Game 4: Texas A&M vs Arkansas

Texas A&M (No. 10 AP/No. 13 Coaches) puts its undefeated record on the line when the Aggies (3-0, 1-0 SEC) face No. 17/18 Arkansas (3-0, 0-0) in the annual Southwest Classic inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m.

ESPN will televise the game nationally (Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe). It will air regionally on the Texas A&M Sports Network (Dave South, Dave Elmendorf, Will Johnson), and a Spanish broadcast of the game can also be heard regionally on the Texas A&M Spanish Network (Pedro Vela Almaguer, Noel Orellana).

Both Aggie radio feeds can be heard for free worldwide at 12thman.com/allaccess and inside the Texas A&M Athletics app. The Texas A&M Radio Network broadcast will be available on Sirius Channel 108 / XM Channel 191.

A&M is coming off an impressive 29-16 win at Auburn to start SEC play, while the Razorbacks will open their conference title chase Saturday night and are coming off a 42-3 win over Texas State last weekend in Fayetteville.

The Aggies have won all four meetings between the once long-time Southwest Conference rivals since A&M joined the SEC in 2012. The last two, played in Arlington, have gone to overtime.

What to Watch For: #ARKvsTAMU

Fifth-year Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin will be seeking his 40th win at the helm of the Aggies against the Razorbacks on Saturday. It will be his 56th game as head coach of the Aggies. Legendary D.X. Bible reached 40 wins in Aggieland in just 49 games, while R.C. Slocum hit the milestone in his 51st game.
The Aggies will be trying to improve to 4-0 for a third straight season under Sumlin, which hasn't been done at Texas A&M since Homer Norton's Aggies started the 1939, 1940 and 1941 seasons with at least eight straight wins.
A win would give the Aggies a third straight undefeated month of September. The last time the Aggies have had three straight undefeated Septembers was 1997-99.
It will be the first time Texas A&M and Arkansas have met as AP Top 25 opponents since 2011 when the Aggies were No. 14 and the Hogs were No. 18.
The Aggies will be seeking to win their fifth straight over the Razorbacks. The four consecutive wins are Texas A&M's second-longest win streak in the series behind the six straight by Norton's Aggies from 1938-43.
Texas A&M is the designated home team and wear dark jerseys.
Texas A&M is 13-2 in games contested on artificial surfaces under Sumlin.

Player Milestones to Watch for

Sophomore WR Christian Kirk needs two catches to become the 17th player in school history to reach the 100-career catches plateau.
Senior WR Josh Reynolds needs 22 receiving yards to become the sixth player in school history to reach the 2,000-yard plateau in career receiving yardage.
The team's top two active tacklers -- junior FS Armani Watts and senior LB Shaan Washington are within reach of the 200-tackle plateau. Watts needs three tackles, while Washington is seven shy.

Before and After

Since John Chavis arrival in Aggieland prior to the 2015 season, the Aggies have improved in virtually every defensive category from 2014 to 2016.

Defensive Turnaround

*Stat Category*	*2016 (FBS RK)*	*2014 (FBS RK)*
Total Defense	357.3 (#53)	450.8 (#104)
Pass Defense	226.3 (#71)	234.8 (#83)
Run Defense	131.0 (#52)	216.0 (#111)
Scoring Defense	13.3 (#15)	28.1 (t#77)
QB sacks	4.0 (#9)	2.7 (t#27)
Tackles for loss	10.0 (t#7)	5.9 (t#60)
Interceptions	1.3 (t#16)	0.4 (t#121)
3rd D % Against	30.2% (T#34)	40% (#67)
Turnover Margin	+0.3 (t#46)	-0.5 (t#108)

Starting Trends

Under head coach Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M has been a fast starting team -- the Aggies entered 2016 having scored first in 41-of-52 games and compiling a 33-8 record when A&M scored first. That trend has reversed thus far in 2016.

