2023_Texas_A&M_Aggies_football_team

2023 Texas A&M Aggies football
2023 Texas A&M Aggies football
Texas Bowl, L 23–31 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (6th season; first 10 games); Elijah Robinson (interim; remainder of season);
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Petrino (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	James Coley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Durkin (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Elijah Robinson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season

The 2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by Jimbo Fisher in his sixth year as the team's head coach before his firing on November 12, 2023. Defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson served as the team's interim head coach for the final 2 games of the season.^[1]

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This was also to be the final year for the West Division as Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC in 2024.

Personnel

Roster

2023 Texas A&M Aggies Football Roster

Quarterbacks

10 Marcel Reed – freshman (6'2, 190)
14 Max Johnson – junior (6'6, 230)
15 Conner Weigman – sophomore (6'2, 215)
16 Jaylen Henderson – sophomore (6'3, 220)
Johnny Ryder – freshman (6'1, 195)
21 Dallas Novicke – freshman (6'0, 200)
23 Blake Bost – junior (6'3, 195)

Running backs

2 Rueben Owens – freshman (6'0, 200)
4 Amari Daniels – junior (5'9, 205)
8 Le'Veon Moss – sophomore (6'0, 210)
24 Earnest Crownover – senior (6'3, 230)
25 Anthony Dinota – sophomore (6'0, 205)
27 Ronnie Crosby – freshman (5'9, 215)
28 Israel Benjamin – senior (5'9, 210)
29 Joseph Mikulec – senior (5'9, 205)
32 Jerry Johnson – senior (6'1, 235)
33 Charles Shelling – junior (5'10, 210)
34 Preston Landis – sophomore (5'11, 210)
39 Sam Salz – junior (5'6, 155)

Fullback

48 Jacob Graham – junior (5'11, 220)

Wide receivers

0 Ainias Smith – senior (5'10, 200)
1 Evan Stewart – sophomore (6'0, 175)
3 Noah Thomas – sophomore (6'6, 200)
7 Moose Muhammad III – junior (6'1, 205)
9 Jahdae Walker – junior (6'4, 210)
11 Raymond Cottrell – freshman (6'3, 210)
13 Micah Tease – freshman (6,0, 180)
31 Andrew Maleski – freshman (5'10, 175)
80 Hunter Vivaldi – freshman (5'10, 165)
81 Pierce Turner – freshman (6'3, 195)
84 Blake Buntyn – freshman (6'2, 190)
85 Chase Burton – freshman (5'11, 175)
87 Jacob Brasher – freshman (6'1, 190)
88 Jordan Anthony – sophomore (5'10, 160)

Tight ends

6 Jaden Platt – freshman (6'5, 245)
17 Theo Melin Öhrström – sophomore (6'6, 250)
18 Donovan Green – sophomore (6'4, 245)
19 Jake Johnson – sophomore (6'6, 240)
42 Max Wright – senior (6'4, 260)
82 Fernando Garza – sophomore (6'6, 250)
89 Nathan Figueroa – freshman (6'4, 255)

Long snappers

48 Jacob Graham – junior (5'11, 220)
49 Connor Able – sophomore (6'3, 220)
58 Garrett Townsend – senior (6'0, 245)
51 Levi Hancock – freshman (6'2, 225)

Offensive linemen

54 Mark Nabou – freshman (6'4, 325)
55 Hunter Erb – freshman (6'6, 320)
56 John Sabra – senior (6'2, 335)
59 Ty Banco – freahman (6'1, 295)
60 Trey Zuhn III – sophomore (6'7, 315)
61 Bryce Foster – sophomore (6'5, 325)
62 Zachary Clay – sophomore (5'11, 235)
63 Chance Jackson – freshman (6'0, 295)
64 Layden Robinson – senior (6'4, 315)
65 Rashad Daniel – freshman (6'5, 310)
66 Jordan Spasojevic-Moko – junior (6'6, 325)
67 TJ Shanahan – freshman (6'4, 315)
68 Remington Strickland – sophomore (6'4, 300)
70 Derek Ferraro – senior (6'6, 320)
71 Chase Bisontis – freshman (5'11, 235)
73 Finn Dirstine – senior (6'5, 330)
74 Aki Ogunbiyi – junior (6'4, 315)
75 Kam Dewberry – sophomore (6'4, 330)
76 Reuben Fatheree II – junior (6'8, 330)
77 Colton Thomasson – freshman (6'8, 320)
78 Dametrious Crownover – sophomore (6'7, 315)
79 James Bailey – freshman (6'3, 310)

