The preseason all-SEC teams were released yesterday, and the lone representative from Texas A&M on the first-team ballot was WR Mario Craver, who was selected as an “all-purpose” player. The Aggies had several other players on the second and third teams, but Craver was the lone selection to make the top shelf.
Mark Nabou was selected as the second-team all-SEC center, while DJ Hicks and Terry Bussey made the preseason all-SEC third team to make it four Aggies across the three squads. That’s not a lot, given where the Aggies are predicted to finish— LSU, who was selected to finish behind the Aggies, has five first-team selections and nine overall, for example.
The Aggies only had one preseason all-SEC first team selection for 2025, but ended the year with four. It looks like, once again, the media is not as high on the Aggies’ roster as they might be at year’s end— but Texas A&M will need a big season to make that happen.
Texas A&M snubbed in all-SEC first team selections for second straight year
There are a lot of notable omissions on this list— some of which are understandable, and some of which are head-scratchers. For example, after the way that Isaiah Horton played last year, it’s hard to understand how and why he wouldn’t be selected to any of the three all-SEC teams.
Dezz Ricks is another player who should have gotten a little more respect on these teams, without a doubt. No. 2 for the Aggies had a great year in 2025, but with corners, sometimes these selections are based on hype and/or interceptions, neither of which he had— mostly because he was locking down his side of the field the entire time.
Dalton Brooks could have been another player that was on one of these lists. The Aggie senior and captain is set for a huge season and is one fo the most physical players at the safety position in the conference.
Without his injury, Daymion Sanford would have been a shoo-in for one of these spots, especially given how elite his production was in a backup role last year. He may still make his way to one of them by season’s end if he is indeed able to come back soon.
Then, you have transfers who could be ready to break out in a big way, but didn’t produce a lot at their previous stops. Anto Saka is chief among these; he could be in line for a season that sets him up for a day one NFL selection. Rickey Gibson and Tawfiq Byard are two other Aggie defenders who fit this profile.
We’ll have to see how these lists shake out at the end of the season, but right now, the number of A&M players on it is far too scanty to match the expectations that a lot of fans have. Is the media right, or are the fans?
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