Football Hosts Florida in Night Game at Kyle Field

Saturday, October 11

Bryan-College Station

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

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Oct 06, 2025 | Football

Game Notes vs. Florida Gators

By: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications

Football Hosts Florida Gators for Night Game at Kyle Field

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – No. 5 Texas A&M hosts the Florida Gators in a SEC clash at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Kyle Field.

SETTING THE SCENE:
Florida (2-3 overall, 1-1 SEC) at Texas A&M (5-0, 2-0)
6 p.m. CT | Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025
Kyle Field (capacity: 102,733)
Bryan-College Station, Texas

Rankings
Florida: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches)
Texas A&M: No. 5 (AP) | No. 5 (Coaches)

Television
ESPN (National)

Mark Jones, Play-by-Play
Roddy Jones, Analyst
Quint Kessenich, Sideline

Radio
Compass Media (National)

Gregg Daniels, Play-by-Play
Tiki Barber, Analyst

SiriusXM
Channel 119 or 191 (Texas A&M Network call)

Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional)
The Texas A&M Radio Network provides coverage via nearly 60 stations across the state of Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com.

Andrew Monaco, play-by-play
Dave Elmendorf, analyst
Will Johnson, sideline

Texas A&M Spanish Broadcast (Regional)
Texas A&M's Spanish broadcast is streamed on RadioAggieland.com and airs in the Bryan-College Station area on La Jefa 102.7 FM, as well as in Monterrey, Mexico on Radio Nuevo Leon.

Pedro Luna, play-by-play
Michael Gonzalez, analyst

NEED-TO-KNOWS
STRONG START: The Aggies improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in SEC play after last Saturday's 31-9 win over Mississippi State at Kyle Field. It's the team's best start since 2016 when the Aggies began the season with six straight victories. The Maroon & White are 2-0 in SEC play for the third consecutive year and sixth time since joining the league in 2012.
A victory over Florida would push the Aggies to 3-0 in league play for the second consecutive year and third time since joining the SEC in 2012. In the Maroon & White's first season under Mike Elko in 2024, the Aggies won their first five SEC contests.

MOVING ON UP: Texas A&M jumped to an Elko era-high No. 5 in this week's edition of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. It's the highest ranking for the Aggies since checking in at No. 5 in the Sept. 7, 2021 poll. Texas A&M has been ranked in 19 of 24 possible AP polls under Elko.

HOME OF THE 12TH MAN: Texas A&M has drawn more than 100,000 fans to all four home games this season and has a nine-game streak of 100,000-plus home crowds dating back to 2024.
Six of the nine largest home crowds in Kyle Field history have come during the Elko era.
Texas A&M is averaging 106,142 fans per home contest this season, which is on pace to break the school record for average home attendeance of 105,122 set in 2014. The Aggies lead the SEC in attendance by more than 4,000 fans per game and rank No. 3 nationally behind Michigan and Penn State.

DIVERSE RUSH ATTACK: The Aggies rushed for a season-high 299 yards vs. Mississippi State with six players gaining 20-plus yards. It was the most 20-yard rushers in a single game against an SEC foe since joining the league in 2012. The previous high was five against Mississippi State in 2012.

EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE: Texas A&M is tied for No. 10 nationally in generating 20-plus-yard rush or pass plays with an average of 6.6 per game. The Aggies have produced 22 passing "explosives" and 11 rushing.
Adding in returns, Texas A&M has 42, 20-plus-yard plays in five games (8.4) after logging just 62 in 13 games in 2024 (4.8).

DEFENSE HITTING STRIDE: The Texas A&M defense has been dominant in its past two games, both against SEC opponents. The Aggies allowed just a single touchdown to Auburn and Mississippi State, while only giving up a combined 396 total yards (198.0 per game) and 129 rushing yards (64.5).
The Tigers and Bulldogs converted just a single third down on 23 chances. The Maroon & White have controlled the line of scrimmage with 9.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss the past two games.

ELITE OFFENSE: The Aggies have one of just four FBS teams with offenses that rank in the top 50 in total yards, passing, rushing, scoring and time of possession. All four teams have 5-0 records and rank in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll.