In 2016, the Aggies are 2-0 with wins over UCLA and Auburn in games that when their opponents scored first. Entering the year, Sumlin's Aggies were 3-8 in games that the opponent scored first.
Similarily, the Aggies are 2-0 in 2016 in games when they trailed after the first quarter. Last year, A&M lost four of five games when trailing after the first quarter. In the first four seasons under Sumlin, the Aggies were 6-9 when trailing after one.

Transfer Impact

The Aggies have a number of four-year school and junior college transfers making significant contributions in 2016.

Transfer Impact in 2016

*Player*	*Pos*	*Former School*
Kalvin Cline	TE	Virginia Tech
#Jermaine Eluemenor	OT	Lackawanna (Pa.)
#Justin Evans	SS	Gulf Coast (Miss.) CC
#Keith Ford	RB	Oklahoma
#Avery Gennesy	OT	E. Mississippi CC
Claude George	LB	Hutchinson (Kan.) CC
Jake Hubenak	QB	Blinn (Texa) JC
#Trevor Knight	QB	Oklahoma
Damion Ratley	WR	Blinn (Texas) JC
#Josh Reynolds	WR	Tyler (Texas) JC
#Priest Willis	CB	UCLA
# -- Denotes 2016 starter

Road Warriors

Texas A&M has compiled a 19-7 record in games away from Kyle Field (road and neutral site games) during the Kevin Sumlin era.
The Aggies are 6-1 at neutral sites and 13-6 in true road games.
In the previous five seasons before Sumlin's arrival, the Aggies were 10-19 away from Kyle Field.
The last winning record away from Kyle Field prior to Sumlin's arrival in 2012 came in 2006.
Sumlin's teams are 3-0 at AT&T Stadium. Prior to Sumlin's arrival, the Aggies were 0-4 at the new home of the Dallas Cowboys.

Making and Limiting Explosive Plays

Although it's only a small sample size, the Aggies have been effective at making and limiting 20-yard plus offensive plays.

The Aggies have 18 plays of 20 or more yards through the first three games, including eight plays over 35 yards.
The 18 explosives have been made by 11 different players.
Opponents have been limited to nine 20-yard offensive plays -- including just one over 35 yards.
Opponents' lone explosive touchdown was the 62-yard TD pass from UCLA's Josh Rosen to Kenneth Walker

Big Maroon Goons

Calling themselves the Maroon Goons since 2012, the projected starting lineup of tackles Jermaine Eluemenor and Avery Gennesey, guards Colton Prater and Connor Lanfear and center Erik McCoy weigh in at 1,555 pounds, or 311.0 pounds per goon. Collectively, they are the second-heaviest starting five in school history, just behind the year-ending starting five in 2014 that averaged 312.0.

Here's the Beef
(Starters/Possible Starters by career starts)

*Goon*	HT	WT	*Starts*
Jermaine Eluemunor, RT	6-5	315	4
Connor Lanfear, RG	6-6	315	3
Erik McCoy, C	6-4	305	3
Colton Prater, LG	6-4	295	3
Avery Gennesy, LT	6-5	315	16

Sumlin vs Top 25

In his ninth season as a head coach, fifth-year Aggie coach Kevin Sumlin has a career record of 13-12 against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 (10-11 at A&M).

Sumlin's five road wins and eight wins away from Kyle vs. AP Top 25 squads are already the most by any coach in school history.
Sumlin's record against non-conference teams ranked in the AP Top 25 is a perfect 5-0 (wins over No. 22 Louisiana Tech and No. 11 Oklahoma in 2012, No. 22 Duke in 2013, No. 15 Arizona State in 2015 and No. 16 UCLA in 2016).
Saturday's win over No. 16 UCLA was Kevin Sumlin's 10th win over an AP Top 25-ranked opponent. The victory moved him into a tie with Jackie Sherrill for second-most AP Top 25 wins by a Texas A&M head coach. R.C. Slocum leads the list with 17 wins vs. ranked opponents.

