How Texas A&M and Miami match up as recruits

When Miami and Texas A&M face off Saturday night in College Station, two programs in very different places will be taking the field.

The Aggies came into this season with sky-high expectations after knocking off No. 1 Alabama last season and then signing the best recruiting class in the modern era a few months later. All is not well in Aggieland, though. After an embarrassing loss to Appalachian State last weekend, which followed a less-than-impressive win over Sam Houston State, Jimbo Fisher and Co. badly need this one.

On the other side, Miami is looking for its first “prove it” win under first-year head coach Mario Cristobal, who took over in December. The Hurricanes have some juice both on the field and the recruiting trail right now, and a win Saturday at Kyle Field would do a lot for both of those things.

How these two teams ultimately match up will be decided on the field, but their recruiting histories present an interesting picture. In addition to the Aggies’ top-ranked class last year, they’ve finished no worse than 7th nationally in the On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings since 2019. Miami, meanwhile, only has one top-10 finish in that same time frame, and Cristobal has relied on a number of transfers he brought in this offseason to improve the roster.

Here’s how the two teams and projected starting lineups match up as recruits:

Offense

Quarterback

Haynes King, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 127 in 2020

Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 261 in 2020

Running Back

Devon Achane, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 137 in 2020

Henry Parrish Jr., Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 256 in 2020

Wide Receiver

Evan Stewart, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 8 in 2022

Ainias Smith, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 766 in 2019

Chase Lane, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 622 in 2019

Brashard Smith, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 180 in 2021

Michael Redding III, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 180 in 2020

Key’Shawn Smith, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 859 in 2020

Tight End

Dametrious Crownover, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 426 in 2021

Will Mallory, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 209 in 2018

Offensive Line

Reuben Fatheree II, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 68 in 2021

Aki Ogunbiyi, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 220 in 2020

Layden Robinson, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 489 in 2019

Matthew Wykoff, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 444 in 2021

Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 263 in 2021

Zion Nelson, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 1376 in 2019

Jalen Rivers, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 140 in 2020

Jakai Clark, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 1429 in 2019

Justice Oluwaseun, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 1943 in 2017

DJ Scaife Jr., Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 133 in 2018

Defense

Defensive Line

Tunmise Adeyele, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 41 in 2021

Fadil Diggs, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 155 in 2020

Isaiah Raikes, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 392 in 2020

Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 13 in 2021

Ahkeem Mesidor, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 536 in 2020

Leonard Taylor, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 8 in 2021

Jared Harrison-Hunte, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 499 in 2019

Mitchell Agude, Miami
On3 Consensus: Unranked in 2017

Linebacker

Chris Russell, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 868 in 2019

Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 163 in 2020

Corey Flagg Jr., Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 671 in 2020

Waynmon Steed, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 487 in 2017

Defensive Back

Tyreek Chappell, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 457 in 2021

Jardin Gilbert, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 211 in 2021

Deuce Harmon, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 163 in 2021

Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 59 in 2020

Demani Richardson, Texas A&M
On3 Consensus: No. 83 in 2019

Te’Cory Couch, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 338 in 2019

DJ Ivey, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 327 in 2018

Kamren Kinchens, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 348 in 2021

James Williams, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 21 in 2021

Tyrique Stevenson, Miami
On3 Consensus: No. 36 in 2019