CAREER MILESTONE WATCH

Texas A&M's next victory will be the 30th of Mike Elko's head coaching career.
Taurean York needs 10 tackles to reach 200.
Terry Bussey needs 52 all-purpose yards for 1,000.
KC Concepcion's next touchdown will be his 25th. Additionally, he needs two catches for 150.
Mario Craver needs three catches for 50 and 75 receiving yards for 1,000.
Cashius Howell's next tackle for loss will push him over the 30.0 plateau.
Will Lee III's next pass breakup will be his 20th.

TRENDS & NOTABLES

Texas A&M logged its fourth-straight game with 400-plus yards of total offense last Saturday, gaining 479 yards on 77 plays (6.2 average). The Aggies were dominant on the ground, rushing for 299 yards on 54 carries (5.5 yards per rush), which were both season highs. The Aggies had six rushers with at least 20 yards.
The Aggies rank in the top 10 in sacks (3.6 per game) and tackles for losses (8.2). The defense has logged 8.0-plus TFLs in four-of- five games, including 9.0 last week. Since only logging a single sack in its season opener vs. UTSA, Texas A&M has 17.0 in the past four contests (4.25)
Redshirt sophomore RB Rueben Owens II posted career highs in carries and rushing yards with 21 carries for 142 yards (6.8 yards per carry). Additionally, he logged a 19-yard reception as he posted career-high 161 yards from scrimmage.
Graduate student OL Trey Zuhn III, a 42-game starter at left tackle, shifted inside to center for the Aggies' initial scoring drive against Mississippi State. He handled eight snaps at center, according to Pro Football Focus. It was Zuhn's second time at center after handling seven snaps in the season opener vs. UTSA.
Junior LB Daymion Sanford turned in another strong performance in place of injured starter Scooby Williams as he posted a career-high nine tackles and tallied the first interception of his career vs. Mississippi State. Over his last three games, Sanford has totaled 18 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss. He earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors this week.
Junior LB Taurean York has been on a defensive tear with 10 solo stops among his 17 tackles the past two games, and has added a sack, three QB hurries and one breakup.
The defense has allowed just 2.5 yards per carry on 145 rushing attempts since giving up a 75-yard run on the first play of the second half of the season opener against UTSA. Over 30% of the rushing yards allowed by the Aggies in 2025 came in the first 20 minutes and 13 seconds of the season (177 of 546 total rushing yards).
Texas A&M's receiving crew is averaging 15.1 yards per catch, which ranks No. 6 nationally (No. 2 in the SEC). Leading the way are the WR tandem of Mario Craver and KC Concepcion, who both average 16.0-plus yards per catch.
Craver and Concepcion have combined for 54 catches with 40 of the total receptions producing a "money play," which is defined as a rush or catch that results in a first down or touchdown. Concepcion leads the team with 21 money plays on 24 receptions.
RBs Le'Veon Moss and Owens also churn out the money plays with 34 of their 104 combined carries resulting in a first down or touchdown.
Texas A&M has been elite in the return game in 2025, ranking in the top 20 in kick returns (No. 18/27.4 average) and punt returns (No. 12/17.3 average).

CAPTAIN YORK

Junior LB Taurean York leads the Aggies with 34 tackles and his 6.8 tackles per game rank No. 6 in the SEC.
The 5-10, 227-pound York has started every game since arriving on campus in 2023 and is nearing the 200-tackle plateau for his 31-game career. He has six career 10-plus tackles games.
According to PFF, he's graded above 82.0 the past two games. He tallied his second double-digit tackle game of the season last week with 10 stops, including six solo takedowns, against the Bulldogs. Also via PFF, York logged his third game of the season without a missed tackle.
York was named to the 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-America First Team, as well as watch lists for the Butkus and Bednarik Awards.
York led the defense in tackles in seven of 13 games last season, while posting a team-high 85.7 tackling grade according to PFF and missed just six tackles in nearly 700 defensive snaps in 2024 for an impressive 7.4 missed tackle rate.

