Injury update: Will Mario Craver play today for Texas A&M against Missouri?

Texas A&M star receiver Mario Craver has been listed as questionable all week against the Missouri Tigers, as he continues to recover from some bangs and bruises he has sustained throughout the season thus far. With the release of this morning's SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report, that status appears to remain for Craver with kickoff now under an hour and a half away.

Craver is listed as a game-time decision for the Aggies in this report, meaning that fans will be sweating his status heading right up into the game. Craver's skill set makes him one of the toughest matchups for A&M's opponents on the entire team, so having him ready and available for the Aggies is key in this matchup.

There are some positive signs for Craver going into this game, though: he was spotted heading out to warm up against the Tigers, potentially signaling that he will be ready to go. Warmups are warmups, but if he was trending towards not playing, this would not be happening.

Texas A&M WR Mario Craver listed as game time decision against Missouri

This is a similar pattern, though, to what we saw against Arkansas last week. Craver was listed as questionable throughout the week and called a game time decision against the Hogs, but he eventually was ready to go and saw a good number of snaps in the first half.

He didn't play much of the later part of the game, as it looked like he had tweaked something in the touches he did get. Maybe that was out of a sense of safety, though, as the Aggies had the game well in hand by halftime, and were much more committed to the run than they were the pass against the Hogs.

Craver's issues began against Kentucky, where he received a much heavier share of touches than he had up until that point in the season. It looked like, though he was productive on offense in that game, it cost him in terms of health thanks to how hard the Wildcat defense was playing.

He eventually left the game with an apparent injury, though he did return later on in the contest. There was a similar story the following week against LSU, however: he was targeted a lot earlier on in the game, but eventually had to leave with some sort of injury before returning.

It's clear that he's battling through something for this team, and that's more than admirable. He's one of the most explosive talents on offense for the Aggies, which is saying something given how this roster has shaped up (even if the potential hasn't actualized yet this year).

Especially with Terry Bussey out, though, Craver's availability is paramount. There was a good showing from TK Norman last week, who looks ready to step into an increased role, but there's a big difference between Arkansas at home and Missouri on the road.

Hopefully, no. 1 in the maroon and white will be ready to go in this one. We'll keep an eye on his status leading up to the game.

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