Defensive linemen

0 Walter Nolen – sophomore (6'4, 290)
3 McKinnley Jackson – senior (6'2, 325)
4 Shemar Stewart – sophomore (6'6, 285)
5 Shemar Turner – junior (6'4, 300)
6 Enai White – sophomore (6'5, 240)
10 Fadil Diggs – junior (6'5, 260)
13 David Hicks – freshman (6'5, 290)
15 Rylan Kennedy – freshman (6'4, 220)
17 Albert Regis – sophomore (6'2, 325)
18 L. T. Overton – sophomore (6'5, 265)
34 Isaiah Raikes – junior (6'2, 325)
53 Jadon Scarlett – freshman (6'2, 285)
88 Samu Taumanupepe – freshman (6'3, 380)
90 Nana Boadi-Owusu – freshman (6'2, 240)
91 Tommy Colligan – freshman (6'2, 230)
92 Malick Sylla – sophomore (6'6, 240)
93 Drew Beltran – junior (6'1, 275)
94 Cody Polk – freshman (6'7, 240)
95 Michaiah Overton – senior (6'4, 300)
96 Nathan Jackson – sophomore (6'0, 275)
97 Alessandro Perez – freshman (6'3, 210)
99 Gabe Brownlow-Dindy – freshman (6'3, 300)

Placekickers

22 Ethan Moczulski – freshman (5'11, 200)
39 Blair Zepeda – senior (5'11, 220)
47 Randy Bond – junior (5'11, 195)
94 Drake Bhatia – junior (5'7, 165)

Linebackers

21 Taurean York – freshman (6'0, 230)
22 Jurriente Davis – senior (6'1, 235)
23 Chantz Johnson – freshman (6'1, 225)
24 Chris Russell Jr. – senior (6'2, 235)
27 Daymion Sanford – freshman (6'2, 225)
29 Sam Mathews – senior (6'3, 210)
40 Martrell Harris Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 220)
41 Jalen Waddy – junior (6'0, 230)
45 Edgerrin Cooper – junior (6'3, 225)
47 Atoa Eskeets – freshman (6'0, 230)
50 Jaxson Slanker – freshman (6'0, 215)
51 Kason Tullos – sophomore (6'1, 220)
52 Andrew Merrick – junior (6'2, 220)
54 Danny Lockhart – junior (5'11, 230)

Defensive backs

1 Bryce Anderson – sophomore (6'0, 195)
2 Jacoby Mathews – sophomore (6'1, 215)
7 Tyreek Chappell – junior (5'11, 185)
8 Tony Grimes – senior (6'0, 190)
9 Bobby Taylor – freshman (6'1, 180)
11 Deuce Harmon – sophomore (5'10, 185)
14 Jayvon Thomas – freshman (6'0, 190)
16 Sam McCall – sophomore (6'1, 185)
19 Bravion Rogers – freshman (6'0, 180)
20 Jardin Gilbert – junior (6'1, 200)
25 Dalton Brooks – freshman (6'0, 195)
26 Demani Richardson – senior (6'1, 215)
28 Josh DeBerry – senior (6'1, 180)
29 Samuel Mathews – senior (6'3, 210)
30 JR Rosenberg – freshman (5'10, 210)
31 Caleb Surber – sophomore (6'0, 175)
32 Aaron Trevino – freshman (5'8, 180)
33 Jarred Kerr – sophomore (6'0, 195)
35 Isaiah Willis – freshman (6'0, 205)
36 Kyle Walsh – sophomore (6'0, 200)
37 Aidan Herrera – freshman (6'0, 200)
38 Will Smoot – senior (5'11, 190)
42 Kent Robinson – freshman (5'10, 175)
43 Alex Zettler – senior (6'0, 200)
52 Andrew Merrick – junior (6'2, 220)
87 Keith Steptoe – junior (6'0, 195)

