Fear not, ladies and gentlemen, meaningful college football is just around the corner, with the start of the 2023 season just under two months away! Here at Aggies Wire, we’ll be counting down by looking at each Texas A&M football player that corresponds to the number of days left till the start of the football season.
To kick things off, we’re looking at No. 60 for the Maroon and White: left tackle Trey Zuhn.
Expectations were high for Zuhn heading into last season. Still, inexperience and struggles played a big factor in an underwhelming 2022 campaign (which can be said for the larger team, in reality). Zuhn struggled in pass protection and missed the spring football program after recovering from an off-season procedure.
According to Pro Football Focus,2022, Zuhn logged 690 snap counts, with 410 coming in pass protection and 280 in run protection. The now third-year tackle finished with a 67.4 pass-blocking grade last year, giving up 14 QB hurries, nine hits, and three sacks.
Jimbo Fisher has advocated that the strength of this year’s Aggies team will be upfront, both on the offensive and defensive lines. If that stands to be true, A&M will need to rely on the o-line unit to take a leap in both run and pass protection, which necessitates Zuhn playing with more consistency and becoming a solid force on the edge.