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Nation's No. 2 kicker Braden Mann commits to Texas A&M

February 5, 2015
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On Wednesday Kevin Sumlin smirked when he told the media: "With any luck we'll get our first commitment for '16 (after the 2015 class) maybe tomorrow. That tells you how often I'm doing it (recruiting)."

It turned out to be more than empty foreshadowing on Thursday, when a #YESSIR went out on cue and Cy-Fair K Braden Mann announced he had joined Texas A&M's 2016 class.

Rated by Kohl's Kicking as the nation's No. 2 kicker and a five-star in both kicking and punting, Mann went 7-of-10 on field goals in his junior season — with an in-game long of 49 — and 46-of-48 on extra points. He also hit 30 touchbacks in 60 kickoffs and held a 40.7-yard average on 42 punts.

Mann was a 2014 Kohl's All-American at punter and was also selected to the All-Greater Houston First Team and First Team 17-6A All-District as a specialist. He becomes A&M's fourth commitment.

TexAgs Premium subscribers can read our exclusive interview with Braden here and more about the commitment here.
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Nation's No. 2 kicker Braden Mann commits to Texas A&M

27,671 Views | 14 Replies | Last: 9 yr ago by TexAg4Ever
Liucci
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Nation's No. 2 kicker Braden Mann commits to Texas A&M
Spyderman
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Lets roll.
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GhostRider76
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When does the Heisman campaign kick-off? No pun intended....
CapAg07
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Wow, a scholarship kicker in back to back years??

We're putting a lot of scholarships into special teams.
mcag83
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fightintxaggie10
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Taylor Bertolet was the #2 kicker in the country, Matt Syzmanski was #1.
Blaser270
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Special teams put Auburn into the championship game and knocked Bama out last year. Can't recall a winning team ever having poor special teams. You have to win in all phases of the game to be successful.
TimParker
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Glad to hear we got a good one. A good kicker is crucial in big games.

That said, Bertolet, Szymanski, and even the 6'7" kid from KY, a few others were all Kohl's guys... they just never seem to pan-out as advertised. According to most special teams gurus, the Sailer guy and the Willingham guy put the most kickers in the NCAA and NFL.
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Having seen him many times at Cy-Fair, I can say that he's a beast on the field, has an incredibly strong leg, and incredibly accurate. Great attitude and I think he already loves Aggieland. Still plenty of room for further growth and development, I could sign on the field week 1.

Welcome to Aggieland Braden!

#BFND and #GIG'EM!!!! Whoop!
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TexAg4Ever
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He is ranked #3 by Sailer now. Was #2 before missing the Vegas camp a couple of weeks ago as noted in the comments on him.http://chrissailerkicking.com/player-rankings/?year=2016
rocky the dog
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Charlie 31
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Welcome to the Aggie Family, Braden Mann! Gig 'em!!!
TexAg4Ever
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Also just saw ranked #1 punter and #3 kicker by Kornblue Kicking. http://www.kornbluekicking.com/?p=2058
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