will force him to beat them through the air this year. He has that Cam running ability no doubt though so it can be an equalizer.

LB12Diamond said:

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This was taking place after their junior years in HS.

The reasons I wanted Klubnik. He had just won state. Watched several of his games. He had all the tools and leadership was very clear. I liked his family was Aggies.

I thought he would be the one we took. Weigman committing so fast was very surprising to me. At that time I had heard, he was probably going to commit to OU. Now I understand with his dad's ties to Cotton, etc., among other things why he committed fast prior to Klubnik committing.

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Jimbo actually offered Klubnik first but he hemmed and hawed on it for a few days and Jimbo then offered Weigman who jumped on it immediately. Klubnik could have easily been our guy. Just chose not to. Interesting as you said with Aggie parents. Maybe they burned him out?

Lack of quality QB recruiting will be the "death" of Elko like it was for Fisher. Jimbo thought he could coach average QBs to being good. Elko is a defensive coach but he's taking the same approach. It's unfortunate but he'll only get one or two more QBs after Reed. He better hit on one of them.

AWP 97 said:

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Lack of quality QB recruiting will be the "death" of Elko like it was for Fisher. Jimbo thought he could coach average QBs to being good. Elko is a defensive coach but he's taking the same approach. It's unfortunate but he'll only get one or two more QBs after Reed. He better hit on one of them.

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It's funny you say that one when the last 3 QBs to win the NC were good but not great. But they all did play the entire season. There's a lot more to winning it all in college football than needing a great QB.

NoahAg said:

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Calzada is still in school?!
I suppose a lot of people go to college for 7 years.

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"Hold my beer."

So what are Sam Khan's and Antonio Morales's credentials to be ranking college QBs?

Bunk Moreland said:

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TopoTacos said:

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I wasn't super familiar with Weigman in HS, but I was very bummed that Klubnik didn't pull the trigger first and commit to the Ags, he was something in those HS playoffs. That said, I'm sure Jimbo would've messed that up too.

If Sellers can iron out some of his consistency, I wholeheartedly think he can be one of the biggest wrecking balls we've seen since 2010 Cam.

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Exactly, I would put Sellers over Nuss. If SCe doesn't have Sellers they win maybe 5-6 games.

Nuss is the best pure passer but his decision making has cost lsu games.

Klubinik is the best all around QB.

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I'm sure I'm going to eat my words but I just don't see it with Sellers. His passing needs a TON of work and you can guarantee teams will force him to beat them through the air this year. He has that Cam running ability no doubt though so it can be an equalizer.

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He doesn't need to throw against us. We will just have multiple defenders slide off him 5 yards in the backfield, and then have all of our secondary players throw puny little shoulders at the guy until he runs out of bounds just past the first down marker.

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Bunk Moreland said:

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Nussmeier makes some of the most incredibly intuitive throws in tight windows I've ever seen at this level.

He also makes some of the most wtf decisions and throws I've seen. But I get why people are high on him. There might not be another QB in cfb that can make some of the reads and passes he can.

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Hes a great passer with a clean pocket, but he falls apart once it breaks down or he get some pressure

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Just like Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels their first year starting at LSU and we know how they did their 2nd season starting.