2025 SEC Tackle Leaders

Rk.	Player, Pos., School	G	Total	Avg/G
1	Arion Carter, , LB, Tennessee	5	49	9.8
2	Alex Afari Jr., LB, Kentucky	5	37	7.4
3	West Weeks, LB, LSU	4	29	7.3
4	CJ Allen, LB, Georgia	5	36	7.2
5	Justin Jefferson, LB, Alabama	5	35	7.0
6	Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M	5	34	6.8
	Xavian Sorey, LB, Arkansas	5	34	6.8
8	Jahron Manning, S, Ole Miss	6	40	6.7
9	Stephen Dix Jr., LB, Arkansas	5	33	6.6
10	Davhon Keys, LB, LSU	5	33	6.6

SUCCESSFUL RETURNS
One of the keys to the Aggies' 5-0 start has been the healthy return of five veteran players that missed at least three games in 2024 due to injury.

Back in Action

Player, Position	Games Missed in 2024
*Mark Nabou Jr., C	12
*Tyreek Chappel, CB	11
Rueben Owens, RB	11
*Le'Veon Moss, RB	4
*Chase Bisontis, OG	3

* Starter in 2025

DYNAMIC RECEIVER TANDEM

Mario Craver and KC Concepcion combine to average an FBS best 191.6 receiving yards per game. The Aggies are one of seven teams with two players ranked in the top 50 in receiving yards per game and are the only team with a 500-plus receiver (Craver, 557) and a 400-plus receiver (Conception, 401).
Craver ranks No. 3 nationally with 111.4 receiving yards per outing, while Concepcion comes in at No. 32 with 80.2.
According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Texas A&M is the only FBS with two wide receivers with an 80.0-plus offensive grade among players with at least 34 targets. Craver ranks No. 2 with a 91.6 grade, while Concepcion has a 81.5 grade.

Tandem Receiving Yards Leaders: FBS

School - Player (Avg.) / Player (Avg.)	Combined
Texas A&M - M. Craver (111.4) / K. Concepcion (80.2)	191.6
Rutgers - I. Strong (103.3) / K. Duff (84.0)	187.3
Tennessee - C. Brazzell II (106.2) /M. Matthews (74.0)	180.2
Ohio State - J. Smith (92.6) / C. Tate (87.0)	179.6
Indiana - O. Cooper Jr. (86.4) / E. Sarratt (77.6)	164.0

BUSSEY BREAKOUT

Sophomore Terry Bussey has emerged as one of the nation's top return specialists, ranking No. 15 nationally and leading the SEC in combined kick returns yards with 265 (217 on kickoffs and 48 on punt returns).
At tiny Timpson High School in east Texas, Bussey earned the Mr. Texas Football Award as a junior and was named the Class 2A Offensive Player of the year as a senior after leading the Bears to the state championship. For his career, Bussey rushed and passed for over 5,000 career yards and accounted for 169 touchdowns on offense, while recording 270 tackles and 24 interceptions on defense. Bussey converted to wide receiver at Texas A&M.

SEC Combined Kick Returns Leaders

Player, School	KOR	PR	Yds
Terry Bussey, Texas A&M	217	48	265
Ryan Niblett, Texas	90	141	231
Vernell Brown III, Florida	96	131	227
Vicari Swain, South Carolina	0	206	206
Rayshawn Pleasant, Auburn	190	0	190

MAKING HIS MARK

In his first season at Texas A&M, WR Mario Craver leads the Aggies with 30 catches for 557 yards. His 111.4 receiving yards per game rank first among SEC players.
He has four receiving scores and added a rushing touchdown to his resume against his former team, Mississippi State, last week.
His 207 receiving yards and 86-yard TD catch at No. 8 Notre Dame are both FBS-bests against top 25 opponents.
He became the seventh Aggie with a 200-yard receiving game and was the first to do it away from Kyle Field.
He averages 18.6 yards per catch, which leads the nation among players with at least 25 receptions.
Craver opened his career at Texas A&M with three-straight 100-yard receiving games, becoming the first Aggie with three consecutive since Ryan Swope in 2012.

Receiving Yards/Game Leaders

Player, School	G	Rec./Yds.	Yards/G
Danny Scudero, SJSU	5	40-671	134.2
Makai Lemon, USC	5	35-589	117.8
Mario Craver, Texas A&M	5	30-557	111.4
Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee	5	31-531	106.2
Ian Strong, Rutgers	4	29-413	103.3

Receiving Yards/Catch Leaders (Min. 20 catches)

Player, School	Rec./Yds.	Yards/C
Mario Craver, Texas A&M	30-557	18.6
Cooper Barkate, Duke	26-475	18.3
Carnell Tate, Ohio State	24-435	18.1
Hank Beatty, Illinois	32-569	17.8
Emmanuel Henderson Jr., Kansas	28-488	17.4

Single Game Receiving Yards: 2025 vs. Top 25 Opp.

