Texas A&M kept rolling on the recruiting trail over the weekend, and this time the Aggies landed one of the top linebacker prospects in the 2027 class.
Mikahi Allen, a four-star from Ramsey, New Jersey, committed to Texas A&M on Saturday and picked the Aggies over Texas and South Carolina. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound defender is ranked No. 17 at linebacker, No. 5 in New Jersey and No. 201 overall in Rivals’ 2027 industry rankings.
Allen is still relatively new to the position. At Don Bosco Prep, he previously played safety, but his junior season showed just how disruptive he can be all over the field. He posted 58 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, seven sacks, two pass breakups, three interceptions - including one returned for a touchdown - three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
He also took part in the 2026 Under Armour All-America Game after that season, and he brings track speed to the table as well. Allen runs on Don Bosco’s track and field team in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump.
In a June scouting report, 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins described Allen as a player who "can do a little bit of everything as he can attack the corner while playing on the ball, shoot gaps when positioned off the ball and impact passing lanes in coverage".
Allen’s pledge gives Texas A&M its third linebacker commitment in the 2027 cycle. Three-star Aston Whiteside got the ball rolling on June 1, and five-star Kaden Henderson followed on June 18.
The commitment also adds another high-end piece to a class that was already sitting at No. 1 nationally. Texas A&M now has 26 commitments in the 2027 class, with 17 rated as blue-chip prospects and six of those coming from five-star players.
For South Carolina and Texas, the miss leaves both programs in a tough spot when it comes to landing a blue-chip linebacker. South Carolina does have one linebacker already in the class in Jackson Ross, the No. 56 linebacker in the cycle, who committed on June 28.
Barring a flip in the coming months, the Gamecocks and Longhorns appear unlikely to add a blue-chip linebacker to their 2027 classes. The only uncommitted blue-chip linebacker left in the class is four-star Brayton Feister, and he is leaning heavily toward Oregon.
Texas has landed top-three linebacker recruits in each of its last two classes in Elijah Barnes and Tyler Atkinson, though Barnes transferred to Kentucky in January. The Longhorns’ most likely linebacker target this cycle is Cade Haug, a three-star who ranks No. 44 at the position.
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