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2025 4-Star DL out of Bellville (TX) is predicted to land with Texas A&M

Texas A&M has received a prediction to land 2025 4-star defensive lineman DJ Sanders out of Bellville, Texas.

Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is already building towards being one of head coach Mike Elko’s first big wins at the helm, already landing three prospects this month, including 4-star running back Deondrae “Tiger” Riden on Monday night.

Elko’s defensive background will certainly play a big part in landing some of the top recruits at every defensive position. At the same time, Texas A&M’s recruiting success on the D-line under former head coach Jimbo Fisher has continued under Elko after securing several commitments in the 2024 cycle.

On Wednesday, On3’s Sam Spiegelman released his prediction for 2025 4-star defensive lineman DJ Sanders, predicting that the Bellville, Texas will commit to Texas A&M in the coming months.

Texas A&M, under Fisher, offered Sanders nearly two years ago that he would take an unofficial visit to College Station in Jan. 2023. Still, after the hiring of Mike Elko back in late November, Sander’s relationship with the program reportedly grew.

Sanders is coming off one of the most productive seasons from a defensive lineman in the country, recording 115 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 15 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumbles returned for touchdowns. In three seasons, Sanders has netted an eye-popping 53.5 tackles for loss and 29.5 sacks.

According to 247Sports Composite, Sanders is currently positioned as the 16th-ranked defensive lineman in the country and the 25th-ranked player in the 2025 recruiting class.

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2024 4-Star WR and former Arkansas commit is now predicted to sign with Texas A&M

On3’s Sam Spiegelman has submitted his prediction for 2024 4-star WR Ashton Bethel-Roman to sign with Texas A&M on Wednesday, Feb. 7 (National Signing Day).

Late last week, it was reported that 2024 4-star wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman, out of Missouri City, Texas, had been formally released from his LOI (letter of intent) with the Arkansas Razorbacks, opening up his recruitment after visiting College Station last month.

Slated to sign with a team during National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7, Bethel-Roman has kept in contact with Aggies head coach Mike Elko and new wide receivers coach Holman Wiggins, leading to On3’s Sam Spiegelman’s official prediction for the future playmaker to sign with Texas A&M.

According to 247Sports, Bethel-Roman is posited as the 134th-ranked player in the 2025 recruiting cycle, the 27th-ranked wide receiver, and the 24th-ranked player in Texas. During his 2023 senior season at Ridge Point High School, Bethel-Roman recorded 49 receptions for 964 yards and 9 touchdowns through the air.

On Wednesday, the Aggies look to lock down three 2024 prospects, headlined by 5-star athlete Terry Bussey, 3-star OL Robert Bourdon, and now, Ashton Bethel-Roman.

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2025 4-Star RB out of Shreveport (LA) will reportedly visit Texas A&M next weekend

On3’s Sam Spiegelman has confirmed that 2025 4-star RB James Simon will visit Texas A&M next weekend.

Coming off a successful recruiting weekend for Texas A&M, head coach Mike Elko gained commitments from two 2025 prospects, including 4-star linebacker Kelvion Riggins and 4-star CB Deyjhon Pettaway, while hosting a long list of 2025 and 2026 prospects during the second junior day this month.

Looking to continue adding to the offensive backfield, it has been confirmed by On3’s Sam Spiegelman that 2025 4-star running back James Simon, out of Shreveport, Louisiana, will visit College Station next weekend on Saturday, Feb. 3

Following last this weekend’s productive recruiting weekend, the future of running back has yet to be addressed, providing Simon a great opportunity to become the face of the Aggies’ future at the position while potentially following in the footsteps of Louisiana native and incoming junior A&M RB Le’Veon Moss.

According to 247Sports, Simon is currently positioned as the 182nd-ranked player in the 2025 cycle, the 11th-ranked running back and the 4th-ranked player in Louisiana.

During his 2023 junior season at Calvary Baptist Academy, Simon ran for an incredible 1,600 yards (8.3 yards per carry) and 21 touchdowns.