Player, School	Yards	Opponent
Mario Craver, Texas A&M	207	at #8 Notre Dame
Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee	177	#5 Georgia
Chris Bell, Louisville	170	#19 Virginia
Josh Cameron, Baylor	151	at #17 SMU
Makai Lemon, USC	151	at #22 Illinois

Long Receptions: 2025 vs. Top 25 Opp.

Player, School	Yards	Opponent
Mario Craver, Texas A&M	86td	at #8 Notre Dame
Caleb Goodie, Cincinnati	82td	#22 Iowa State
Omari Kelly, Michigan St.	75td	at #25 USC
Da'Shawn Martin, Kent St.	75td	at #7 Florida St.
J'Koby Williams, Texas Tech	73	at #16 Utah

Texas A&M 200-Yard Receivers (Game)

Player	Yards	Opponent (Year)
Mike Evans	287	Auburn (2013)
Mike Evans	279	Alabama (2013)
Ken "Dude" McLean	250	Texas (1965)
Jason Carter	219	Texas State (2005)
Ryan Tannehill	210	Kansas State (2008)
Albert Connell	208	Colorado (1996)
Mario Craver	207	at #8 Notre Dame (2025)
Ryan Swope	206	Baylor (2011)

QB1 REED LEADS THE OFFENSE

Redshirt sophomore QB Marcel Reed has been a driving force behind a strong Aggie offense that ranks in the top 25 in total offense (466.8 yards per game) and has scored 13 touchdowns in 17 trips to the opponents' red zone.
Reed's dual-threat ability has him ranked No. 6 in the SEC in total offense with 281.0 yards per game as he's passed for 1,256 yards and rushed for 149 more.
Reed's 251.2 passing yards per game rank No. 33 nationally, while his 14.6 yards per completion ranks seventh and his 8.7 yards per attempt rank No. 28.

SEC Passing Yards/Game Leaders

Player, School	G	Yards	Avg.
John Mateer, Oklahoma	4	1,215	303.8
Ty Simpson, Alabama	5	1,478	295.6
Joey Aguilar, Tennessee	5	1,459	291.8
Taylen Green, Arkansas	5	1,398	279.6
Marcel Reed, Texas A&M	5	1,256	251.2

SEC Passing Touchdowns Leaders

Player, School	G	TD
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt	6	14
Joey Aguilar, Tennessee	5	13
Ty Simpson, Alabama	5	13
Taylen Green, Arkansas	5	12
Marcel Reed, Texas A&M	5	11
Arch Manning, Texas	5	11

MOSS IS MR. DEPENDABILITY

Senior RB Le'Veon Moss leads the team with 343 yards and five touchdowns on 65 carries (5.3 per carry) and ranks No. 9 in the SEC with 68.6 rushing yards per game. His five rushing scores are tied for fifth-most in the league.
For his career, Moss gotten more productive as the game progresses. He has rushed for 920 yards in the second half compared to 785 in the first two stanzas. He averages 5.8 yards per carry in the third and fourth quarters compared to 5.2 in the first half.
He produced a career-high 139 yards on 21 carries against Auburn (9/27) as he logged his first 100-yard rushing effort since suffering a season-ending knee injury in early November of last season.
Moss has showed his explosiveness with 11 runs of 10-plus yards, including a season-long 38-yarder (second-longest of his career) against Auburn.
The powerful Moss has just eight carries for negative yards among his 309 career carries. The hard-running Moss has lost just 17 rushing yards throughout his career.
Moss delivered a trio of rushing touchdowns against then No. 8 Notre Dame (all in the second quarter), which is tied for the FBS high by a player against an AP Top 25 foe in 2025.
For his career, the versatile Moss averages 5.6 yards per rush (298-1,670) and 10.0 yards per catch (23-231). He is one of just nine active FBS players with at least 250 career carries and 20 receptions to average 10.0 yards per catch and 5.0 yards per carry.