Punters

36 Truette Tumey – sophomore (6'2, 185)
37 Tyler White – freshman (6'4, 215)
95 Nik Constantinou – senior (6'3, 225)

Game summaries

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
De’Von Achane	6	RB	5'-9" ft	185 lbs	Junior	Missouri City, TX
Antonio Johnson	27	S	6'-3" ft	195 lbs	Junior	East Saint Louis, IL
Jaylon Jones	17	CB	6'-2" ft	205 lbs	Junior	Cibolo, TX

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Hicks DL	Katy,TX	Paetow High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Sep 28, 2022
David Hicks DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Rueben Owens RB	El Campo,TX	El Campo High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 7, 2022
Rueben Owens RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Chase Bisontis IOL	Ramsey, NJ	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 24, 2022
Chase Bisontis IOL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Bravion Rogers CB	La Grange,TX	La Grange High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 6, 2022
Bravion Rogers CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #14 247Sports: #11
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.

Name	Pos.	New school
Alan Guerrieri	P	Louisiana
Caden Davis	K	Ole Miss
Chase Lane	WR	Georgia Tech
Brian George	CB	Houston
Haynes King	QB	Georgia Tech
Elijah Jeudy	DL	Nebraska
Myles Jones	CB	Duke
Blake Smith	TE	Oklahoma
PJ Williams	OT	SMU
Tunmise Abeleye	EDGE	Michigan State
Eli Stowers	QB	New Mexico State
LJ Johnson	RB	SMU
Josh Monten	CB	Marshall
Donell Harris	EDGE	LA-Monroe
Dallas Walker IV	DL	Western Kentucky
Marcus Burris	EDGE	Indiana
Ryan Campbell	WR	None
Tarian Lee Jr.	LB	Georgia Southern
Andre White Jr.	LB	Georgia Tech
Denver Harris	CB	LSU
Ish Harris	LB	Houston
Chris Marshall	WR	Ole Miss
Devin Price	WR	FAU
Deyon Bouie	CB	Georgia
Yulkeith Brown	WR	Tulane
Marquis Groves-Killebrew	CB	Louisville
Adarious Jones	DL	Memphis
Anthony Lucas	EDGE	USC
Matthew Wykoff	CB	Cal
Bobby Taylor	IOL	None
Grant Perry	EDGE	None
Tyrin Smith	WR	None

Name	Pos.	Previous school
Tony Grimes	CB	North Carolina
Sam McCall	S	Florida State
Aidan Siano	LB	Rice
Tyrin Smith	WR	UTEP
Preston Landis	RB	North Texas
Derek Ferraro	OT	Richmond
Jerry Johnson III	IOL	Rice
Josh DeBerry	CB	Boston College
Finn Dirstine	IOL	Boston College
Jurriente Davis	LB	Jackson State
Danny Lockhart	LB	Ole Miss
Jaylen Henderson	QB	Fresno State
David Bailey	RB	Colorado State
Jahdae Walker	WR	Grand Valley State
Jordan Anthony	WR	Kentucky

Name	Position	Season at Texas A&M
Jimbo Fisher	Head coach, first 10 games	6th
Bobby Petrino	Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	1st
James Coley	Co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach	4th
Marquel Blackwell	Running backs coach	1st
Dameyune Craig	Wide receivers coach	6th
Steve Addazio	Offensive line coach	2nd
D. J. Durkin	Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach	2nd
Elijah Robinson	Assistant head coach, interim head coach (remainder of season), co-defensive coordinator, and defensive line coach	6th
Bryant Gross-Armiento	Secondary coach	1st
T. J. Rushing	Defensive backs coach	4th
Joe Shaefer	Defensive assistant	2nd
Brandon Sanders	Strength and conditioning coach	6th

2023_Texas_A&M_Aggies_football_team

2023 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Offseason

Draft departures

Recruits

Outgoing transfers

Incoming transfers

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game summaries

New Mexico

at Miami (FL)

