Texas A&M Football: Stock up, down after Week 10 loss to Auburn

AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 3: Wide receiver Anthony Schwartz #5 of the Auburn Tigers gets chased out of bounds by linebacker Tyrel Dodson #25 of the Texas A&M Aggies and defensive back Charles Oliver #21 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the first quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 3 2018 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

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Stock Down: Secondary

Texas A&M has greatly improved defensively this year. However, most of this improvement has been up front vs the run. Texas A&M is still struggling to defend in the back end, and it does not feel like they will be getting any better in this area any time soon.

The secondary has been Texas A&M’s Achilles heel defensively for years now. The Aggies were able to get by in previous seasons by having elite players at the safety position such as Justin Evans and Armani Watts. But with Evans and Watts now in the NFL, Texas A&M does not have a single star player in the back end of their defense.

The most frustrating part about the secondary is the fact that they always seem to be in the right position to make a play on the ball. Yet, they never make the play. There have been so many completions that could have been swatted away or even intercepted had an Aggie DB simply tuned his head around after the ball had been thrown. Hopefully Jimbo Fisher can address this problem through recruiting.