AggieHuddle.com’s preview of the 2026 Texas A&M football team by position group continues with the safeties.

The safety room

Name	Class	Height/Weight
Dalton Brooks	Sr.	6/202
Marcus Ratcliffe	Sr.-TR.	6-3/211
Myles Davis	Jr.	6-1/203
Tawfiq Byard	RS-Jr.-TR.	6-1/198
Tom Tom Johnson	RS-Fr.	6-1/202
Tylan Wilson	Fr.	6-1/204
Chance Collins	Fr.	6-1/201

2025 Stats:

Brooks: 62 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception

Ratcliffe: 65 tackles, 3 TFL

Byard (at Colorado): 74 tackles, 5.5 TFL, .5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 forced fumbles

Davis: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 fumble recovery

Camp storylines

How aggressive will the safeties be? In the latter half of the season, Brooks began to play closer to the line of scrimmage and was extremely effective. Byard played a lot near the line of scrimmage at Colorado and did this spring. Ratcliffe said he expects the safeties to be in the box a lot this season. When you have quality tacklers with size, it makes sense.

Who will be the backups? Byard will essentially be a third starter along with Brooks and Ratcliffe. That leaves one more spot, and Davis will likely have that job. Even though he had rough points last season, he is by far the most experienced remaining safety on the roster.

Just how good can this group be? The big three are all very accomplished players. Ratcliffe is a preseason candidate for the Nagurski Award and Brooks is severely underrated. Byard was probably the best player on a bad Colorado defense last year. Davis and Johnson are very athletic, and Wilson and Collins both flashed in the spring. They’ve got veteran depth and athletic youngsters. It’s a potentially strong group.

Projected Depth Chart

S: Brooks

Byard

S: Ratcliffe

Davis