GETTING TO THE QB

Texas A&M ranks No. 6 nationally in sacks with 3.6 per game. While senior DE Cashius Howell easily leads the team with an SEC-best 1.4 sacks per game, the Aggies' pass rush is fueled by 10 players with at least one sack this season.
Texas A&M is college football's only team with two defenders with at least 15 career quarterback sacks on their resumes.
Howell has 22.5 sacks over his career at Texas A&M (11.0) and Bowling Green (11.5), while graduate DE Dayon Hayes has 15.0 after logging his first sack as an Aggie against Auburn. Hayes came to Aggieland with 14.0 career sacks after previous stops at Pittburgh (12.0) and Colorado (2.0).
On the NCAA's active sack leaders list, Howell is tied for No. 3 and Hayes is tied for No. 18.

TRANSFER IMPACT

Head coach Mike Elko's ability to find talent in the transfer portal has been on display this season.
The 2025 crop of transfers already lead the team in several statistical categories, including scoring, receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, all-purpose yards and punt returns.
Last year, Elko inked seven transfers that started at least 10 games and the 2024 team leaders in sacks, tackles for loss, QB hurries, interceptions and breakups.
Additionally, nine transfers from the 2024 class remain on the roster and are playing key roles in 2025.

2025 Transfer Class

Transfer (Position)	Previous School
Nate Boerkircher (TE)	Nebraska
KC Concepcion (WR)	NC State
Mario Craver (WR)	Mississippi State
Dayon Hayes (DE)	Colorado
Julio Humphrey (CB)	Georgia
Sam M'Pemba (DE)	Georgia
Tyler Onyedim (DT)	Iowa State
Amari Niblack (TE)	Texas
Micah Riley (TE)	Auburn
T.J. Searcy (DE)	Florida
Jordan Shaw (CB)	Washington
Jonah Wilson (WR)	Houston
Jacob Zeno (QB)	UAB

Returnees from 2024 Transfer Class

Transfer (Position)	Previous School (2024 stats)
Koli Faaiu (C)	Utah (13 gms, 11 starts)
Cashius Howell (DE)	Bowling Green (4.0 QBS, 8.5 TFL)
Will Lee III (CB)	Kansas State (10 PBU, 2 INT)
Marcus Ratcliffe (S)	San Diego State (48 TT, 3 INT)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams (OL)	Kansas (12 gms, 12 starts)
Dezz Ricks (CB)	Alabama (20 TT, 2 PBU, 1 INT)
EJ Smith (RB)	Stanford (50-183 rush, 8-66 rec.)
Scooby Williams (LB)	Florida (43 tackles, 7.5 TFL)
Jared Zirkel (PK)	Georgia (64.1 KO avg., 44 TBs)

MAROON GOONS PAVING THE WAY

Texas A&M's success on offense starts with the strong play of its offensive front, also known as the "Maroon Goons."
The Aggies have one of just four FBS offenses that rank in the top 50 in total yards, passing, rushing, scoring and time of possession. Those four teams - Texas A&M, Indiana, Oregon and Texas Tech - have 5-0 records and rank in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll.
Texas A&M ranks No. 11 nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed (3.4 per game).
Collectively, the Aggies' offensive line unit is one of the most experienced in the nation with 161 career starts entering 2025, which ranked fifth-most among FBS schools.
The 2025 starting unit ranks as one of the heaviest in school history, weighing in at 1,617 pounds, or 323.4 per goon.

Breaking Down the Starting Five

Goon	Ht.	Wt.	Starts
Trey Zuhn III, LT	6-6	319	42
Chase Bisontis, LG	6-5	315	27
Mark Nabou Jr., C	6-3	322	19
Ar'maj Reed-Adams, RG	6-5	325	32
Dametrious Crownover, RT	6-7	318	20
AVERAGES	6-5.2	323.4	28.0

Stable of Stallions

Texas A&M is one of seven FBS teams with two running backs with over 1,500 career rushing yards. Entering the Florida game, senior Le'Veon Moss has rushed for 1,706 yards and senior Amari Daniels has totalled 1,590 yards. The other teams with two 1,500-yard RB rushers are Indiana, Kansas, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina and Virginia Tech.
Adding in QB Marcel Reed, the Texas A&M rushing attack features four players with 500-plus career rushing yards: Moss, Daniels, Reed and redshirt sophomore Rueben Owens II.
Texas A&M returns 87% of its run production from last season. Moss, a second-team All-SEC pick in 2024, combined for 1,426 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns last season. Daniels was ninth in the SEC in rushing scores (8) and finished 18th in rushing yards (661) after appearing in each regular season game and making three starts.
Daniels came on strong at the end of the season filling in for the injured Moss averaging 5.3 yards per carry in the last five games of the regular season. During that span, he totaled 369 yards on 70 carries and three rushing touchdowns.
Owens is back in full swing as well after a fall camp injury sidelined him for the majority of last season. He earned 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team honors after leading the league's true freshmen in all-purpose yards (743), rushing yards (385) and kick return yards (249).