Sumlin vs. the AP Top 25 (at TAMU)

*Opponent, Year*	*AP rank*	*Result*
Florida, 2012	No. 24	L, 20-17
vs. Louisiana Tech, 2012	No. 22	W, 59-57
LSU, 2012	No. 6	L, 24-19
at Mississippi State, 2012	No. 17	W, 38-13
at Alabama, 2012	No. 1	W, 29-24
vs. *Oklahoma, 2013	No. 11	W, 41-13
Alabama, 2013	No. 1	L, 49-42
Auburn, 2013	No. 24	L, 45-41
at LSU, 2013	No. 18	L, 34-10
at Missouri, 2013	No. 5	L, 28-21
vs. Duke, 2013	No. 22	W, 52-48
at South Carolina, 2014	No. 9	W, 52-28
at Mississippi State, 2014	No. 12	L, 31-48
Ole Miss, 2014	No. 3 (tie)	L, 20-35
at Alabama, 2014	No. 7	L, 0-59
at Auburn, 2014	No. 3	W, 41-38
vs. Arizona State, 2015	No. 15	W, 38-17
Mississippi State, 2015	No. 21	W, 30-17
Alabama, 2015	No. 10	L, 23-41
Ole Miss, 2015	No. 24	L, 3-23
UCLA, 2016	No. 16	W, 31-24 (OT)

Sumlin vs. the AP Top 25 (at UH)

at East Carolina, 2008	No. 23	W, 41-24
Tulsa, 2008	No. 25	W, 70-30
at Oklahoma State, 2009	No. 5	W, 45-35
Southern Miss, 2011	No. 24	L, 49-28

Offense

With an offensive front featuring four new starters, starting Aggie QB Trevor Knight has been sacked just once (while attempting 119 passes).
The Aggies' 2016 O-line starters combine to weigh 1,555 pounds or 311.0 per player, which makes them the second-largest Maroon Goon starting five in school history.
Under veteran offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone's direction, the Aggies have exhibited a balanced attack with 711 rushing yards (on 116 carries) and 881 passing yards (on 131 pass attempts).
Newcomers Keith Ford and Trayveon Williams combine to average 20 carries/130 yards in the first three games of 2016.
Week 3 SEC Freshman of the Week, Williams has been a consistent receiver out of the backfield with seven catches for 52 yards, including at least one catch in every game.
QB Knight has 20 or more completions in all three games in 2016.
WR Christian Kirk has caught at least five passes in every game and ranks among the SEC's top pass-catchers with 18 for 186 yards and two touchdowns.
After just 16 career games, Kirk is two catches away from 100 career catches. When he reaches 100, the Aggies will have three receivers on the team with 100+ career catches (Josh Reynolds has 116 and Ricky Seals-Jones has 106).
Senior WR Josh Reynolds is one of 12 SEC receivers averaging over 17 yards per catch. Last season, Reynolds' 17.8 yards per catch average was tops in the SEC among receivers with more than 35 catches (he had 51 for 907).
The Aggies already have 13 players with at least one pass reception, including 10 with multiple catches.
Through three games, Knight is averaging 327.0 yards of total offense/game. He posted his career high in total offense with 422 yards in less than three quarters of action against PVAMU.
Knight's stats at OU were 3,424 passing yards/25 TDs and 852 rushing yards/8 TDs. He was named the MVP of OU's 2014 Sugar Bowl win over Alabama after connecting on 32-of-44 passes for 348 yards and four TDs.

