Could Aggies pursue elite College Station native that just jumped in transfer portal?

Could Texas A&M football look to pad even more depth in loaded RB room?

Texas A&M football is absolutely loaded at running back for the upcoming year. The Aggies return Le'Veon Moss, who may be the best back in the entire league, along with a veteran Amari Daniels, a resurgent Rueben Owens, and Stanford transfer EJ Smith.

That's not to mention the big time names that the Aggies are bringing in via the freshman class. The Ags have two of the nation's best from the high school ranks coming to town in Deondrae Riden, the all-time leading rusher at a storied program in DeSoto, and former Missouri commit Jamarion Morrow, who could play all over the field.

However, if we've found out one thing recently, it's that you can never have too much depth. The Aggies were stretched thin last year, with both Owens and Moss missing significant time, and Daniels sustaining a major injury near the end of the year as well.

That led to hardly any depth at all for the bowl game, which no doubt contributed to the unfavorable result. So when College Station native and former Duke Blue Devil Marquise Collins announced that he would be jumping in the transfer portal yesterday, Aggie fans perked up their ears.

This is by no means a sure thing. Collins will be hotly pursued, without a doubt, and the Aggies have a lot in the room already. But the home town connection matters, and Collins had committed to Elko at Duke beforehand. Those factors are enough to more than raise an eyebrow.

It will be interesting to see if the Aggies pursue Collins. I think it would be a worthy addition, but some might consider it overkill. Whoever ends up with the former Blue Devil, though, will be getting a great player.