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2025 4-Star CB from Paetow (TX) is predicted to land with Texas A&M

According to On3’s Sam Spiegelman, 2025 4-Star CB Deyjhon Pettaway is now predicted to land with Texas A&M.

Even though Texas A&M has yet its first player in the 2025 recruiting cycle, new head football coach Mike Elko is hard at work after hosting a bevy of talented 2025 prospects, including four-star cornerback Deyjhon Pettaway, on Saturday.

Pettaway, whose brother is current incoming sophomore Texas A&M linebacker Daymion Sanford, has long been connected to the program since his early playing days. While former Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher was his primary recruiter, Elko’s elite defensive background has undoubtedly played a part in a favorite to land with A&M when all is said and done.

Instead of relying on my opinion, according to On3’s Sam Spiegelman, Pettaway is now predicted to land with the Aggies by a large margin percentage-wise, holding a 96.8% prediction advantage. For more context, Spiegelman’s confidence level with said prediction is at 70%.

As I covered last weekend, Pettaway’s recent discussion with AggiesToday after his official visit to College Station spoke volumes regarding the direction Elko is already taking the program and how his tactics have already impressed several 2025 prospects:

“Man, the new staff is great. You can really tell they want change, the conversations hold more meaning and weight. They have the teaching, resources, mindset, and mentality to win.”

Pettaway is currently positioned as the 22nd-ranked cornerback and the 31st-ranked player in Texas, according to On3.

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Oklahoma receives another prediction for 2024 top 30 player Bryant Wesco

Oklahoma looks to be nearing the finish line for one of the best players in the 2024 cycle, five-star wide receiver Bryant Wesco.

Oklahoma is circling in on landing their first five-star receiver of Jeff Lebby’s tenure as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.

Lebby and the Sooners have had a full year of recruiting this 2024 class and are making significant headway at the wide receiver position with Emmett Jones on board. Jones announced his presence in a big way, putting the Sooners out in front for wide receiver Bryant Wesco.

Five-star wide receiver Bryant Wesco leads Oklahoma’s 2024 wide receiver board. The Sooners have done everything possible to secure the commitment, and look like the frontrunners to land the highly-sought after wide out.

Another recruiting projection came Monday evening from Sam Spiegelman, national recruiting analyst from On3 recruiting. His prediction puts Wesco at 94.8% to Oklahoma with On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine. In tandem with the three predictions in OU’s favor at 247Sports, it’s not far-fetched to say this one is all but over.

No final declarations can be made until a commitment is announced. Still, with Oklahoma appearing to separate from TCU, it’s becoming clear that the Sooners are the favorites Igor Wesco. It would take something wacky happening for the Sooners not to land this commitment at this point.

Oklahoma will keep up the full-court press on Wesco as they should until national signing day. However, at this point, it’s becoming a battle Oklahoma cannot afford to lose.

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Oklahoma’s crown jewel of 2023 class, 5-star QB Jackson Arnold signs with the Sooners

Five-star QB and long-time commit Jackson Arnold signs with Oklahoma on Wednesday.

The early signing period is underway, and the Oklahoma Sooners’ [autotag]2023 recruiting class[/autotag] is beginning to put pen to paper.

Jackson Arnold has risen to astronomical heights since he committed to Oklahoma on Jan. 24. He’s officially a Sooner as he signed his national letter of intent Wednesday.

Arnold was 28-3 as a starter. He won Elite 11 MVP during the summer before totaling 57 touchdowns, 3,476 passing yards and 921 rushing yards as a senior in Texas’ highest level of football. He completed 68.7% of  his attempts and threw just three interceptions on the season. He also won the Landry Award, honoring the best player in North Texas, last week. On Tuesday he was honored with the Max Prep State Player of the Year award for Texas.

All of those accomplishments helped Arnold climb to the No. 7 player nationally on the 247Sports composite. He’s the fourth-ranked quarterback overall.

Prior to his meteoric rise, Arnold was ranked No. 47 overall by 247Sports. In just under 11 months, he’s risen 40 spots and is a consensus five-star with every major recruiting service.

