As of Oct. 15, 2026, Texas A&M has 55 football commits, and the top 15 by PrepRanks score holds four from Texas and four from Florida. Texas supplied 18 of the 55. Florida supplied five.
That gap between volume and top-end talent runs through the class. The 55 commits come from 20 states, average 78.4 on the PrepRanks scale and carry a class score of 668. There are nine 5-stars, 18 four-stars, 27 three-stars and one two-star. The top 15 run from 100.00 down to 85.97, so the 78.4 average sits well below that group and the base of the class is large.
Florida and Texas hold eight of the top 15
Florida's five commits include four of the top 15: offensive tackle Mark Matthews of St. Thomas Aquinas (100.00), linebacker Kaden Henderson of Jesuit (94.30), receiver Eric McFarland of IMG Academy (91.63) and edge rusher Frederick Ards III of Jones (89.40). That is four of five, against two of four for California, three of eight for Georgia and four of 18 for Texas.
Texas has four as well, out of 18 commits: edge rusher Zyron Forstall of C.E. King (96.27), running back KJ Edwards of Carthage High School (91.51), interior lineman Kennedy Brown of Kingwood (90.81) and safety JayQuan Snell of Waxahachie (90.28). Georgia sent eight commits and three reach the top 15: safety Kamarui Dorsey of Hampton (94.69), edge rusher Bryce Perry-Wright of Buford High School (90.99) and receiver Jaden Upshaw of Lee County (85.97).
California's four commits place two. Brandon Arrington, a cornerback from Mount Miguel, and Matthews both score 100.00. Maryland and Michigan each supply one top-15 name: cornerback Raylaun Henry of St. Frances Academy (91.59) and quarterback Donald Tabron II of Cass Technical (91.58).
Eleven of the top 15 are 2027 prospects
The class splits into 28 commits from 2026, 25 from 2027 and 2 from 2028, but the top end skews to 2027. Eleven of the top 15 are 2027 prospects. Arrington, Edwards and Perry-Wright are the only 2026 names there, and Tabron, the 2028 quarterback, is the other.
Twelve commits score above 90. Eight of them are 2027 prospects, three are 2026 (Arrington, Edwards and Perry-Wright) and one is 2028 (Tabron). The 28 commits from 2026 are the largest group by count, but the 25 from 2027 hold most of the high scores.
The nine 5-stars also spread across eight positions: two cornerbacks, Arrington and Henry, plus an offensive tackle, edge rusher, safety, linebacker, receiver, quarterback and running back. Arrington and Matthews are the two commits at 100.00.
The nine 5-stars hold the top nine PrepRanks spots, from 100.00 down to Edwards at 91.51. Perry-Wright is the first 4-star at 90.99, and Brown, Snell, Ards, defensive lineman Myels Smith of Inglewood (86.97) and Upshaw follow. Six of the nine 5-stars are 2027 prospects, two are 2026 and one is 2028.
Receiver leads the position board
Wide receiver has nine commits, the largest group in the class, followed by linebacker with seven and cornerback and edge rusher with six each. The secondary totals ten between six cornerbacks and four safeties. Henry, Dorsey, Snell and Arrington give that group four of the top 15.
The offensive line has seven commits, four tackles and three interior linemen, and two of them reach the top 15: Matthews and Brown. Quarterback has three commits, and Tabron's 91.58 puts him eighth in the class. The class also includes two kickers, a punter and one athlete.
Matching the position counts against the top 15 shows where the high scores sit. Edge rusher has three of its six commits there: Forstall, Perry-Wright and Ards. Safety has two of four, Dorsey and Snell. Cornerback has two of six, Arrington and Henry. Wide receiver has two of nine, McFarland and Upshaw, and linebacker has one of seven, Henderson. Running back has Edwards, one of two, and defensive line has Smith, one of three. Tight end, with four commits, has none.
| Position | Commits |
|---|---|
| WR | 9 |
| LB | 7 |
| CB | 6 |
| EDGE | 6 |
| OT | 4 |
| S | 4 |
| TE | 4 |
| QB | 3 |
| IOL | 3 |
| DL | 3 |
| RB | 2 |
| K | 2 |
| ATH | 1 |
| P | 1 |
Class measures and star distribution
| Class measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total Commits | 55 |
| Average PrepRanks Score | 78.4/100 |
| Class Score | 668 |
| 5-Star Commits | 9 |
| Home State Loyalty | 33.30% |
| National Reach | 20 states |
Home state loyalty is 33.30%, so about two of every three commits come from outside Texas. Texas still leads the state list at 18, followed by Georgia with 8, Florida with 5, California with 4 and Ohio with 3. Michigan, Arizona, New Jersey and Louisiana have two each, and Maryland has one. Ohio's three commits include none in the top 15, and Michigan's two include Tabron.
| Stars | Count | Share of class |
|---|---|---|
| 5⭐ | 9 | 9 of 55 |
| 4⭐ | 18 | 18 of 55 |
| 3⭐ | 27 | 27 of 55 |
| 2⭐ | 1 | 1 of 55 |
Nine 5-stars and 18 four-stars make 27 four- and five-star commits, and the 27 three-stars match that number exactly. The class splits into equal halves with one two-star left over.
Feeder high schools
Carthage in Texas leads the feeder list with two commits, including Edwards. The nine schools behind it have one each: St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Mount Miguel, Legacy School of Sports Sciences in Houston, IMG Academy, Buford, St. Thomas Aquinas, Central Catholic in Toledo, Carver in Columbus and Douglas County in Georgia. Six of the ten produced a top-15 commit. Legacy, Central Catholic, Carver and Douglas County did not.
Two of the feeders are Florida programs, IMG Academy in Bradenton and St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, and each supplied one of the four Florida names in the top 15. Mount Miguel in Spring Valley, California supplied Arrington. Buford in Georgia supplied Perry-Wright, the highest-scoring 4-star in the class at 90.99.
The case against reading the top 15 as the class
Florida's four-for-five rate comes from five players, so one different outcome moves it a long way. Texas ties Florida for the most top-15 names, but its four sit against 14 other Texas commits who all score below 85.97. Nearly half of the class by headcount is three-stars: 27 of 55.
The average score of 78.4 also reflects the size of the class. A 55-player class has room for 27 three-stars and still posts a class score of 668. The top 15 shows where the class is strongest, and the other 40 commits carry the volume.
The top-15 list also leans on a handful of positions. Wide receiver, the biggest group, places two out of nine and linebacker places one out of seven, while edge rusher places three out of six. Headcount at a position does not predict how many of its players score near the top.