Louisiana–Monroe

Auburn

Vs. Arkansas

No. 11 Alabama

at No. 19 Tennessee

South Carolina

At No. 10 Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Abilene Christian

at No. 14 LSU

No. 20 Oklahoma State (2023 Texas Bowl)

Rankings

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 4 Georgia xy	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 8 Missouri	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee	4	–	4	9	–	4
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	5	–	7
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 9 Ole Miss	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 12 LSU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Auburn	3	–	5	6	–	7
Mississippi State	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	No. 23	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 52–10	97,560
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	No. 23	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	L 33–48	48,792
September 16	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	W 47–3	93,090
September 23	11:00 a.m.	Auburn		Kyle Field College Station, TX (SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 27–10	102,530
September 30	11:00 a.m.	vs. Arkansas		AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (rivalry)	SECN	W 34–22	59,437
October 7	2:30 p.m.	No. 11 Alabama		Kyle Field College Station, TX	CBS	L 20–26	108,101
October 14	2:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (SEC Nation)	CBS	L 13–20	101,915
October 28	11:00 a.m.	South Carolina		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 30–17	95,297
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at No. 10 Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 35–38	65,680
November 11	6:30 p.m.	Mississippi State		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN2	W 51–10	103,266
November 18	11:00 a.m.	Abilene Christian*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN+/ESPN+	W 38–10	94,794
November 25	11:00 a.m.	at No. 14 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–42	101,178
December 27	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State*		NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Texas Bowl)	ESPN	L 23–31	55,212
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) – Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Statistics	UNM	TAMU
First downs	18	27
Total yards	222	411
Rushing yards	91	134
Passing yards	131	277
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:20	25:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	Dylan Hopkins	15/24, 115 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	11 rushes, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Hixon	6 receptions, 42 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Conner Weigman	18/23, 236 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Amari Daniels	7 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Evan Stewart	8 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Jiya Wright	6/15, 95 yards
	Rushing	Jiya Wright	5 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Dariyan Wiley	3 receptions, 52 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Conner Weigman	25/29, 337 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rueben Owens	8 carries, 51 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	7 receptions, 127 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Payton Thorne	6/12, 44 yards
	Rushing	Brian Battie	8 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Brian Battie	2 receptions, 23 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Max Johnson	7/11, 123 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	15 carries, 97 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	5 receptions, 78 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Jalen Milroe	21/33, 321 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jase McClellan	12 rushes, 45 yards
	Receiving	Jermaine Burton	9 receptions, 197 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M	Passing	Max Johnson	14/25, 239 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Le'Veon Moss	16 rushes, 49 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	4 receptions, 88 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing	Spencer Rattler	20/33, 176 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mario Anderson	16 rushes, 72 yards
	Receiving	Nyck Harbor	6 receptions, 59 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Max Johnson	20/30, 249 yards, TD
	Rushing	Amari Daniels	13 rushes, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	6 receptions, 118 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Mike Wright	5/9, 68 yards
	Rushing	Seth Davis	12 rushes, 79 yards
	Receiving	Zavion Thomas	4 receptions, 39 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Jaylen Henderson	11/19, 150 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaylen Henderson	12 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	4 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick Mclvor	19/34, 149 yards
	Rushing	Jay'Veon Sunday	18 rushes, 87 yards
	Receiving	Blayne Taylor	7 receptions, 77 yards
Texas A&M	Passing	Jaylen Henderson	16/23, 260 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rueben Owens	18 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Moose Muhammad III	4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	7	3	0	10
No. 23 Aggies	7	28	7	10	52

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	0	3	0	0	3
Aggies	10	17	10	10	47

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	7	10
Aggies	6	0	14	7	27

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	10	7	34
Razorbacks	3	3	10	6	22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Marcel Reed	20/33, 361 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcel Reed	10 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jahdae Walker	8 receptions, 137 yards
Oklahoma State	Passing	Alan Bowman	34/49, 402 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ollie Gordon II	27 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rashod Owens	10 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	23	23	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	25	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—		Not released