Texas A&M’s offensive reset comes with a new face in charge, but not much expectation from one preseason ranking.
Holmon Wiggins, who was elevated by Mike Elko after Collin Klein left for Kansas State, landed at No. 15 in Athlon’s Steven Lassan’s SEC offensive coordinator rankings. That places the Aggies’ new playcaller near the bottom of the league entering the season, even though he steps into a situation that already showed real production under Klein.
Klein’s run in College Station was enough to turn heads fast. During Texas A&M’s 2024 and 2025 seasons, the offense averaged more than 30 points per game, and quarterback Marcel Reed put together his first full starting season with 3,169 passing yards, 25 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. That stretch helped push Klein into the conversation for head coach openings, and when Chris Klieman retired at Kansas State, the Wildcats went hard after their former star, making him their top target and eventually landing him just weeks before Texas A&M’s College Football Playoff matchup with Miami.
Elko had already braced for the move and spent time looking at other options, but in the end he stuck with a familiar internal promotion. Wiggins, who spent 2019 to 2023 at Alabama as wide receivers coach and assistant head coach under Nick Saban, moved into the offensive coordinator role after serving as co-offensive coordinator during Klein’s final two seasons in College Station.
The big question now is how much of Klein’s offense stays in place. Wiggins has never been the primary play-caller in his career, but the expectation is that he’ll keep a lot of the old structure while leaning more heavily on the run game. Whether that includes heavy tight end usage remains unclear.
What does give Texas A&M a chance for continuity is the personnel. The Aggies still have a loaded receiver group, plus a backfield that includes redshirt junior Rueben Owens and rising sophomore Jamarion Morrow. And with Marcel Reed’s dual-threat ability, the transition should be a smoother one than most coordinator changes.
Elsewhere in the SEC rankings, Buster Faulkner of Florida checked in at No. 2, while Alabama’s Ryan Grubb took the top spot overall.
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