Defense

Texas A&M hasn't allowed any points in the third quarter in 2016 and has given up just 19 in the first half.
The Aggies generated a season-high13 tackles for loss in their win over AUB, including four QB sacks. Texas A&M is averaging a salty 10 TFLs per game in 2016.
The game 2 shutout of PVAMU was the Aggies' second in their last six games, joining the 25-0 blanking of Vanderbilt in game 11 of 2015. Prior to the two recent shutouts, the Aggies went 147 games and 10 full seasons without a goose egg.
In the 16 games under John Chavis, the Aggie defense has posted two shutouts, limited opponents to less than 200 passing yards 10 times, has only allowed more than 30 points only once (aided by three defensive scores) and generated double-digit tackles for loss six times.
Rush defense was huge concern entering 2016 after the Aggies gave up an average of 213.7 rushing yards per game (5.0 per carry) last year. After three games in 2016, the Aggies are allowing only 131.0 rushing yards per game (3.2 per carry).
The 32 rushing yards allowed vs. PVAMU was the low of the Kevin Sumlin era and lowest since the Aggies allowed only 31 rushing in the 2010 season-opener against Stephen F. Austin.
Leading tackler and interceptor Justin Evans has already earned SEC Defensive POTW honors in 2016, as well as Nagurski and Thorpe National POTW.
Consistently praised as one of the most improved defenders in 2016, LB Shaan Washington is second on the team with 22 tackles and had a school-record five PBUs vs. PVAMU. He's had five or more stops in every game, including a season-high nine last week vs. AUB.

Special Teams

New starters at punter and placekicker have been no problem for the Aggies with sophomore PK Daniel LaCamera connecting on 23-of-24 placekicks (9-of-10 on FGs) and junior P Shane Tripucka averaging a solid 43.8 on punts.
LaCamera accounted for 17 of the Aggies' 29 points in the AUB with five FGs and two PATs. For his efforts, he was named a Lou Groza Award "Star of the Week."
LaCamera has connected on his last nine FG attempts and shown excellent range with two FGs over 45 yards (46 and 48).
Tripucka has deposited five of his 16 punts inside the opponent 20 and had four 50-plus boots.
Sophomore LB Cullen Gillaspia, who was awarded a scholarship at the conclusion of fall camp, has been the 12th Man in the first three games and is the Aggies' special teams tackle leader with three.
Freshman PK Braden Mann has delivered 16 touchbacks on 21 kickoffs.
Junior CB/RS Nick Harvey took his first punt return of the season back 73 yards for a touchdown vs. PVAMU.
Christian Kirk was the Aggies' top punt and kickoff returner in 2015. He averaged a school record 24.4 yards on punt returns with two TDs and averaged 19.2 yards on kickoff returns last season.
Speedy Noil is another proven commodity at return specialist with career averages of 23.2 on kickoff returns (39-906) and 11.6 on punt returns (17-197).

Coaching Staff

The Aggies had three new additions to their coaching staff in 2016.
Veteran play-caller Noel Mazzone came to Texas A&M after serving four seasons on Jim Mora's staff at UCLA. Mazzone and Sumlin worked on Jim Wacker's Minnesota staff in 1993 and 1994.
Jim Turner returned to Texas A&M to oversee the Aggies' offensive line. Turner previously coached the Aggies' O-line from 2008-11 under then-head coach Mike Sherman. Among the players Turner recruited or developed were NFL first-rounders Luke Joeckel, Jake Matthews and Cedric Ogbuehi.
David Turner moved from SEC foe Mississippi State to Texas A&M to oversee the Aggies' defensive tackles and serve as the run defense coordinator.

Nightmare for QBs, OCs

Junior DE Myles Garrett is, arguably, the nation's most feared pass rusher.

Garrett led the SEC with 12.5 QB sacks, 19.5 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles. He also had 59 tackles, 10 QB hurries, a blocked punt and an interception on his 2015 resume.
Garrett was a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award (college lineman of the year), the Hendricks Award (top DE), a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award (defensive POY) and was a quarter-finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
Garrett was named the SEC DL of the Week twice in 2015 (MSU and ALA).
Garrett tied a career-high with 3.5 sacks vs. NEV in 2015 despite having his wisdom teeth removed less than a week previously.
Nevada schemed for the challenge of facing Garrett by having its scout team defensive ends line up offsides in practice to simulate Garrett's quickness, according to the SEC Network TV crew.
His older sister, Brea Garrett, was a NCAA Champion thrower for the A&M track and field team. His older brother, Sean Williams, has played for several NBA teams and currently plays basketball overseas.
Among his measurables are: 40-yard dash: 4.46; broad jump: 9 feet, 5 inches; vertical jump: 38.5 inches; power clean: 372 pounds; deadlift: 528 pounds; incline bench press: 355 pounds; leg press: 1,100 pounds.
Described as a "dino-geek," Garrett says of his post-football life: "I want to be a paleontologist, whether it's amateur or professional." (Sports Illustrated, July 27, 2015)

