Texas A&M Football Offseason Recap: Where the Aggies Improved and Where It Didn't

The Aggies knew they would need to revamp their roster ahead of the 2026 season, but it wouldn't be a rebuild. With quarterback Marcel Reed returning, rather, the Aggies were looking to retool and find productive talent out of the transfer portal that would contribute alongside the talent already on the roster awaiting their turn.

The offensive line, which lost four offensive linemen to the NFL Draft, brought in two stalwarts for the tackle role in Tyree Adams and Wilkin Formby. Both have SEC experience that will provide solid anchors for an offense that will look to be more active in the passing game and more spread out on the field.

The defensive line, which was the strength of the Aggies' dominant defense last season, also got a makeover, for the better. Transfers Anto Saka and T.J. Searcy could be absolutely dominant, and with the depth along the defensive front, could be the strength of the group once again.

Where the Aggies Failed to Improve

While some position groups got better during the offseason, two of them, the running back room and the linebacker room, could have used a bit more.

The linebacker room is perhaps the more unfair of the two, as it was a solid room, headlined by transfer Ray Coney, who could be alongside Daymion Sanford, who has shown glimpses of how great he could be. With Sanford sidelined for an unknown period, an added depth piece with on-field experience would have paid dividends for the core of the defense.

The running back room for the Aggies returns Rueben Owens, who saw 39 percent of the offensive snaps last year, with Jamarion Morrow, who saw 15 percent of the offensive snaps, behind him. Outside of them, the position group is young and otherwise untested, and with the injury luck the Aggies have in the running back room, an extra proven body would have been nice.

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