It’s always interesting to keep tabs on former players’ progress once they transfer from a program, and when looking back at Texas A&M’s historic 2022 recruiting class, most of the former commits have left, including former 5-star defensive lineman LT Overton.
Coming out of the high school ranks as a feared pass rusher with elite positional versatility. Still, after two seasons with Texas A&M, Overton only recorded 48 tackles and one sack, entering the transfer portal just weeks after former head coach Jimbo Fisher’s dismissal.
Finding his new home with Alabama for the 2024 season and beyond, Overton hopes to follow in the footsteps of a long line of elite pass rushers, reportedly switching to the “bandit” position in the defensive coordinator Kane Wommack scheme.
Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Overton did not hold back regarding his time with the Aggies, stating that former A&M defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin failed to utilize his strengths while his 245 playing weight.
“I feel like I wasn’t really used to my best ability at A&M,” Overton told reporters. “I was dropping on most plays, but now I am mostly a hand-down person. Now, I can use my abilities to the best. My pass-rushing game is 10 times better since I came here.”
Last season, Texas A&M’s defensive line depth chart was littered with pass rushers, as Durkin and Fisher likely felt that to get Overton on the field more often, attempting to mold him into an outside linebacker hybrid was the goal that never panned out.
Adding nearly 40 pounds since arriving, Overton is playing at 284 after arriving at Texas A&M weighing 280 pounds, so it’s not a surprise that Alabama is a better fit to utilize his talents this season.
However, under new head coach Mike Elko, I wouldn’t be surprised if the same positional change would occur with the Aggies if he had stayed.
For the first time since Texas A&M entered the SEC in 2012, the Aggies will not face the Crimson Tide for the first time in more than a decade but will likely meet within the next two seasons.
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