Texas A&M's 2027 defensive haul is in an ideal spot entering spring
Seven of Texas A&M's 10 commitments in the class of 2027 are on the defensive side of the ball, and as the spring approaches, Mike Elko and the Aggies have put themselves in a position to go big-game hunting at a number of positions.
Around Texas: A round-up of recruiting news in the Lone Star State
Around the state of Texas, decisions are being made, visits are being taken and offers are being extended as recruiting never stops in this great state. It is time to take a look at the latest happenings on the Lone Star State recruiting front.
Around Texas: A round-up of recruiting news in the Lone Star State
Around the state of Texas, decisions are being made, visits are being taken and offers are being extended as recruiting never stops in this great state. It is time to take a look at the latest happenings on the Lone Star State recruiting front.
Tuesday Recruiting Notes
Texas A&M is gearing up for their first weekend of Junior Day visitors and the action is already heating up in the 2027 class. Argyle (TX) Liberty Christian LB Cooper Witten has confirmed his plans to be in College Station this weekend. With his father being named Oklahoma's TE Coach there has been plenty of speculating about what it means for Cooper's recruitment. The Sooners have been and will be a big presence in his recruitment, but getting him back to College Station and around new LB coach Travis Williams is positive movement for the Aggies. We just published an interview with Haymarket (VA) Battlefield 2027 LB Noah Glover. The Aggies were among his first offers and Jay Bateman led his recruitment. He was not able to visit this fall, but the program made a strong impression and new LB coach Travis Williams recently stopped by to see him out in Virginia. His former Battlefield teammate Wesley Williams who played for Elko at Duke spoke very highly of Elko and at Under Armour he had Kamarui Dorsey in his ear. He will be in town for his first visit to Texas A&M this weekend. Check out the interview for more details. Under Armour All-American Noah Glover heads to Aggieland this week | TexAgsAnother LB coach Williams recently stopped through to see is Swainsboro (GA) 2027 Ja'Bios Smith. The Aggies offered back in April and made his top 10 in September along with Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Michigan, South Carolina, and Tennessee. As the tweet below indicates he is planning a visit to College StationThanks Coach @T_WILL4REAL and @AggieFootball for stopping by and spending the day with me. I really enjoyed the visit and look forward to the trip to College Station! @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong247 @RustyMansell_ @adamgorney @LemmingReport @LM_Sports_Media @_DwightSmith pic.twitter.com/Vl03EtiZEn— Ja’bios “Bigfoot” Smith (@jabiossmith) January 10, 2026
In state things have slowed down a little bit between the Aggies and Arlington (TX) Lamar LB Braylon Williams. He is currently planning to visit Texas this weekend and Kentucky on the 24th. Forney (TX) North Forney WR Briceson Thrower has two visits on his schedule. He plans to visit Texas this weekend and he will visit Texas A&M on January 24. Thrower visited this fall and of the in-state receivers with offers Thrower is one getting a lot of attention from the Aggies right now. Fort Worth (TX) North Crowley CB John Meredith III told us before Christmas he planned to visit Texas A&M soon, and while the date has not been set just yet, keep an eye out for the Jan 24 weekend. Whether or not he makes it in that weekend I do look for the Aggies to get a visit in the not too distant future. Cedar Hill (TX) DL Jalen Brewster is coming off a standout Under Armour week performance and the Texas Tech commit continues to evaluate his options. The Aggies continue to pursue and right now they are working out their schedule. Cypress (TX) Cy Ranch DL Amari Vickerson is set to decide on January 18. The Aggies are a finalist, but we continue to hear things are trending elsewhere there at the moment. The Aggies already having Myels Smith and Elijah Patmon in the class give the Aggies some solid footing on the interior DL. As always we will have a full list of visitors later in the week. Just now Englewood (CO) Cherry Creek OL Jackson Roper retweeted the report by Brandon Huffman that he will visit A&M this weekend. One of the nation's best and a guy coach Cushing and Co got in on early, he's one OOS OL to keep on the radar. We have also confirmed most of the 2027 class will be in College Station for one weekend or another and I'd expect all of them will eventually be confirmed. It is also still All-American Bowl season and this week it is the Polynesian Bowl. The game will be played Friday, January 16 at 8 p.m. and includes quite a few Texas A&M targets. Commits/Signees Edge Samu Moala, Lawndale (CA) Leuzinger - Team MaukaCB Raylaun Henry, Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy - Team MaukaQB Helaman Casuga, Draper (UT) Corner Canyon - Team MakaiQB Jayce Johnson, Valdosta (GA) Lowndes - Team Makai Targets RB Landen Williams-Callis, Richmond (TX) Randle - Team MaukaRB Tyson Robinson, Brandon (MS) - Team MaukaWR Eric McFarland, Las Vegas (NV)/IMG Academy - Team MaukaOL Ismael Camara, Gilmer (TX) - Team MaukaOL Mark Matthews, Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas - Team MaukaDL Jalen Brewster, Cedar Hill (TX) - Texas Tech commit - Team MaukaOL Albert Simien, Moss Bluff (LA) Sam Houston - Team MakaiOL Jordan Agbanoma, Grayson (GA) Loganville - Team MakaiEDG DJ Jacobs Jr., Roswell (GA) Blessed Trinity - Ohio State commit - Team MakaiEDG Zyron Forstall, New Orleans (LA)/IMG Academy - Team MakaiLB Kaden Henderson, Tampa (FL) Jesuit - Team Makai
A pair of 2027 quick-hitters
First, Cy Ranch DT Amari Vickerson is closing in on a commitment in on January 18th. He has a final group of Texas A&M, Florida State, Texas, SMU, and Michigan. After checking with a couple of Houston based sources, I get the feeling that the Aggies have ramped up their intrigue and pursuit here throughout the back end of the fall and into the winter, especially from where things stood early last summer. Now, the hill they face is both stiff competition as well as currently holding a pair of commitments from Elijah Patmon and Myels Smith along the interior defensive line already in the 2027 class which is a point being driven home by the opposition. Vickerson has long held A&M in high regard, but as we sit today, I'd give a slight advantage to the field. We'll check the temperature again here after the New Year to see if anything has changed. Secondly, cornerback commit Hakim Frampton has landed at San Antonio Brandeis after announcing that he was leaving Arkansas following his state championship victory earlier this month. As such, we have inserted him into our 2027 rankings at #20. I'm looking forward to seeing him compete in both 7-on-7 tournaments and the camp circuit this offseason as he prepares for his senior season in the Alamo City.