Texas A&M moves up in the rankings with commitment of five-star running back Rueben Owens

With just 14 days until the early national signing period, Texas A&M just got one of the biggest wins of the 2023 recruiting cycle, landing five-star running back, Rueben Owens.

His commitment moved to the Aggies up two spots in the On3 Consensus Recruiting Rankings, to No. 15.

Now, along with Owens, headlining the class is Five-Star Plus+ defensive lineman David Hicks. There are also four other Top-100 prospects in the class, four of them being on the defensive side of the ball.

Along with the defensive unit, the Aggies have put together a very strong offensive line haul made up of a trio of four-star offensive linemen and a high-upside three star. Chase Bisontis is ranked as the No. 4 interior offensive lineman, TJ Shanahan is ranked as No. 7 and Colton Thomasson is ranked at No. 21 at the position. Naquil Bertrand is ranked as the No. 58 offensive tackle prospect.

The Texas A&M Class

After the addition of Owens, the Aggies sit at a score of 90.60, good for No. 15, placing them just behind Penn State, who has a score of 91.47.

Texas A&M also remains very much in play for Top 100 prospects like five star safety Peyton Bowen, elite defensive back Javien Toviano, and other top prospects such as four-star offensive lineman Caden Jones. Along with Bowen, the Aggies are also working on some big flip targets such as five-star safety Tony Mitchell, and five-star wide receiver Hykeem Williams. And that means the Aggies could move up the rankings again soon.

The full class along with the headliner, Five-Star Plus+ defensive lineman David Hicks, is made up of Top-100 defensive backs Jayvon Thomas, Dalton Brooks, and Bravion Rogers as well as four-star offensive linemen Chase Bisontis and Colton Thomasson, four-star linebacker Daymion Sanford, three-star defensive lineman Samu Taumanupepe, three-star offensive lineman Naquil Bertrand, and the nations No. 1 punter, Tyler White.

It is not necessarily surprising that the Aggies have a small class. It was the expectation that the Aggies were going to be signing a smaller class this cycle.

Texas A&M is the No. 6 highest ranked SEC school.

2023 SEC Recruiting Rankings

1. Alabama

2. Georgia

3. LSU

4. Florida

5. Tennessee

6. Texas A&M

7. South Carolina

8. Arkansas

9. Ole Miss

10. Mississippi State

11. Auburn

12. Missouri

13. Kentucky

14. Vanderbilt