Position Group Preview: IOL

AggieHuddle.com’s preview of the 2026 Texas A&M football team by position group continues with a look at the interior offensive linemen — both guard positions and center.

Blake Ivy has his best shot to date at a starting job.

Interior offensive linemen room

Name	Class	Height/Weight
Coen Echols	RS-So.-TR.	6-4/315
Blake Ivy	RS-So.-TR.	6-3/336
Mark Nabou	RS-Sr.	6-4/330
Ashton Funk	RS-So.-TR.	6-6/322
Trovon Baugh	Sr.-TR.	6-4/335
Papa Ahfua	RS-So.-TR.	6-3/342
Tyler Thomas	RS-Fr.	6-4/329
Josh Moses	RS-Fr.	6-2/359
Nelson McGuire	RS-Fr.	6-4/319
Sam Roseborough	Fr.	6-3/289

2025 stats

Baugh: Started 11 of 12 games at right tackle for South Carolina

Echols: Played in 13 games, starting eight, at left guard for LSU

Nabou: Started all 13 games at center

Funk: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams

Ivy: Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams

Ahfua: Injured; redshirted

Thomas: Played in three games; redshirted

Moses: Did not play in 2025; redshirted

McGuire: Played in one game; redshirted

Camp storylines

Who’s going to be the left guard? Echols was brought in from LSU to take that job, as he held that spot through the second half of 2025 and performed capably. But Ivy is also in the mix, having backed up Chase Bisontis last year. And then a third contender appeared during spring ball: redshirt sophomore Robert Bourdon, normally a tackle, got snaps with the first team. Things are still up in the air.

Who’s the backup center? Nabou is the most obvious lock in this grouping. He was the started last year, played extremely well and is getting a final shot in 2026. But what happens if 2024 repeats and Nabou is injured? Right now, Funk would likely get the nod, with Roseborough behind him. At least, that’s what it looks like right now.

Who’s backing up Baugh at right guard? The South Carolina transfer was brought in to replace Ar’maj Reed-Adams and immediately moved into the starting lineup in the spring. Who backs him up remains up for grabs. Ahfua and McGuire could be possibilities, but Thomas looks like he’s in the driver’s seat to be in the two-deep.

Projected two-deep

LG: Echols

Ivy

C: Nabou

Funk

RG: Baugh

Thomas