Texas A&M football fancies itself as a newfound recruiting juggernaut. At the moment, the Aggies have more 5-star recruits than the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Recruiting always has its twists and turns. The heavyweight recruiters always get their guys and finish with top-tier classes, but the journey to National Signing Day isn’t without its oddities.
Under Nick Saban the Alabama Crimson Tide have finished with the No. 1 ranked class in seven of the last eight seasons. That reign ended last season when Kirby Smart‘s Georgia squad pulled in one of the greatest classes of all-time, but more often than not, Saban hauls in a myriad of blue-chip (5-star and 4-star) recruits.
As things stand right now the Crimson Tide have the No. 1 class and 15 blue-chip players. They don’t, however, have the most 5-star players. Alabama has one, offensive tackle Piece Quick. Three SEC teams have more 5-stars than the Tide, Georgia (three), LSU (two) and Texas A&M (two).
Georgia and LSU aren’t much of a surprise. They’ve each spent five of the last six seasons inside the top 10 in the recruiting ranks. Texas A&M is a bit of a different story. The Aggies are making significant headwinds under Jimbo Fisher, starting with their two 5-star commits: offensive tackle Kenyon Green and safety Brian Williams.
Williams jumped on board early and Green committed in June. Texas A&M has the No. 2 class behind Alabama right now. If the Aggies can get one (or even two) more 5-star players they’ll be a legitimate contender for not only the best class in the SEC, but the No.1 class in the nation.
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As a general rule, teams that finish with top-flight recruiting classes are the ones that compete for national titles. Texas A&M has a step up on the defending champs. That’s not something that many are able to do.