{"id":664796,"date":"2026-01-08T21:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/664796\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T21:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:53:11","slug":"texas-am-senior-ot-officially-declares-for-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/664796\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M senior OT officially declares for the 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> will face major turnover along the offensive line heading into the 2026 season, and one of its most experienced veterans has now made his next step official. Senior tackle Dametrious Crownover announced Thursday that he will enter the 2026 NFL Draft, closing the book on a five\u2011year career in Bryan\u2011College Station.<\/p>\n<p>Crownover shared the news on social media, offering a heartfelt farewell to the 12th Man rather than a surprise declaration. The move was widely expected\u2014he has exhausted his eligibility\u2014and he leaves College Station as a steady contributor who developed into a reliable presence on the right side of the line.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Crownover allowed just one quarterback hit and two sacks across 427 pass\u2011blocking snaps, showcasing improved technique and discipline in protection. At 6\u2011foot\u20117 and 336 pounds, he brings prototypical size and even logged snaps at guard, adding versatility that should appeal to<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/texas-m-football-senior-bowl-130149347.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL evaluators;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> NFL evaluators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Consistency remains the biggest area for growth. Crownover earned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/dametrious-crownover\/146990#seasonStatsWidget\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PFF 61.9 overall grade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PFF 61.9 overall grade<\/a> and was flagged too often in key moments and gave up too many pressures, things he\u2019ll need to clean up during the pre\u2011draft process. Still, with his frame, experience, and positional flexibility, he projects as a developmental depth piece who could carve out a role at the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Below is his full statement from Instagram, where he thanked the 12th Man and reflected on his time in Aggieland.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh from April 23-25.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aggieswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AggiesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u00a0Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&amp;M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhosNextSports1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@whosnextsports1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@whosnextsports1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/football\/2026\/01\/08\/dametrious-crownover-texas-aggies-football-2026-nfl-draftbrief\/88087290007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A&amp;M OT Dametrious Crownover officially declares for the 2026 NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">A&amp;M OT Dametrious Crownover officially declares for the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas A&amp;M will face major turnover along the offensive line heading into the 2026 season, and one of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4955,34195,96317,48984,7,6,15,1687],"class_list":["post-664796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl-draft","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-college-station","tag-crownover","tag-dametrious-crownover","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-texas-am"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115861704155983748","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}