Texas A&M’s pursuit of former Arkansas cornerback Jaylon Braxton, who missed nearly every game during the 2024 season due to an injury, took a positive turn on Friday night when Aggies’ head coach Mike Elko tweeted out his usual Johnny Manziel-celebration commitment tweet, meaning the program had landed it’s third player from the transfer portal.
When an official announcement failed to reach social media on Friday, the news that Braxton had suddenly committed to Ole Miss didn’t mean much to Aggie fans who weren’t expecting him to commit, outside of the fact that the sophomore DB visited College Station on Friday.
Well, Elko will likely be much more careful tweeting out commitment news before the pen hits the paper, as it was confirmed by 247Sports Ole Miss insider David Johnson, who spoke with Braxton after his surprise commitment to the Rebels:
“I made it to Texas A&M,” Braxton stated. “I actually committed to A&M, bit then I was just sitting there and it just didn’t feel right. I was second-guessing myself. I called Coach Pete and told him, ‘I want to come to Ole Miss.’ I know what it was like when I was there. I knew that was the place for me to be.”
Texas A&M has landed two players from the transfer portal, led by former Baylor/UAB QB Jacob Zeno and former Auburn tight end Micah Riley.
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