Racing to the QB

Senior DE Daeshon Hall emerged as one of the SEC's most disruptive defenders with 7.0 QB sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss in 2015.

Hall and Garrett combined to average 1.50 QB sacks per game in 2015, which was more than any other tandem in the SEC.
Garrett said of the pair's friendly competition to get to the quarterback, "It's a race to get to the quarterback every time."
Hall came to Texas A&M on his recruiting visit in 2013 as a 208-pound "basketball player," according to head coach Kevin Sumlin. He has bulked up to 270 pounds as a junior.
Hall's nickname is "Dae Dae."
Hall moved from Seattle, Wash., to Lancaster, Texas in high school. His high school coach Chris Gilbert got his first glimpse of Hall playing basketball. "He was just like hammering dunks," Gilbert said. "He was a little thin, but I could tell he was strong. He said, 'Coach, I love basketball but everybody tells me they think I can play on Sundays, and I think I can.' '' (Dallas Morning News, Sept. 12, 2014)
Hall's four-sack effort vs. ASU in 2015 tied for second-most in a single game in school history, trailing only the five-sack performance by Alex Morris vs. Houston in 1987. Hall matched the sack total of three first-team All-Americans: Jacob Green, Ray Childress and John Roper.

Tackling Machine

Junior FS Armani Watts had a record-setting season in 2015 with six double-digit tackle games, including a 20-tackle effort vs. Ole Miss, and he ranked No. 2 in the SEC with 126 tackles (9.7 per game).

With 126 tackles, Watts was the first Aggie to hit the century mark since LB Michael Hodges had 115 in 2010. Only a handful of Aggie DBs have reached 100 tackles in a season, most recently Jaxson Appel had 135 in 2003.
Watts led the SEC with an amazing 83 solo tackles.
His 20-tackle game vs. the Rebels was the second-most prolific tackle game by a DB in school history. Safety Larry Horton matched the overall school record with 24 tackles vs. Baylor in 1990 (originally set by LB Larry Kelm in 1985).
Watts finished 2015 tied for 14th nationally with 126 tackles.
A consensus 4-star recruit out of North Forney HS, Watts earned all-state honors at safety and was an all-district pick on offense and defense and as a return man.

2015 SEC Tackles Leaders

Rk	*Player, Pos., School*	*Total*	*Avg.*
1.	Kentrell Brothers, LB, MIZZ	152	12.7
2.	Armani Watts, DB, TAMU	126	9.7
3.	Johnathan Ford, DB, AUB	118	9.1
4.	Skai Moore, LB, SC	111	9.3
5.	Richie Brown, LB, MSU	109	8.4

2015 SEC Solo Tackles Leaders

Rk	*Player, Pos., School*	*Total*
1.	Armani Watts, DB, TAMU	83
2.	Kentrell Brothers, LB, MIZZ	73
3.	Zach Cunningham, LB, VU	69
	Skai Moore, LB, SC	69
5.	Johnathan Ford, DB, AUB	68

Record-Setting Reynolds

Josh Reynolds led the SEC with a 17.8 per catch average among players with more than 35 catches in 2015. Reynolds finished his junior year with 907 yards and five touchdowns on 51 catches.