Arnold was most heavily by Notre Dame and Ole Miss. Jeff Lebby’s prior recruitment while with the Rebels helped the Sooners land the now five-star prospect in the 2023 class.

Now that he’s a Sooner, what can we expect? Unless Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Dillon Gabriel decides to leave following Oklahoma’s bowl game, which seems unlikely, Jackson Arnold will not be starting in his first year with the Sooners.

Arnold should compete with Davis Beville for the backup QB job. If Beville’s performance in 2022 is any indication, Arnold should be Oklahoma’s QB2 when it kicks off next season against Arkansas State. Beyond that, Arnold will be the overwhelming favorite to take over the program in 2024, which could be the Sooners’ first season in the SEC.

Oklahoma’s future is riding on Arnold’s development. He seems poised for stardom and appears to have the head to handle whatever his career throws at him. Now the real fun begins as we watch his story unfold in Norman.

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5-star prospect David Hicks schedules Oklahoma official visit for Beldam

Five-star DL David Hicks plans to visit Oklahoma for an official visit in November.

Oklahoma’s heavy lifting on the recruiting trail for the class of 2023 now takes a bit of a backseat to the start of the 2022 college football season. Recruiting is never done; it’s just reprioritized as the Oklahoma Sooners begin their 2022 quest.

The summer months saw them rise dramatically from just inside the top 50 of 247Sports team rankings to inside the top five. As things stand, the Sooners have 22 commitments in the 2023 recruiting class.

The Sooners still have space for a few more recruits. If the Sooners are able to close on David Hicks, he would be the top player in their 2023 recruiting class. Hicks, a five-star defensive line prospect out of Katy, Texas, just confirmed to On3 that he plans to take his official visit to the University of Oklahoma on Nov. 19.

The insanely talented defensive lineman is a can’t-miss prospect. He has a great relationship with Sooners defensive tackles coach Todd Bates. Their relationship started when Bates was still at Clemson.

Once thought a significant Aggie lean, predictions from multiple recruiting services show that Oklahoma is a real player here.

On3 national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman recently issued a prediction in favor of Oklahoma to land Hicks. The visit to Oklahoma takes place when Bedlam comes to Norman in what should be a meaningful game in the race to secure a spot in the Big 12 championship. Norman should be rocking, and that will only add to the atmosphere of a potentially huge weekend for Oklahoma.

The [autotag]David Hicks[/autotag] recruitment will not see an end until the Under Armour All-American game, which is when Hicks plans to announce his commitment. There’s a long way to go here, but securing one of his final official visits puts Oklahoma in a great spot to land the five-star talent.

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On3 National Recruiting Analyst predicts Oklahoma will land 4-star RB Daylan Smothers

Just a couple of days out from his commitment, On3 National Recruiting Analyst Sam Spiegelman predicts the Sooners to land Daylan Smothers.

The Oklahoma Sooners look like they’re about to have another domino fall in the 2023 recruiting class. Already putting together an incredibly strong July with five commitments, Oklahoma received another prediction to receive a commitment from 2023 four-star running back [autotag]Daylan Smothers[/autotag].

At the end of June and beginning of July, the Oklahoma Sooners received several predictions from OU and Florida State insiders to land Smothers. Now, with the North Carolina product’s commitment right around the corner, On3’s National Recruiting Analyst Sam Spiegelman missed a prediction that Daylan Smothers is headed to Norman.

The Sooners have been battling it out with the Florida State Seminoles, Alabama Crimson Tide, and NC State Wolfpack, who were in his top four on June 27.

All signs point to Smothers becoming the second commitment at the running back position for the Sooners, who also have a pledge from [autotag]Kalib Hicks[/autotag] out of Denton, Texas. Landing Smothers would mean [autotag]DeMarco Murray[/autotag] would have successfully landed two four-star runners in back-to-back recruiting classes.

Daylan Smothers is set to announce his commitment on July 14.

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