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Texas A&M will have three Aggies participating in the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl

Texas A&M will be well represented in the Senior Bowl, sending three Aggies that will have a chance to raise their draft profile.

The season might be over but there is still football to be played. Several all-star games will be played over the next month with everything from the Polynesian Bowl to the Reese’s Senior Bowl. While Texas A&M will have representation in both of those games, we are going to touch on the Aggie seniors who received their invitations to the senior bowl near the end of 2023.

Of the four Aggies invited three accepted and will take part in the week-long event that will take place on NFL Network on February 3rd in Mobile, Alabama. Texas A&M fans will be able to tune in and watch Ainias Smith, Layden Robinson, and McKinnley Jackson compete with Edgerrin Cooper opting to pass.

This event will allow these three the opportunity to raise their draft stock as this all-star game is widely considered the premier place to evaluate talent and personalities firsthand before the draft starts. Every NFL team will have representatives onsite and the media will have round-the-clock analysis for each day.

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The Senior Bowl invites have been sent out and the Aggie will be represented well

The Reese’s Senior Bowl invites have been sent out and the Aggies will be well represented

The regular season is over and bowl season is approaching. While the Aggies piece together a staff and team to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Reese’s Senior Bowl has sent out their invites.

Not only did they request the presence of seniors across the NCAA, but they also named their Reese’s Senior Bowl All-American Team. You guessed it, Edgerrin Cooper was named to the All-Defensive team, and Ainias Smith was named to the All-Specialists Team as a returner.

Along with those two being invited, Layden Robinson and McKinnley Jackson were also extended the invitation. As of December 12th, Jackson, Robinson, and Smith have accepted and will be on the field in Mobile, Alabama.

To see what the Senior Bowl is all about, you can check out the information in the statement below:

The Reese’s Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama the past 74 years.  More than 900 NFL personnel, including key decision-makers from all 32 teams, and over 1100 media members from around the country were credentialed this year. This past April, the game produced 100 total picks for the third straight year, representing 40 percent of the entire NFL draft, including 40 selected on the first two days.

Congratulations to the invites and we wish them the best when they compete on February 3rd on the NFL network.

Eleven Aggie football players named to the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist

Texas A&M football has no shortage of veteran leadership as eleven players were named to the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist.

A successful 2023 season for Texas A&M would not only mark a rebound for this football program, but it could also serve as a jolt for a handful of seniors preparing to make a leap to the NFL in the future.

The 11th Annual Reese’s Senior Bowl released its watchlist ahead of the 2024 exhibition in Mobile, Alabama. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and, for some, the first stage in the NFL Draft process.

Their scouting team has been hard at work in identifying the top-tier prospects at every level of college football for the 2024 NFL Draft, and identifying this year’s seniors is among the key staples of the evaluation process. As a reminder, the list does not include many true or redshirt juniors who could become eligible as of December 2023 (or earlier) graduates.

At first glance, the Maroon and White were well-represented, with 11 individuals highlighted. The full list of Aggie football players who landed on the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist is as follows:

  • TE Max Wright
  • WR Ainias Smith
  • LB Chris Russell
  • OL Layden Robinson
  • DB Demani Richardson
  • WR Moose Muhammad III
  • DL McKinnley Jackson
  • DB Tony Grimes
  • DL Fadil Diggs
  • DB Josh DeBerry
  • LB Edgerrin Cooper

Texas A&M has no shortage of seniors with a practical chance of heading to Mobile for the Reese’s Senior Bowl. While the Aggies have a handful of sophomores projected as starters, many from their historic 2022 recruiting class, the Maroon and White will continue to lean on veterans at key positions.

Cooper and Russell are expected to be leaders of a linebacker unit with questionable depth. In contrast, Richardson is expected to mentor a secondary that could boast a potential breakout star in Bryce Anderson. Smith’s versatility speaks for itself, and it’s hard to imagine Bobby Petrino’s offense running smoothly without the wideout’s impact.

With one last ride on the football field around the corner, success in the fall could prove to be a stepping stone for many of these names, taking the leap to the next level in 2024.

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