Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko will enter his second season at the helm with higher expectations than his inaugural campaign, largely due to the return of talent and 14 transfer portal additions that have added much-needed depth to a roster that needed to change for the better and transform previous weaknesses into predominant strengths.
The return of redshirt sophomore quarterback Marcel Reed resulted in wide receivers KC Concepcion (NC State) and Mario Craver (Mississippi State), two of the top transfer receivers, choosing the Aggies based on Reed’s skill set and their overall fit in OC Collin Klein’s offense. In the backfield, senior running back Le’Veon Moss and former five-star Rueben Owens are the headliners, while Amari Daniels and EJ Smith provide elite depth.
However, the 2025 Aggie offense will only work as long as the offensive line lives up to its high offseason expectations, which includes all five 2024 starters, led by senior guard Ar’maj Reed-Adams, whose high confidence in the O-line and the offense as a whole was seen during his appearance at SEC Media Days last week.
“The goals we have aren’t lofty. We were one play away from being in the SEC Championship game… We’re coming.”
Adams’ statement isn’t just based on confidence, but the reality that surrounds A&M’s roster, which is all too experienced and talented not to win at least nine or ten games this season, despite what rival fanbases or some in the national media have stated. Still, credit to Pro Football Focus for, yes, focusing on the core reasons Texas A&M will either make the College Football Playoff or, once again, win only seven or eight games.
On offense, PFF believes that the running game, led by Le’Veon Moss and Marcel Reed, during designed runs, is Texas A&M’s primary strength, mainly due to the backfield’s speed and vision, combined…
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