{"id":219221,"date":"2025-07-19T10:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T10:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/219221\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T10:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T10:38:22","slug":"aggies-who-made-espns-top-5-prospect-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/219221\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggies who made ESPN’s top 5 prospect rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Catalina, Austin American-Statesman
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At SEC media days, Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning on Texas football<\/p>\n

Steve Sarkisian says Arch Manning has been true to himself and has earned the right “to be a bit more vocal.”<\/p>\n

The 2025 football season has yet to begin but that hasn’t stopped some from thinking about the 2026 NFL Draft.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ESPN draft analysts Matt Miller and Jordan Reid compiled\u00a0their own top-five prospects<\/a> at every position. In total, 30 SEC players were selected\u00a0with only one Texas A&M football<\/a> player making the top five. One\u00a0Aggie was listed as an honorable mention.<\/p>\n

Aggies second-year head coach Mike Elk has often emphasized the importance of finding NFL talent to build his program.\u00a0He might just have some on his current roster after watching a trio of 2024 defensive players become NFL draft picks.<\/p>\n

Here\u00a0is who made the top prospects list:<\/p>\n

MORE: SEC media days: 3 questions for Texas A&M football, Mike Elko<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 2026 NFL draft prospects from Texas A&MAr’maj Reed-Adams<\/p>\n

Ar’maj Reed-Adams<\/a> is the only Aggie selected in the exercise and is regarded as a top-three offensive guard prospect by both analysts. According to Miller, Adams is the No. 2 guard\u00a0behind\u00a0Missouri’s Cayden Green. Reid lists Adams as No. 3 behind Miami’s Francis Mauigoa and Green.<\/p>\n

Reed-Adams is beginning his second season with the Aggies after starting his career with the Kansas Jayhawks. The North Texas native was named a captain this\u00a0offseason after starting every game at right guard last season for an A&M offense that ranked 26th nationally and second in the SEC with 195.5 rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n

He has a chance to be the fourth Aggies offensive lineman drafted since 2021 and could be the second first-round pick at the position since Kenyon Green went 15th overall to the Houston Texans in the 2022 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Cashius Howell (player to watch)<\/p>\n

Although he wasn’t selected in the top five by either analyst, A&M pass rusher Cashius Howell<\/a> was highlighted as a player to watch.<\/p>\n

“It’s Howell’s turn to lead the Aggies’ defensive front. He provided a glimpse of his potential in his only start last season, with five tackles, a sack and an interception in the Las Vegas Bowl,” Reid said of Howell. “Continuing that production would put Howell among the top players in another loaded group of edge rushers.”<\/p>\n

Howell finished 2024 with the Aggies’ highest pass-rush grade (87.5) and finished with one fewer sack (three) than second-round draft pick Nic\u00a0Scourton\u00a0despite having 185 pass-rushing snaps compared to Scourton’s team-leading 318.<\/p>\n

If his trajectory in his second season with A&M keeps improving, Howell has a chance to be the fifth defensive lineman drafted from the program since 2023.<\/p>\n

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