Texas A&M is about to get a big swing at one of the nation’s top junior receivers.
Five-star Shadow Creek wideout Jaylen Addai is scheduled to visit College Station later this month when the Aggies open SEC play against Kentucky. Addai, an in-state prospect, is ranked as a top-10 player in the country regardless of position in the junior class, which tells you just how much attention this recruitment is going to draw.
For now, the early pace-setters appear to be Notre Dame and Ohio State, according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine. That doesn’t mean Texas A&M is out of the mix by any stretch. High-end in-state battles can be tricky, but the Aggies have shown they can land elite talent even when the path doesn’t look simple - Mark Matthews is a good example of that.
And if there’s one staffer who could matter here, it’s Holmon Wiggins. He’s already built a reputation as one of the best recruiters on Texas A&M’s staff from his work as receivers coach, and now that he’s the full-time offensive coordinator, he has even more to sell. Addai’s recruitment figures to be one of the most competitive in the country, and Wiggins will be central to Texas A&M’s push.
The timing of the visit also lines up with a receiver room that’s been busy. Texas A&M recently lost former five-star Jerome Myles, who departed the team late in fall camp, but the cupboard is hardly bare. Aaron Gregory is expected to contribute right away as a true freshman, and the Aggies also have two more top-50 receiver talents in the 2027 class with Eric McFarland and Jaden Upshaw.
There’s also a recent track record Texas A&M can point to. The Aggies have landed a major receiver from the portal in each of the last two cycles: KC Concepcion last season and Isaiah Horton this year. If needed, they can go that route again, especially if players like Terry Bussey, Horton and Mario Craver keep moving through the room.
That depth helps explain why receivers have started to view Texas A&M differently than they did during the Jimbo Fisher era. It also creates a tougher question for a prospect like Addai: is there room for him to carve out the role he wants?
That answer may depend in part on how the offense looks this fall. If Marcel Reed has taken the step fans expect, Texas A&M’s passing game could be on full display when Addai arrives. Add in the fact that the Aggies already have a high-level quarterback committed in Addai’s class, and this visit could be enough to push Texas A&M deeper into the race as it tries to chase back-to-back No. 1 classes.
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