NCAA RANKINGS DEEP DIVE

After holding its last two opponents to a combined 1-of-23 in third-down sitatuations, Texas A&M has vaulted to No. 5 nationally.
Texas A&M is one of just two schools with players ranked in the top 15 in punt and kickoff return average. Junior WR/RS KC Concepcion ranks No. 8 in punt returns at 17.7, while sophomore WR/RS Terry Bussey's 27.1 kick return average ranks No. 12.
Concepcion's 80-yard punt return touchdown in the season-opener vs. UTSA has him ranked in a tie for third nationally in season punt return scores.
Bussey ranks No. 15 nationally (No. 1 in the SEC) with 265 combined kick return yards (217 KOR/48 PR).
Texas A&M and USC are the only FBS schools with two players ranked in the top 25 in all-purpose yards per game. Concepcion ranks No. 20 with 120.0 yards per game and sophomore WR Mario Craver ranks No. 23 with 118.4.
Senior DE Cashius Howell ranks No. 2 in QB sacks (1.4 per game) and No. 8 in tackles for loss (1.6). He is the SEC leader in both categories.
Mario Craver's career yards per catch average of 19.7 ranks No. 4 among active FBS players with at least 40 catches.

IMPROVED PASS ATTACK

Texas A&M's passing attack has shown marked improvement in its second season under offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Collin Klein.
Compared to 2024 through five games, Texas A&M has the nation's 12th-most improved passing offense, averaging 90.0 more yards per game than last season. The Aggies ranks in the top 35 nationally in passing yards and pass efficiency
It is the second-highest improvement in the SEC and seventh-best among power conferences and Notre Dame.

Most Improved Passing Offenses: FBS
(Compared to same point of 2024 season)

Team	'25 YPG	'24 YPG	Improvement
Fla. Atlantic	318.4	162.8	+156
New Mexico St.	261.2	108.4	+153
Air Force	222.2	76	+146
Purdue	284	161.2	+123
Baylor	348.7	228.5	+120
Boston College	313.4	195.7	+118
Notre Dame	283	171.6	+111
Oklahoma	278	169.2	+109
Oregon St.	259.3	152	+107
Rutgers	293.6	189.4	+104
UAB	307.8	209.8	+98
Texas A&M	271.4	181	+90

STOPPING THE RUN

The Aggies under Mike Elko have limited opponents to less than 4.0 yards per carry in 12-of-18 contests, including their most recent opponent, Mississippi State (2.5). Texas A&M is 11-1 under Elko when allowing less that 4.0 yards per carry.
Mississippi State's 77 rushing yards were the fifth-lowest output of the Elko era and marked the eighth time opponents were held to 100 or fewer rushing yards.

ROSTER CONNECTIONS

Sophomore WR/RS Terry Bussey's uncle, Domingo Bryant, lettered for the Aggies from 1982-85 and was a founding member of Texas A&M's famed "Wrecking Crew" defense.
Redshirt sophomore WR Ashton Bethel-Roman's father, Mark Roman, played 10 seasons in the NFL for Cincinnati, Green Bay and San Francisco.
Redshirt sophomore CB Dezz Ricks' brother, Eli Ricks, played two seasons in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.
There are multiple brother tandems on the Aggie roster: Jacob and Boomer Graham (Houston), T.J. and Jeremiah Searcy (Thomaston, Ga.) and Tyler and Jared White (Southlake, Texas).
Graduate student RB EJ Smith is the son of the NFL's all-time leading rusher and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Emmitt Smith.
Freshman WR Will Hargett's grandfather, Edd Hargett, was the Aggies' all-time leading passer for nearly 20 years and is a member of the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame and the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame.