Texas A&M Aggie Involved in Major NFL Trade

A former Texas A&M Aggies standout was involved in a big time NFL trade on Tuesday.

Matt Galatzan | Mar 11, 2025

Houston Texans guard Kenyon Green (76) and offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil (78) attempt to block / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

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A few Texas A&M Aggies have made headlines in the opening days of NFL Free Agency.

But on Tuesday, one former standout was involved in what might be the biggest move of the bunch yet.

According to reports from ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Houston Texans are trading Texas A&M offensive lineman Kenyon Green to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. The two teams will also exchange picks, with Houston landing a 2026 sixth round selection, and the Eagles acquiring a 2026 fifth rounder.

Houston Texans guard Kenyon Green (76) in action during the game against the Chicago Bears at NRG Stadium. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

"Another Texans trade: Houston is acquiring veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson from the Eagles in exchange for former first-round pick Kenyon Green, per DJ Bien-Aime and me," Schefter said on X. "Trade includes a pick swap with the Eagles getting a 2026 5th-round pick and the Texans getting a 2026 6th."

A former star for Texas A&M, Green was a two-time consensus All-American in 2020 and 2021, and earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2021 as well. The Atascocita (Humble, TX) product would go on to be selected with the No. 15 overall selection by the Texans in the 2022 NFL Draft, returning him home to the Houston area.

Once he got to the NFL, however, the struggles starterd for Green, earning the lowest grade among NFL guards as a rookie from Pro Football Focus at 37.7, and allowing 47 QB pressures, four sacks and 12 QB hits. He was almost one of the most penalized offensive linemen in the league that season.

Green then missed the entire 2023 season due to injury before returning for another rough season in 2024, where he rated 131st out of 135 guards with a 38.6 PFF Grade, allowing five sacks.

He will hope for a new start in Philadelphia, which exited the 2024 season with a Super Bowl title, as well as arguably the best performing offensive line in the NFL.

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Published Mar 11, 2025

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.