Reynolds had four 100-yard games in 2015 -- 3 for 106 vs. Arkansas, 7 for 141 vs. Mississippi State, 3 for 105 vs. Vanderbilt and 11 for 177 vs. Louisville in the Music City Bowl.
Reynolds scored on a 95-yard TD catch and run against Vanderbilt, which ranked as the second-longest pass play in school history.
Reynolds' 13 receiving TDs in 2014 broke the school record of 12 originally set by Jeff Fuller in 2010 and matched by 2014 NFL first-round pick Mike Evans in 2013.
Overlooked by FBS programs out of HS, Reynolds went to Tyler JC as a full qualifier and then transferred to A&M with three years of eligibility in 2014. The FB coaching staff was tipped off to Reynolds by TAMU T&F coach Pat Henry, who had recruited Reynolds as a high jumper.
Reynolds' younger brother, Moses, is a true freshman defensive back for the Aggies.

TAMU Career Receiving TDs

*Player, Years*	*TDs*
Jeff Fuller, 2008-11	34
Ryan Swope, 2009-12	24
Josh Reynolds, 2014-	20
Bob Long, 1966-68	19
Uzoma Nwachukwu, 2009-12	19

Honey Badger Redux

Junior nickel back Donovan Wilson has drawn comparisons to former LSU playmaker Tyrann Mathieu or the "Honey Badger" because of his penchant for making big plays.

Wilson ranked third in the SEC with five interceptions in 2015, which matched the entire Texas A&M team's output in 2014.
Texas A&M defensive coordinator John Chavis says of Wilson, "We need that catalyst and he's been that catalyst force. He's made big play after big play. (Former LSU All-American Tyrann Mathieu) had the 'it' factor. We're starting to see some of that with Donovan." (Bryan-College Station Eagle, Oct. 7, 2015)

2015 Wilson (13 gms) vs. 2011 Mathieu (13 gms)

*Player*	*TFL*	*QBS*	*INT*	*PBU*	FR	FF
Wilson	8.5	2.0	5	3	2	3
Mathieu	7.5	1.5	2	9	5	6

Wilson fills the stat sheet like few other defenders. He ranked No. 4 on the team in tackles (63), had 8.5 TFL, 2.0 QBS, three FF, two FR and three PBUs, along with his five INTs last season.
In regard to "turnover involvement," which tracks INTs, fumbles forced and fumble recovered, Wilson's 2015 season among some of the great names in Wrecking Crew history (stats incomplete prior to 1976).

TAMU Turnover Involvement

*Player, Pos, Year*	*INT/FF/FR*	*Total*
Domingo Bryant, DB, 1985	4/4/5	13
Dat Nguyen, LB, 1996	3/6/3	12
Kevin Smith, CB, 1989	9/1/1	11
Donovan Wilson, DB, 2015	5/3/2	10
Several with nine

A late addition to the Aggies' 2014 signing class, Wilson led the Shreveport, La., area with 13 interceptions while earning All-City Defensive POY (Shreveport Times) and Louisiana Class 4A all-state honors.

Do-it-All Kirk

Sophomore WR/RS Christian Kirk burst onto the scene in 2015 as one of the most dangerous and versatile players in the nation. He was named SEC Freshman and Newcomer of the Year in 2015 and was a preseason All-SEC pick as a receiver, return specialist and all-purpose.

Kirk led all SEC freshmen in touchdowns (8), receptions (6.2/G), receiving yards (77.6/G), punt return average (24.4), all-purpose yards (1,789).
Kirk averaged 14.3 yards per touch, which was tops in the SEC.
He set the freshman school record with 1,789 all-purpose yardage and was just off the overall school record of 1,806 set by Cyrus Gray in 2010.
Kirk earned SEC weekly honors twice -- Freshman POW honors after the ASU win and Special Teams POW after ARK.
His four 100-yard receiving games in 2015 were the most by any freshman in A&M history.
Kirk was a game-breaker for the Aggies as a punt returnerwith two returns for touchdowns and an NCAA-best three returns of 50 yards or more (tie).
A consensus 5-star recruit out of Saguaro HS in Scottsdale, Ariz., Kirk was an early enrollee at Texas A&M in January of 2015.

