{"id":791016,"date":"2026-03-04T08:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/791016\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:33:23","slug":"texas-am-football-players-help-2026-nfl-draft-stock-at-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/791016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&M football players help 2026 NFL Draft stock at combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Texas A&M football<\/a>\u00a0set a program record\u00a0with 13 players<\/a> invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine and several of them did well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The combine wrapped up in Indianapolis Sunday and\u00a0319 college football players were invited to show off their skills and interview with teams. The NFL draft starts April 23 in Pittsburgh.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M defensive end Cashius Howell (9) rushes Samford quarterback Quincy Crittendon (2) during the first quarter Nov. 22, 2025, in College Station.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M defensive lineman Cashius Howell goes through drills and testing at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Feb. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Chase Bisontis\u00a0runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Chase Bisontis runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Ar’maj Reed-Adams runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 1, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Ar’maj Reed-Adams\u00a0 runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 1, 2026.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M defensive lineman Cashius Howell runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Feb. 26, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Dametrious Crownover\u00a0runs a drill at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M edge rusher Cashius Howell<\/a> impressed with drills despite his arm measurements coming in shorter than other likely first-round draft picks<\/a>. Teammate KC Concepcion,<\/a> another potential first-rounder, drew some attention in the\u00a0interview portion and\u00a0defended his speech impediment when he became the victim of online bullying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I have had this stutter since I can remember,” he wrote on his\u00a0now expired Instagram story,<\/a> “talking (like) this is apart of me. This is who I am I cannot control this.”<\/p>\n

Concepcion was an All-American for Texas A&M this season and is widely\u00a0seen as\u00a0one of the five best wide receivers in the draft class. He did not participate in many of the-field workouts. He will have a chance to perform on campus later this month.<\/p>\n

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Here are the results of the Aggies that did most of the workouts ahead of the Aggies’ pro day:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Texas A&M Aggies at the scouting combine<\/p>\n

Cashius Howell<\/p>\n

Howell’s combine started poorly but got much better. The former Bowling Green standout recorded some of the shortest arms at his position over the past two decades, but his testing was fantastic<\/a>. Howell’s 4.59 40-yard dash is elite for his size (6-foot-3, 253 pounds) and position. His 10-yard split on the run was the best in the class, showing the explosive burst off the edge scouts love. He also flashed a 34-inch vertical leap and 9-foot, 8-inch broad jump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Those numbers give him an NFL Next Gen Stats ranking that’s 10th-best at his position and his college r\u00e9sum\u00e9\u00a0gives him a give him a production score that’s 10 best, adding up to a very solid prospect, according to nfl.com. The website projects him to be a “plus starter” in the NFL.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“When you watched him play the game, he played with an unbridled joy didn’t he?” analyst and former Tennessee star Charles Davis said as highlights of Howell’s combine performance were broadcast\u00a0on NFL Network. “A passion, an energy each and eery snap. I\u00a0think he went though his drills in similar fashion. … look at him moving so smoothly out in the open-field drills for a guy who used to just rushing straight head and going to get the quarterback.”<\/p>\n

With SEC defensive player of the year honors and 11.5 sacks in 2025, he was already a likely first-round pick. He seems to have solidified his standing last weekend, though he’s likely to land in the latter half of the first day.<\/p>\n

Chase Bisontis\u00a0<\/p>\n

With arms at 31 1\/4 inches, the offensive lineman from New Jersey\u00a0is a guard through and through. But he’s a big one and some NFL Network analysts believe will make a fine NFL player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Bisontis had strong if not spectacular measurements and testing: the aforementioned arm length at 6-5 and 315 pounds; of the nearly 40 offensive linemen who ran the 40-yard dash, Bisontis had the eighth-best time (5.02 seconds). The All-SEC pick had a vertical leap (32 inches) that tied with six others for the fifth highest. His broad\u00a0jump and 20-yard shuttle were more middle of the pack among those who tested but his 29 reps on the bench press were tied for fourth-most.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Chase Bisontis speaks during a conference at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on Feb. 28, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Davis and NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah each said they’d be surprised if the burly guard makes it past the third round of the draft. He could be a day-one starter.<\/p>\n

“It’s the movement skills,” Davis said. “What you see on tape is what he also does when he moves people in the run game, protects in the pass game.”<\/p>\n

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Bistonis drew comparison to Dallas Cowboys guard Cooper\u00a0Beebe, an All-American at Kansas State\u00a0who had similar arm length, weight and 10-yard splits before being picked in the third round two years ago.<\/p>\n

NFL.com gave Bisontis an athleticism score that ranked sixth among guards at the combine. That \u2014 combined with his strong “production score,” which considers how he played in college \u2014 makes him the fourth-ranked guard overall. NFL Next Gen stats have him as an eventual plus starter in the league as well.<\/p>\n

Will Lee III<\/p>\n

There were about 50 defensive backs at the combine but Lee made some good\u00a0impressions.<\/p>\n

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He didn’t do all the drills but completed the most important ones for cornerbacks. Lee’s 40 time (4.52) was 18th of the 20 guys who tested but it’s not a horrible time for a corner. Especially one with his athleticism and length.<\/a> The All-SEC pick in 2024 had a 10-yard split that was better, tied for the fourth-best time among\u00a0CBs. And his leaping ability and 6-foot-1 height are clear pluses for an outside, press corner, which is Lee’s play style. His 42-inch vertical and 11-foot broad jump were both the second-highest at the position.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M defensive back Will Lee III runs a drill at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on\u00a0Feb. 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Per nfl.com, he was 18th at his position in production score, 18th in athleticism and 22nd in total. Lee’s 6.13 prospect rating means he could develop into a starter. He’s mostly been project as a top-150 prospect in the class, making him a possible Day 2 pick.<\/p>\n

Dametrious Crownover<\/p>\n

Crownover is among the least ballyhooed of the Aggies prospect, often left off mock drafts and top-100 or top-200 prospect lists. But fans and NFL bloggers are bullish on him as a late-round pick. <\/a>His measurables (6-foot-7, 319 pounds, 35 3\/8-inch arms ) make him an attractive draft-and-stash developmental piece. He had a good Senior Bowl and followed that up with solid numbers at the combine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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His 5.14 40-yard dash was just average among this year’s 39-man group of the offensive linemen who ran. With a 6.18 prospect grade, he is projected as a good backup with the potential to develop into starter, per nfl.com.<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M offensive lineman Dametrious Crownover runs a drill at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis on March 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

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