{"id":266031,"date":"2026-04-25T16:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/266031\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:34:09","slug":"will-texas-am-set-a-new-draft-record-day-3-heres-how-it-may-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/266031\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Texas A&#038;M set a new draft record Day 3? Here&#8217;s how it may happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Texas A&amp;M running back Le'Veon Moss (8) reacts after scoring a touchdown against Auburn during the first quarter\u00a0Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in College Station.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M running back Le&#8217;Veon Moss (8) reacts after scoring a touchdown against Auburn during the first quarter\u00a0Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in College Station.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Craft\/Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>There is just one more day left\u00a0in the NFL draft. But there are still plenty of Aggies on the draft board and best available player lists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s already been a record-setting opening three rounds for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/tamu\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Texas A&amp;M football <\/a>program and there are still four rounds left.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Texas A&amp;M guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/college\/aggies\/article\/chase-bisontis-team-nfl-draft-22223401.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Bisontis<\/a> was the first selection, going to the Arizona Cardinals with the 34th overall pick. Five Aggies followed that day, giving Mike Elko seven total players drafted in this class.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the Aggies who can still hear their name called.<\/p>\n<p>When running back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/college\/aggies\/article\/leveon-moss-nfl-draft-2026-21327610.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Le&#8217;Veon Moss<\/a> was on the field, his talent shined, averaging over five yards per carry the past three seasons. He ran for 6.3 yards per attempt in 2024, his best year, in which he recorded 765 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns before tearing his ACL and MCL against South Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The next season, he started strong but\u00a0suffered a leg injury in Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s 2025\u00a0win over Florida. He didn&#8217;t return until the College Football Playoff matchup with Miami, where he exited in the third quarter with another apparent injury.<\/p>\n<p>Ranked the No. 150 prospect in the class, he was highly productive when on the field, finishing his career with 1,767 total rushing yards and 22 touchdowns over 37 games. Mel Kiper Jr. deemed him the 10th-best back in the class, not back for a guy who\u00a0failed to reach 10 games in any season during his four-year collegiate career.<\/p>\n<p>He was unranked by\u00a0Tankathon and ranked 220th by CBS. ESPN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/48480079\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-seven-rounds-257-picks-predictions-jordan-reid-fits\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Jordan Reid<\/a> projected him as a seventh-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys. NFL.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/seven-round-2026-nfl-mock-draft-round-five\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Chad Reuter<\/a> had him going in the fifth round to the Cowboys. As of Saturday, he&#8217;s ranked the 52nd-best prospect remaining and the No. 7 running back remaining, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft\/bestavailable\/_\/position\/rb\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">per ESPNs&#8217; best available players list<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Dametrious Crownover, OL<\/p>\n<p>Offensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/college\/aggies\/article\/texas-am-football-aggies-pro-day-nfl-cfb-sec-22091778.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Dametrious Crownover<\/a> is another player who has seen his projection better with time. He&#8217;s ranked 108th on Pro Football Focus&#8217;s big board after a strong Senior Bowl week. The 6-foot-7 offensive tackle didn&#8217;t play as much as other tackles in the class but he has size you can&#8217;t teach and with a 5.14 40-yard dash, shows some impressive athleticism too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crownover was the No. 86-ranked prospect on\u00a0ESPN&#8217;s predraft best available list. That&#8217;s a far cry from the No. 190 ranking CBS gave the Grandview native\u00a0prospect. He&#8217;s a fourth-round draft pick in Reid&#8217;s projection and an sixth-round pick in Reuter&#8217;s. With Round 4 set to begin soon, he&#8217;s the No. 13 prospect available and the top tackle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft\/bestavailable\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">per ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Will Lee III, CB<\/p>\n<p>A transfer from Kansas State,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/college\/aggies\/article\/will-lee-iii-nfl-draft-2026-texas-am-football-21303375.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Will Lee III<\/a>\u00a0 started for more than 20 games with the Aggies. His season didn&#8217;t quite live up to the hype of being a preseason All-SEC selection in 2025, but it was good enough for him to be rated as a late Day 2 pick, early Day 3 pick in this year&#8217;s draft. CBS, ESPN and Tankathon each had him among its top 100 prospects and PFF had him at No. 114.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The physical outside corner was the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; pick at No. 114 in Reid&#8217;s mock and Reuter had him at No. 145 to the Giants. He&#8217;s the 27th-best prospect remaining and the fifth-best corner as of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/college\/aggies\/article\/armaj-reed-adams-nfl-scouting-combine-21317808.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Ar&#8217;Maj Reed-Adams<\/a> was ranked the No. 185 prospect before the draft began. He&#8217;s play all across the line for A&amp;M and served as a captain in 2025. With Saturday&#8217;s fourth-round underway, he&#8217;s the the ninth-best guard left and the110th-best prospect left, which means he&#8217;s likely hoping for a seventh-round selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Taurean York, LB<\/p>\n<p>Another former captain, linebacker Taurean York is ranked the No. 99 player available, seventh-best at his position. He could very well be drafted today. York\u00a0who started every game in his three-year collegiate career with the\u00a0Aggies, amassing 6.5 sacks, an interception and over 225 tackles (106 solo).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas A&amp;M running back Le&#8217;Veon Moss (8) reacts after scoring a touchdown against Auburn during the first quarter\u00a0Saturday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-266031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}