Texas A&M Football Transfer Portal Gains, Losses in 2024
It's a new day in College Station, after the failed, and remarkably expensive, Jimbo Fisher experiment came to a close and Texas A&M moved on with Mike Elko as head coach, not long after he served as the Aggies' defensive coordinator. He's dealing with some serious roster turnover on both sides of the ball, thanks to outgoing and incoming movement via the transfer portal.
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Where do things stand with Texas A&M in the transfer portal right now? Here's an overview of what the Aggies gained and lost in the 2024 cycle.
What Texas A&M gained in 2024
Nic Scourton: The Big Ten's leader in sacks, ranked as the No. 1 edge rusher in this transfer class, departed Purdue for the Aggies in 2024.
Dezz Ricks: Ranked as the No. 3 cornerback and No. 19 overall transfer player originally committed to Alabama before making the switch.
Cyrus Allen: The former Louisiana Tech wide receiver was ranked as the No. 16 transfer player at his position before signing with A&M this offseason.
Cashius Howell: The No. 11 edge rusher and No. 89 overall transfer spurned Bowling Green for a chance to play on Texas A&M's defensive line.
Will Lee: Ranked as the No. 11 cornerback in the transfer cycle, the former Kansas State player looks to compete in the Aggies' secondary.
Marcus Ratcliffe: The No. 6 ranked transfer safety and No. 120 overall player left San Diego State for the Aggies this offseason.
Donovan Saunders: The former Cal Poly defensive back was ranked as the No. 13 transfer cornerback in this cycle.
Scooby Williams: The No. 12 transfer linebacker on the big board moves over to A&M from Florida.
Other additions include
- LB Alex Howard, Youngstown St.
- S De'Rickey Wright, Vanderbilt
- WR Jabre Barber, Troy
- TE Tre Watson, Washington
- CB Jaydon Hill, Florida
- TE Garrett Miller, Purdue
- CB BJ Mayes, UAB
- IOL Ar'Maj Reed-Adams, Kansas
- IOL Dorian Hinton, FAU
- IOL Derrick Graham, Troy
- DL Rodas Johnson, Wisconsin
- S Trey Jones, Central Mich.
- RB E.J. Smith, Stanford
What Texas A&M lost in 2024
Walter Nolen: The former five-star recruit, ranked No. 1 among transfer defensive linemen and the No. 3 overall transfer player, left the Aggies for Ole Miss, leaving a big hole in this front seven rotation.
Evan Stewart: Another elite five-star prospect, ranked as the No. 2 transfer wide receiver and No. 5 overall transfer player, departed for Oregon this offseason.
Jake Johnson: A former four-star prospect and the No. 4 transfer tight end this offseason departs the Aggies for North Carolina.
LT Overton: Another loss on the defensive line, this one ranked at No. 3 nationally, departing for Alabama this season.
Fadil Diggs: The No. 7 edge rusher in the transfer class heads to Syracuse.
Raymond Cottrell: Sitting at No. 14 among transfer wide receivers and No. 69 overall but now heading to Kentucky for 2024.
Jardin Gilbert: The No. 4 ranked transfer safety and top-75 overall prospect is heading to LSU for the coming season.
Max Johnson: The No. 40 transfer quarterback is heading to North Carolina with his brother, the Ags' former tight end.
Other departures include
- CB Tyreek Campbell, TBD
- OT Naquil Betrand, to Alabama
- DL Isaiah Raikes, to USC
- WR Jordan Anthony, to Arkansas
- CB Tony Grimes, to UNLV
- LB Jurriente Davis, to Louisville
- CB Deuce Harmon, to SMU
- IOL Jordan Spasojevic-Moko, to Charlotte
- IOL Remington Strickland, to TCU
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