Texas A&M football is still looking to take advantage of some big time momentum in the class of 2026, but they're weathering a few storms right now. The Aggies have some really nice prospects committed at the moment, but their class size has been shrinking recently.
First, it was Ryan Gilbert that decided to re-open his recruitment earlier. The DFW product was a low three-star, but was also one of the earliest pledges from the class.
Then, it was Xavier Tiller, a TE out of Fairburn, Georgia, who chose to walk back his pledge. Tiller is a highly-rated recruit who surprised many with his commitment after a visit to Aggieland, but outside of that short chapter, he's been a strong lean towards Auburn for quite some time.
Now, the Aggies have sustained yet another decommitment in the upcoming cycle— and this one leaves the Ags in an awkward position for the moment.
Texas A&M football now without any 2026 commits in state of Texas after Markel Ford decommits
Markel Ford, a safety out of Mesquite, Texas, announced today that he would be reopening his recruitment after being committed to the Aggies for quite some time.
🚨NEW🚨 2026 safety Markel Ford has decommitted from Texas A&M.
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) March 7, 2025
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Ford was a high school teammate with one of the newest Aggies in former five-star Lamont Rogers. Ford committed before Rogers did, but now he has elected to look elsewhere.
This leaves A&M in an odd spot at this point in the cycle. A&M has 8 commitments right now, and all are high-quality prospects; none of them, however, hail from the state of Texas.
I imagine that won't be the case for long. Texas A&M football has some great momentum with high-profile in-state guys (like RB Jonathan Hatton, as one example). But I'm not sure A&M has ever been at this point in a cycle before without any in-state pledges. We'll see how Elko and company move from here.
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