Texas A&M bracing to lose longtime four-star RB commit to regional rival

Texas A&M football has done a stellar job in recruiting the 2026 class, especially at the running back position— but they may be poised to lose out on one of their top commits in the class. The Aggies announced their contention for a top class at the position when they flipped Cibolo Steele RB Jonathan Hatton Jr from Oklahoma, not to mention when they landed KJ Edwards over Texas and LSU.

Now, though, it looks like the Sooners could be on track to get some revenge on the Aggies in the same recruitment. Despite a dismal running game this year, predictions have come in for the Sooners to flip Hatton back from the Aggies here presently.

Texas A&M fans bracing to lose RB Jonathan Hatton Jr as flip back to Oklahoma is looming

A prediction came in from Steve Wiltfong of Rivals for Hatton to flip back to the Sooners last night. While nothing official has happened since that point, Hatton has changed some of his social media profile photos to pictures taken on Oklahoma visits.

That's usually a bad sign, though you obviously can't tell everything from the social media of a high school kid. Combined with the move to predict a flip by industry experts, though, it is certainly not great for the Aggies.

Trooper Taylor is one of the best recruiters on this A&M staff, so I don't doubt the Aggies will be just fine— especially with the extremely talented Edwards in the fold. The two backs complement each other well, but both are extremely skilled.

It's possible OU sold Hatton on the depth of the two rooms, as the Aggies certainly have quite the stable in College Station. Oklahoma also has a running back currently committed, though, so it's tough to know if Hatton really has an issue being the second back in a class.

Texas A&M fans loved what they saw out of guys like Deondrae "Tiger" Riden in the last game, as well as what Jamarion Morrow has done all season. Maybe Hatton saw a relative lack of playing time in the future in College Station, but for a position that can go downhill so quickly when overused, you'd think staying fresh for the NFL would be a draw of coming to College Station.

Whatever the case, this is certainly a blow to the Aggies' class. I'm sure A&M will rebound fine, but for now, this is a hit not many saw coming.