{"id":307371,"date":"2026-05-24T22:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/307371\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T22:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:39:15","slug":"texas-am-firmly-in-the-race-for-a-top-priority-recruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/307371\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M Firmly in the Race For a Top Priority Recruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"64\">The Texas A&amp;M Aggies found lightning in a bottle last year, making the first-ever College Football Playoff in the program&#8217;s history. After finding heartbreak in the first round, though, they set their eyes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/football\/the-greatest-seasons-in-texas-am-history-ranked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">getting back there for the second year in a row<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">For head coach Mike Elko and his staff, they are already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/football\/could-texas-am-break-the-recruiting-record-they-set-in-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">winning the offseason<\/a>, as they currently hold the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, but<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/football\/3-recruits-who-could-commit-texas-am-after-no-1-ot-mark-matthews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> they want more pieces added to the class<\/a>, and they could have another one on the way. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Landen Williams-Callis, one of the top running backs in the 2027 cycle, has released his top-10, which includes the Aggies. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">Can the Aggies finish the job?<\/p>\n<p>Can the Aggies Land the Top Running Back?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01ksdcw151sh4wz003kp.jpg\" alt=\"2027 Running Back Recruit Landen Williams-Callis\" title=\"2027 Running Back Recruit Landen Williams-Callis\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6q\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2027 Running Back Recruit Landen Williams-Callis | Landen Williams-Callis (@CallisLanden on X)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">It&#8217;s no secret that the Aggies have been dominating the recruiting trail, as they currently hold the No. 1 class in the country and are showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Williams-Callis could be another big addition for the cycle. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">More importantly, though, for the Aggies, and despite the class having 15 commits in the cycle, Elko and his staff are still searching for their first running back commitment of the cycle. Williams-Callis, who ranks as the No. 3 running back in the country, would serve as a valuable addition for the program if he does choose to commit, though. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">At 5-foot-7, 190 pounds, while he isn&#8217;t a big-bodied running back, he makes up for it with speed, elite ballcarrier vision, and shiftiness that makes him tough to bring down in the open field. Don&#8217;t get confused, though, as he isn&#8217;t afraid to lower his shoulder during times that call for that either. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Williams-Callis&#8217; top 10 is full of other great programs, too, including the Oregon Ducks, SMU Mustangs, LSU Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Houston Cougars, Indiana Hoosiers, Missouri Tigers, and the Texas Longhorns. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">As it stands now, the Aggies seem to be leading the charge to land his commitment, and by a fair margin as well. Williams-Callis will take his official visit to College Station on June 12, and with one more visit to the Longhorns scheduled for the weekend after, a decision could come quickly after that. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">For now, though, Elko and his staff have to feel good about where they are in the pecking order, and could be circling in on a significant addition to the class. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">Sign up to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> our free newsletter<\/a> and follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesOnSI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TAMUAggiesOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow\"> X<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tamuaggiesonsi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram<\/a> for the latest news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texas A&amp;M Aggies found lightning in a bottle last year, making the first-ever College Football Playoff in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-307371","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\/307371","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=307371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}