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In today’s chaotic NIL-driven recruiting age, landing out-of-state prospects has become a popular strategy for every Power Four program, including Texas A&M<\/a>, as third-year coach Mike Elko<\/a> and his staff have dominated the Georgia and Florida recruiting landscape over the past two recruiting cycles, while still securing nearly every priority prospect in Texas.<\/p>\n Recruiting at home continues to be the priority, but with Texas and Texas Tech as stiff competition year after year, Elko and his staff have to take a strategic approach, focused on landing future NFL players who fit Texas A&M’s culture and scheme, and among the 25 commits in the Aggies’ No. 1-ranked 2027 cycle, eight hail from the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n This week, Dave Campbell’s<\/a> Texas Football released its Texas High School Football Player Rankings, as seven of the Aggies’ Texas-based commits are ranked within the top 71 players listed, with five-star offensive lineman Kennedy Brown coming in at No. 4, followed by four-star safety JayQuan Snell at No. 10.<\/p>\n On Saturday, five-star tackle Ismael Camara committed<\/a> to Texas, and while the Aggies are expected to continue pursuing the Gilmer (TX) native, having Kennedy Brown, five-star OT Mark Matthews out of Florida, and four-star tackles Kaeden Scott, ranked 12th overall, and DeMarrion Johnson, ranked 40th, is an elite haul that doesn’t require another addition.<\/p>\n Here is where all seven Texas A&M commits in DCTF’s rankings currently sit.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a>Five-star OT Kennedy Brown (4th)Four-star S JayQuan Snell (10thFour-star OT Kaeden Scott (12th)Four-star Edge Kaden McCarty (17th)Four-star OT DeMarrion Johnson (40th)Three-star LB Aston Whiteside (55th)Three-star CB Hakeem Frampton (71st)<\/p>\n Texas A&M’s 2027 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 1 in all three (Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN) major recruiting sites.<\/p>\n Contact\/Follow us\u00a0@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X\u00a0(formerly Twitter) and like our page on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions.\u00a0Follow Cameron on X:\u00a0@CameronOhnysty<\/a>.<\/p>\n