Tough Matchup

At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, junior WR Ricky Seals-Jones ranks as one of the toughest matchups for defensive backs in the nation.

Seals-Jones has been consistently praised as one of the team's top blockers on the perimeter.
Seals-Jones has been the team's third-leading receiver the past two seasons with 49 catches in 2014 and 45 in 2015.
His receptions single game high is 10 catches vs. Mississippi State in 2014, which ranks as one of five double-digit catch games by a freshman.
RSJ played in two games as a true freshman in 2013 before suffering a season-ending injury. In his first career game, Seals-Jones reeled off a 71-yard TD catch and run against Rice that remains his career long.
The early-season showdown of future Texas A&M signees Seals-Jones of Sealy HS and QB Kohl Stewart of St. Pius in 2012 was the first destination of the "Swag-copter" when head coach Kevin Sumlin used a helicopter to get from College Station to St. Pius' Parsley Field in Houston.

Graduate Transfer QB

Graduate transfer Trevor Knight is pencilled in as the *first upperclassman QB starter of the Kevin Sumlin era at Texas A&M (* -- Junior Matt Joeckel started the 2013 season-opener vs. Rice in place of Johnny Manziel, who was suspended for the first half).

Knight joined the Aggies in January as a graduate transfer after playing three seasons at the University of Oklahoma.
Knight was named the QB starter after spring drills.
At OU, Knight started 15 games, including two bowl games. He passed for more than 3,000 yards and had 25 career touchdowns in three seasons, while also rushing for more than 800 yards.
Knight had four 300-yard passing games and two 100-yard rushing games at OU.
His fraternal twin brother, Connor, is a senior fullback for the Sooners.
Knight earned his bachelor's degree in finance at OU and is pursuing his master's degree in management at Texas A&M.
Knight helped spearhead the Aggies' humanitarian trip to Haiti last summer, and had made previous trips to the impoverished nation while at OU.

Ball Hawk Safety

Senior SS Justin Evans has a well-earned reputation as one of the SEC's biggest hitters. He added ball-hawk to his repertoire with a pair of pickoffs vs. highly-touted UCLA QB Josh Rosen.

Evans was spectacular in the season-opener against UCLA with a pair of interceptions, another broken up pass, a 21.0 average on kickoff returns and eight tackles. He earned Nagurski and Thorpe National Player of the Week honors.
After the Auburn game, Evans was named SEC Defensive POTW after making a game-high 12 tackles and breaking up a pass against the Tigers.
Evans ranked No. 3 on the team with 78 tackles in 2015, and he also contributed an interception and three broken up passes.
He had a season-high 10 tackles in SEC games against Alabama and Vanderbilt.
Evans joined the Aggies as an early enrollee after transferring from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Was also a standout baseball player in high school, batting .495 as a senior at Wiggins High School.

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What to Watch For: #ARKvsTAMU

Player Milestones to Watch for

Before and After

Starting Trends

Transfer Impact

Road Warriors

Making and Limiting Explosive Plays

Big Maroon Goons

Sumlin vs Top 25

Offense

Defense

Special Teams

Coaching Staff

Nightmare for QBs, OCs

Racing to the QB

Tackling Machine

Record-Setting Reynolds

Honey Badger Redux

Do-it-All Kirk

Tough Matchup

Graduate Transfer QB

Ball Hawk Safety

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Kalvin Cline

Jermaine Eluemunor

Justin Evans

Keith Ford

Myles Garrett

Avery Gennesy

Claude George

Cullen Gillaspia

Daeshon Hall

Nick Harvey

Jake Hubenak

Christian Kirk

Trevor Knight

Daniel LaCamera

Connor Lanfear

Braden Mann

Erik McCoy

Speedy Noil

Colton Prater

Damion Ratley

Josh Reynolds

Ricky Seals-Jones

Shane Tripucka

Shaan Washington

Armani Watts

Trayveon Williams

Priest Willis

Donovan Wilson

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