Texas A&M freshman sends cryptic tweet following Aggies' big recruiting weekend

As we have seen over that last calendar year, NIL continues to be the driving force behind the recruiting decisions made by blue-chip prospects – and will likely be that way for years to come. That sentiment is shared by Five-Star Plus+ defensive lineman and Texas A&M commit Lebbeus Overton.

“I wonder where all these players would end up if no money is involved,” Overton said on Twitter.

I wonder where all these players would end up if no money was involved 🫠🤔

— Lebbeus Thomas Overton (@LebbeusO) August 1, 2022

Is the incoming freshman, who is one of the integral parts of the Aggies’ No. 1 recruiting class this past season, questioning his team’s ability to recruit if NIL wasn’t involved?

Fellow Five-Star Plus+ recruit and teammate Shemar Stewart was technically ranked over him, but he committed back in February, and fellow DL Walter Nolen, the 2022 Class’ No. 1 overall player, had been committed since last year. 2023 five-star recruit and linebacker Anthony Hill happened to commit to Texas A&M over the weekend, though.

Overton currently holds a NIL Valuation of $24,000. With just weeks ahead of his true freshman season in College Station, that number will almost certainly skyrocket over his collegiate career, if he pans out as expected.

Texas A&M lands commitment of five-star Texas linebacker Anthony Hill

The nation’s No. 1 linebacker is officially off the board. Five-star Denton (Tex.) Ryan standout Anthony Hill has committed to Texas A&M, he announced Saturday afternoon. 

The Aggies beat out Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, and others for the No. 15 recruit in the On3 Consensus.

“Over the last 3 years Texas A&M has been really constant with recruiting me,” Hill told On3’s Hayes Fawcett earlier this summer. “With Coach Santucci, and getting to play with a great D-line would be big.”

Hill’s father told Aggie Scoop previously that the five-star has visited Texas A&M enough at this point that the visits are more focused on watching film, practice and talking scheme fit more than anything.

“We’re not even talking about football. It’s a personal level,” Hill previously told On3’s Sam Spiegelman. “It’s a little bit scheme, but I’ve been there a lot so I know it well. I’ve been talking to the players and being around them, seeing what they think of the coaches and getting what they really think.”

As a junior last season, Hill accumulated 131 total tackles, including 18 tackles for loss, as well as eight sacks, six quarterback hurries and a pair of interceptions.