In the world of college football recruiting, “credit where credit is due” is not only an underused form of acknowledgment but an indication that relatively unknown members of every coaching staff are finally receiving the praise they deserve when it comes to adding talent to every recruiting cycle.
Texas A&M’s 9th-ranked 2024 recruiting class, who in less than a month have added 11 prospects, including five-star wide receiver Cameron Coleman on July 4, isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Leading the way, Head Coach Jimbo Fisher’s steadfast leadership deserves recognition.
However, with many other cooks in the kitchen, newly minted secondary coach Bryant Gross-Armiento, who has been with the program since 2021, is solely responsible for securing commitments from four high-priority prospects, including four-star wide receiver Drelon Miller, four-star safety Jordan Pride, and Myles Davis, and four-star offensive tackle, Weston Davis. due to his tremendous success this summer, Gross-Armiento has been named the fifth-best recruiter in the country and the fourth-best in the SEC, according to 247Sports.
Bryant Gross-Armiento’s recruiting acumen is no surprise. His keen ability to build relationships with both offensive and defensive prospects while selling what Texas A&M offers as a football program is clearly something Jimbo Fisher saw early on the outside of his obvious coaching ability. four-star safety Myles Davis committed to the program on Wednesday night, Davis’s quote during his conversation with On3’s Hayes Fawcett regarding his constant contact with Gross-Armiento throughout the recruiting process.
“Coach BGA and Matty Ice, their recruiting guy, I talk to them every day. Coach Rushing and Durk about 3x a week so they’re all checking up on me and they see me coming in and being an instant leader. With the depth there losing in the secondary,I can come in and make an impact given I do the things like compete and get the starting job and just keep working. The potential they see for me is like no other school. Coach Jimbo was telling me how he sees some Derwin James in me and that I can be like him in my own way for his team. That’s my favorite safety so It definitely hit hard and coach BGA has a legit list of DBs he’s helped put in the league.”
After spending two seasons as a defensive analyst, Fisher promoted Gross-Armiento to second coach in February after spending three seasons at Wake Forest (2017-2019) and Georgia (2020).
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