Jimbo Fisher recalls what led him to Conner Weigman in recruiting process

Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher landed a commitment from quarterback Conner Weigman way back in February 2021. Now two-and-a-half years later, the former five-star quarterback has solidified himself as the team’s starting quarterback and as someone with a lot of potential going forward.

Fisher was asked during his Monday press conference to reflect on his recruitment of Weigman and would stood out to him during that process.

“When you watch guys do things and (if) you’ve ever watched somebody do something and say, ‘you know something that looks natural,” Fisher said. “The old term, he looks natural doing that. That looks like he belongs doing it. Conner looks like he belongs playing quarterback. What I mean by that is he has such great skills but he’s very comfortable. You see guys with great arms, that can run and even still look awkward at times.

“Everything he does about the game, he fits in the game. The game makes sense to him. It’s natural to him. He’s competitive. He’s tough. He’s athletic. He can throw. He can do all the things. But the processing of the things around him, the feel of pocket, how he moves and how he naturally will slide and not panic, but then take off.”

Weigman was a two-sport prospect out of Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland, and committed to the Aggies to play baseball and football. He has not played baseball, however, instead focusing on his football career.

According to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Weigman was the No. 29 overall recruit and No. 4 quarterback in the 2022 recruiting class.

The three quarterbacks that were ranked ahead of him were Clemson starter Cade Klubnik, Alabama backup Ty Simpson and Penn State starter Drew Allar.

“There’s a naturalness to playing that position because you’re having to process so much information playing quarterback,” Fisher said. “There’s no other position in any sport like it. The decision making and everything’s scrutinized, and when you watch a guy that can just get it right — not all the time, let’s say 95% of the time or whatever it is — but the way they do it. It’s like they’re in slow motion. Everybody around them is going 100 miles an hour, but they can’t ever get caught or they can’t ever get grabbed or they can’t ever not make the play. They have the great sense and feel around. When I first watched him that was my first impression, just he looks like he belongs doing what he’s doing.”

Weigman has completed 74 of his 105 passes on the season for 909 yards and eight touchdowns with only two interceptions.

But his impact goes beyond just the numbers. Fisher says he brings an elevating factor to the position.

“Then when you get to know him, he’s very intelligent,” Fisher said. “He’s very charismatic. He’s not quiet. But he’s not loud. He’s just very confident in himself, you know what I’m saying. He brings confidence and he exudes confidence and he gives it to people in how you communicate with people.”