For Texas A&M, the 2024 recruiting cycle has been very, very kind to Jimbo Fisher and Co. this offseason; with a total of 18 verbal commits, 12 players have announced their intentions since June, while last weekend’s annual recruiting pool party was a rousing success per usual.
However, the Aggies can’t win every recruiting battle, leading to Monday’s news that 2024 four-star offensive lineman Bennett Warren, who was projected to land with either Michigan or Texas A&M, screw us all for a loop, committing to one of the rising programs in the SEC, the Tennessee Volunteers.
As one of the top offenses in the country last season, Head Coach Josh Heupel is essentially Bob the Builder after losing 2022 starting quarterback Hendon Hooker to the NFL Draft, the simple question, “Can he fix it?” has been answered in the name of Joe Milton, who possesses one the biggest arms in all of college football.
BREAKING: Four-Star OT Bennett Warren tells me he has Committed to Tennessee!
The 6’8 330 OT from Sugar Land, TX chose the Vols over Michigan, Oklahoma, & Texas A&M
“ROCKY TOP I’M HOME BABY🍊”https://t.co/DXgXLcH87S pic.twitter.com/sLq3cJbow4
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 31, 2023
From an O-line perspective, the Vols have produced the likes of former five-star guard Trey Smith, who is now a starter for the Kansas City Chiefs, and most recently witnessing offensive tackle Darnell Wright go 10th overall to the Chicago Bears in the 2023 NFL Draft. As the 5th-ranked OT in the 2024 recruiting class, Bennett Warren’s unique blend of size, strength, balance, and athleticism immediately jolts him into the conversation as an immediate starter/rotational player in 2024.
Looking ahead for the Aggies, four-star OT Weston Davis and four-star OT Ashton Funk join three-star IOL Coen Echols as the lone offensive line commits in the 2024 class, yet Fisher and his staff still have their eyes on four-star IOL Blake Ivy, who remains a favorite to land with the Aggies.
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