Texas A&M’s season has gone sideways, but freshman running back KJ Edwards has given the Aggies something to hang onto.
The Aggies dropped to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in SEC play after a 31-20 loss to Alabama in Week 8, and third-year coach Mike Elko is now 0-5 against ranked opponents after signing his massive extension just weeks before the end of the 2025 season. Still, one of the better calls Elko has made during a rough year was getting Edwards on the field. The former five-star prospect has become Texas A&M’s leading rusher and looks like the program’s starter both now and down the road.
Texas A&M has been trying to recapture the burst it had after De'Von Achane’s memorable three-year career. The hope was that senior Rueben Owens, also a former five-star, would finally resemble the player he was before injuries slowed him over the last two seasons.
That hasn’t happened. Owens has looked like a straight-ahead runner without much cut on zone concepts, while sophomore Jamarion Morrow’s return to full health this season has also helped Edwards keep climbing.
Edwards continued that rise against Alabama, even with a leg contusion that limited him to just three second-half carries. He still finished with eight catches for 43 yards and averaged 5.4 yards per carry. On the season, he leads the Aggies with 55 rushes for 360 yards and two touchdowns, and his 6.5 yards per carry ranks tied for 27th nationally.
The numbers around Edwards are only getting better. He has already piled up 260 yards after contact, and with another year under running backs coach Trooper Taylor plus a more consistent offensive line, the expectation is that Edwards will be the centerpiece of Texas A&M’s offense in 2027 and beyond.
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Even with the current season not going the way Texas A&M hoped, the recruiting picture for 2027 keeps looking sturdy, and four-star safety JayQuan Snell is a big reason why. One of the top prospects in Texas, Snell has already committed to the Aggies and made clear that his choice was about the people running the program, not the week-to-week results on the field. In a year when some pledges have come and gone, that kind of conviction matters.
Snells loyalty also gives Texas A&M a stronger foundation for what could become a serious secondary haul in that class. The Aggies already have five-star Kamarui Dorsey in the mix, and the possibility of those two forming a future safety pairing is the sort of recruiting outcome that can soften the edges of a rough season. For now, the key takeaway is simple: the staff still has appeal, and Snells commitment is another reminder that the 2027 class is holding up well. [Read more 🡒]
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Now comes another chance to reset it against South Carolina, and the stakes feel bigger than just one game in the standings. Texas A&M has been outscored badly in those road losses, a sign the issue is not limited to bad bounces or one shaky night, but something the Aggies have to solve before the seasons most important stretch arrives. [Read more 🡒]
Texas A&M Fans May Regret How Some Portal Exits Are Rising
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For A&M, the takeaway is less about any one transfer than the broader reminder that portal movement can cut both ways. Players who leave do not always disappear into the background, and this group has found enough traction elsewhere to keep the conversation going around what the Aggies lost, not just what they brought in. [Read more 🡒]