Texas A&M’s top-end talent showed up in a big way in the latest College Football 27 ratings, and the Aggies’ biggest names landed right where you’d expect them to be: near the top of the SEC conversation.
Mario Craver is the headliner. The wide receiver checked in with the team’s highest overall mark at 91, and he comes with 94 speed and 96 agility. Right behind him, the Aggies’ safety tandem of Dalton Brooks and Marcus Ratcliffe both landed at 89 overall, a nod to a secondary that’s been widely viewed as one of the best in the conference.
Quarterback Marcel Reed is in that next tier at 88 overall. The source material points to Reed as one of the SEC’s top signal callers, even if he still doesn’t get the national respect his play suggests. He’s part of a group that gives Texas A&M a strong spine on both sides of the ball.
The rest of the upper class is packed with familiar names. Edge Anto Saka is rated 88, while offensive lineman Coen Echols, cornerback Dezz Ricks, wideout Isaiah Horton, linebacker Ray Coney and running back Rueben Owens II all came in at 87. After that, the ratings keep stacking: cornerbacks Julio Humphrey and Rickey Gibson III are both at 86, along with offensive lineman Wilkin Formby.
There’s also depth beyond the top group. Defensive lineman DJ Hicks is at 84, then freshman cornerback Brandon Arrington, cornerback Bravion Rogers and safety Tawfiq Byard are all at 83. Safety Bryce Anderson, kicker David Olano and offensive lineman Mark Nabou Jr. each landed at 82, while wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman rounds out the list at 81.
The backdrop matters, too. Mike Elko is heading into his third season after Texas A&M made the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history. The schedule won’t be easy, with road games at LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Alabama and Oklahoma.
Even so, the roster looks built to handle it. Between 17 transfer portal additions and 43 new pieces overall from the portal and the 2026 signing class, this is a group that appears ready to contend again. If the College Football 27 ratings are any clue, Texas A&M has the kind of talent profile that can point toward 10 or 11 wins and another postseason run.
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