Fans are sleeping on a possible freshman DL contributor for Texas A&M football

Why Dealyn Evans could end up being an impact player for Texas A&M football this fall

It’s officially the first day of fall camp for Texas A&M football (even though it is still July) and anticipation is growing rapidly for the season. The opener against Notre Dame is only a month away, and the Aggie faithful are ready to see the Maroon and White show their stuff this year.

The points of pride and hope with this team have been well-documented across the fanbase; so, too, have the points of concern. Among those, though not at the highest priority, is depth along the interior of the defensive line.

Make no mistake, the Aggies have a ferocious defensive front. The top-line talent is able to stand up to any group in the nation and outshine most. Even with the departure of a Fadil Diggs or a Walter Nolen, A&M still has some of the best defensive linemen in the entire nation.

But, especially at DT, there are some names that still yet need to be proven. Obviously, fans feel good about David Hicks and Shemar Turner, the presumptive starters. However, it’s the depth where the questions arise.

Albert Regis has been a solid contributor, but can he take the next step? Is Samu Taumanupepe going to remain as a situational player? Can Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy break out? Will Rodas Johnson hold up in the SEC?

There’s one guy, though, who I think may have been prematurely left out of the conversation: freshman Dealyn Evans. Evans saw a huge rise in the rankings near the end of his tenure in high school, finishing as a top-100 recruit in the nation. Keeping him in the class was one of the big wins of the early Elko era.

Now, though, he’s on campus. He wasn’t here in the spring, which does matter, but his talent more than makes up for it. He may not play right away, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him running with the twos and getting rotated in early by the end of the year.

Evans is explosive and destructive on the line of scrimmage—at 6’5”, 285, he has room to still grow into his frame, too. I feel confident that he will be a star for Texas A&M football—and his path may start sooner rather than later.