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Texas A&M Football: Predicting the Aggies’ offensive depth chart for 2022

By Brandon Martinez

Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M football Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Demond Demas (1) and running back Isaiah Spiller (28) and wide receiver Ainias Smith (0) and wide receiver Chase Lane (2) celebrate a touchdown during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Demond Demas (1) and running back Isaiah Spiller (28) and wide receiver Ainias Smith (0) and wide receiver Chase Lane (2) celebrate a touchdown during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Wide Receivers

Starters: 

X – Evan Stewart (FR)

Z – Chase Lane (RS JR)

SLOT – Ainias Smith (SR)

Backups: Jalen Preston (RS SR), Chris Marshall (FR), Moose Muhammed III (RS SO)

Reserves: Noah Thomas (FR), Devin Price (JR), Yulkeith Brown (SO)

The receivers on this team are some of the most electric we’ve seen at College Station in years. Ainias Smith will certainly be the go-to target this season for the quarterback. He should be on the NFL radar by midseason the latest. He will serve primarily in the slot while freshman Evan Stewart takes the reigns as the X receiver. He should see a ton of targets as well and serve as a downfield threat. It was difficult to decide between Chase Lane and Jalen Preston for the WR3 spot, but ultimately, I give it back to Lane. He had more targets per game than Preston last season and was only hindered by injuries.

The backups are filled with Preston, freshman five-star Chris Marshall, and redshirt sophomore Moose Muhammed III. I expect Preston and Lane to interchange fairly often with each other. I expect Marshall’s size, speed, and big play ability to get him to a point where he sees game action every Saturday. Muhammed III looked good last season when on the field, and I expect him to see some action consistently on the outside and in the slot.

The reserves even look really promising. Noah Thomas is a four-star tower, standing at 6’5, but needs time to fill out his frame, as he weighs only 195 pounds. Devin Price hasn’t been given a shot yet, but his 6’3 frame gives him downfield ability. Lastly, Yulkeith Brown has blazing speed that could even be appealing to use in offense or special teams.