Texas A&M just received a commitment from four-star running back KJ Edwards, a prospect out of Carthage, Texas, despite the fact that Edwards had previously been slated to commit on August 2nd. This is an unbelievably massive move for the Aggies, as Edwards had been believed by most nationally to be a heavy lean to the Texas Longhorns up until this point.
BREAKING: Elite 2026 RB KJ Edwards has Committed to Texas A&M, he tells me for @on3recruits
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 17, 2025
The 5’11 195 RB from Carthage, TX chose the Aggies over Texas, LSU, & Alabama
He’s ranked as the No. 3 RB in ‘26 (On3)
“All glory to God!! AggieLand I’m home.”https://t.co/49ZErrAyXJ pic.twitter.com/4PSU22XrPm
Edwards is coming off of an official visit to College Station this past weekend, one which apparently must have opened his eyes in a big way. He joins Jonathan Hatton, Jr., as the second running back commitment in the class for the Aggies, who now may boast the best one-two punch at the spot in the entire country.
This is going to shock a lot of people across the country, and begin to wake them up to the potential that the Aggies have in this recruiting cycle— something that A&M fans who have been closely tracking the trail during this class have known for a while.
Texas A&M seizes massive momentum with pickup of KJ Edwards over Texas, LSU, Alabama, and others
The Longhorns had long had Edwards as the centerpiece of their offensive focus in the recruiting class at the running back spot, which just adds to the intrigue here. It also means that the Longhorns will by no means be going away in this recruitment, and will be pushing hard throughout the fall to flip Edwards.
Because of that, the work is nowhere near done— but make no mistake, it is hard to overstate the cataclysm this is in the recruiting world. The Aggies have just made the first of what fans hope are several moves to put the nation on high alert for what is going on in College Station.
This now makes the second class where Trooper Taylor has secured an elite two-back class, following 2025 where they brought in Deondrae "Tiger" Riden and Jamarion Morrow. Hats off to coach Troop— this is just as much his win as it is anyone on this staff's.
Hatton's power and Edwards' speed and make-you-miss ability makes this the perfect two-back class, as well. The Aggies are just now getting rolling— it's time to get on the train.