1. The commitment of Kennedy Brown over the weekend was the third 5-star Texas A&M has picked up in the 2027 class. It may turn out that the Aggies get that many on the offensive line alone. The Aggies could end up getting Mark Matthews, the top offensive tackle in the class, to go with Brown, who’s ranked second. And who leads for the number 3 tackle, and a 5-star in Oluwasemilore Olubobla? Those same Aggies. A&M’s 2010 offensive line class ended up being the best in program history and one of the best ever with Jake Matthews, Luke Joeckel, Cedric Ogbuehi and Jarvis Harrison. On paper, that group (along with current commits Kaeden Scott and Demarrion Johnson, would easily top that group on paper. The question is whether they’d top it in practice, which would likely mean A&M wins a national championship.

2. Here’s what I think about the landing spots for each Aggie draftee (except for Nate Boerkircher, who gets his own point):

KC Concepcion will play immediately in Cleveland. The good and bad news is he will likely be WR1 just as fast. Cleveland has nobody in the passing game that can remotely intimidate, except for maybe tight end Harold Fannin. I’d hate to see KC doubled in week one, but I wouldn’t be shocked.

Chase Bisontis should move right into the starting lineup in Arizona. They were tragically bad last year and have started (another) rebuild. Having Jeremiyah Love running behind Bisontis is a decent place to start.

I don’t know what to make of Cashius Howell in Cincinnati. Are they going to use him as a situational pass rusher? An every down end? A JACK? If you stand him up and let him rush the passer, he’ll succeed. If they have him out there against the run, he’ll get clobbered. But Howell’s selection shows they believe in fellow Aggie Shemar Stewart, but he’s going to have to step up his play several notches this year.

Tyler Onyedim is a good fit in Denver because they already have a plan to take advantage of his versatility. But he’s also going to get on the field pretty quickly as a result of that versatility, so we’ll see how he holds up.

There’s no question Albert Regis will be on the field fast in Jacksonville. They need help on the defensive interior and they’re looking for run stoppers. That’s Regis’ forte.

Trey Zuhn going to Las Vegas is chef’s kiss. They stunk last year, so he should be in the mix to play immediately. They need someone with a mean streak and versatility, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts at left guard week one. Good fit and a good pick.

Will Lee will join the free-for-all for playing time behind starters Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson at corner. They wanted someone physical who can play press man, and that’s what Lee did best at A&M.

If Dametrious Crownover makes the Patriots (they have a 2025 draft pick as a backup right tackle), then he’ll be an a good place. New England can work on developing him while Morgan Moses plays the next year or two.

Ar’maj Reed-Adams played hurt much of last year and it cost him. If he stays healthy and gets back to being the beast he was in 2024, then he’ll make the Bills easily.

3. Through no fault of his own, Nate Boerkircher is the most controversial pick in the 2026 draft. I expected he’d go in the fourth or fifth round, and a lot of analysts thought I was being a homer. And then he went in the second, causing many a head to explode. The Jags are trying to develop a physical approach on offense, and Boerkircher (everyone together now) knows how to block. But that’s not the only reasons he was taken. He had the fastest 10-yard split of any tight end and (again, everyone all together now) he had the best hands of anyone at his position. He also brings the mindset Jacksonville is looking for. I’m worried Boerkircher will catch a lot of grief because he was drafted so high and may not be as flashy as a lot of guys on the board, but he should be someone who does exactly what Jacksonville needs him to do.

4. I was not terribly surprised Taurean York went undrafted. I will be much more surprised if he doesn’t make the Broncos. We all know the story: York is undersized, not overly fast, but he’s smart, makes plays and will do whatever’s asked of him. There’s a reason he was a two-time captain. He does things that engenders respect. He’ll learn that playbook quickly, will start showing up in the right place at the right time over and over starting in mimicamp and force them to keep him. That’s what Taurean York does, and he’s done it before.

5. So now that 2026’s draft is out of the way, what about next year? How many Aggies look like they’ll be taken? Right now there are two guys who are already getting looks as high picks, and it may not be who you expect. The top two are Mario Craver and Dalton Brooks. Craver’s got the speed and the results; Brooks has the superior athleticism and really started to turn it on late last year when he started playing up closer to the line of scrimmage.

6. I doubt Craver and Brooks will be the only ones taken in next year’s draft. in fact, they make another run at a program record. Defensive tackle DJ Hicks, wide receiver Isaiah Horton, center Mark Nabou, guard Travon Baugh, tight ends Hutson Thomas and Richie Anderson, defensive tackle CJ Mims, defensive end Anto Saka, linebackers Ray Coney and Daymion Sanford, safety Marcus Ratcliffe and cornerback Rickey Gibson are all seniors (or postgrads). Marcel Reed, Rueben Owens, Dezz Ricks and offensive tackles Tyree Adams and Wilkin Formby are all draft eligible. We’ll see how it all plays out, but there’s potential.

7. There may not be a better 1-2 punch in all of college baseball than what the Aggies have leading off and hitting second. Caden Sorrell has already homered this evening (his 19th) for his 60th RBI. That gives him a 2 RBI lead on Gavin Grahovac for the team lead. Sorrell and Grahovac are second and third in the SEC in RBIs and first and second in RBIs per game. Sorrell is second in the SEC in homers; Grahovac is ninth. Grahovac leads the SEC in runs scored; Sorrell is sixth. You get the idea — they’re really productive and teams keep pitching to them.

8. Coming into tonight’s game, the Aggie baseball team had six players with an OPS (on base percentage + slugging) of better than 1.000:

Blake Binderup: 1.252

Sorrell: 1.185

Grahovac: 1.182

Jorian WIlson: 1.159

Bear Harrison: 1.121

Nico Partida: 1.018

As a team, they have an OPS of 1.008. If you have any questions, an OPS over 1.00 is outstanding for an individual. They have that combined. That’s how a team can bash their way to Omaha.

9. The Aggies may well have to bash their way to Omaha, because their pitching staff is just so thin. They have their three starters — Shane Sdao, Aiden Sims and Weston Moss — the long reliever in Gavin Lyons, the middle relievers in Juan Vargas, Ethan Darden and Grant Cunningham, and closer Clayton Freshcorn. They’re trying to get some other guys involved, but right now, that’s the pitching staff they’re rolling with. The only other pitcher on the staff with more than 10 innings pitched is Cole Hubert, and his ERA is currently 9.77.

10. The NCAA is finalizing plans to expand the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams and the Trump Administration is now pushing for the College Football Playoff to be expanded to 24 teams. My response to both is simple: they’re horrible ideas. All you’re doing is diluting a product and extending a season long past where it should end. Ok, that’s not true. It adds more TV revenue. But in the case of football, what’s the point of a regular season at all if you go to 24? You won’t finish until March.

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