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2026 Texas A&M

4–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike Elko. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠3, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2026, game by game: won vs. Missouri State 50–0; won vs. Arizona State 48–20; lost vs. Kentucky 21–31; lost at No. 10 LSU 6–35; won vs. Arkansas 34–7; lost at No. 14 Missouri 6–27; won vs. The Citadel 41–0+50−29Won 50–0 vs. Missouri State+50Missouri StateWon 48–20 vs. Arizona State+28Arizona StateLost 21–31 vs. Kentucky-10KentuckyLost 6–35 at No. 10 LSU-29No. 10 LSUWon 34–7 vs. Arkansas+27ArkansasLost 6–27 at No. 14 Missouri-21No. 14 MissouriWon 41–0 vs. The Citadel+41The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMissouri StateW 50–⁠081%
Sep 12vsArizona StateW 48–⁠2068%
Sep 19vsKentuckyL 21–⁠3178%
Sep 26at10LSUL 6–⁠3545%
Oct 3vsArkansasW 34–⁠773%
Oct 10at14MissouriL 6–⁠2739%
Oct 17vsThe CitadelW 41–⁠092%
Oct 24atAlabamaPreview29%
Nov 7atSouth CarolinaPreview49%
Nov 14vsTennesseePreview45%
Nov 21atOklahomaPreview42%
Nov 27vsTexasPreview44%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 23
Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP now
No. 23 in the week 4 poll; peak No. 8
Points
206–⁠120
Coach
Mike Elko
Elo
1587 −40 this season
SP+ rating
8.0 No. 46 of 138; offense No. 50, defense No. 34, special teams No. 45
SRS
9.0 No. 35 of 138 in FBS
Returning
73% of last season’s EPA, No. 18 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 10 roster talent No. 7 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Holmon Wiggins
Defensive coordinators
Lyle Hemphill and Elijah Robinson
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 138
  • Defense24th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted27th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0442%1.0796th of 138
Defense0.0037%1.2224th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.04 def		42% off
38% def		—99th off
27th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense41%8.9 yds13%3.3014%
Defense38%8.4 yds16%2.8016%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.4own 3314% allowed
Defense2.7own 2816% caused

CORE rating -0.3, 68th of 138 (offense -5.0, defense -4.8).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMarcel Reed QB1,225 yds
Passing touchdownsMarcel Reed QB7 TD
Rushing yardsK.J. Edwards RB317 yds
Rushing touchdownsJamarion Morrow RB4 TD
Receiving yardsIsaiah Horton WR280 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Gregory WR3 TD
TacklesRay Coney LB37 tkl
SacksMarco Jones DE2 sacks
InterceptionsDalton Brooks S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Brandon Arrington CB★★★★★No. 8
K.J. Edwards RB★★★★No. 50
Bryce Perry-Wright DL★★★★No. 66
Aaron Gregory WR★★★★No. 99
Tristian Givens DE★★★★No. 147
Vic Singleton CB★★★★No. 146
Sam Roseborough OL★★★★No. 152
Jayden Warren WR★★★★No. 163

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.907
Running backs24.00.950
Receivers73.70.913
Offensive line33.70.904
Defensive line43.80.924
Linebackers44.00.899
Defensive backs54.20.941
Athletes and specialists13.00.826
Whole class273.90.916

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 119

The 2026 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 19

The 2026 portal
Isaiah Horton WR★★★★from Alabama
Rickey Gibson III CB★★★★from Tennessee
Wilkin Formby OT★★★★from Alabama
Anto Saka DE★★★★from Northwestern
Angelo McCullom DL★★★from Illinois
C.J. Mims DL★★★from North Carolina
Tawfiq Byard S★★★from Colorado
Coen Echols OL★★★from LSU
Tyree Adams OT★★★from LSU
Brandon Davis-Swain DL★★★from Colorado
Ray Coney LB★★★from Tulsa
Richie Anderson TE★★★from Fresno State

And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 21

Dealyn Evans DL★★★★to Mississippi State
Theo Melin Ohrstrom TE★★★★to SMU
Jonte Newman OT★★★to Texas
Rylan Kennedy DE★★★to Florida State
Solomon Williams DE★★★to California
Cobey Sellers CB★★★to Vanderbilt
Izaiah Williams WR★★★to Kansas State
Jayvon Thomas CB★★★to SMU
Miles O’Neill QB★★★to North Carolina
Tristan Jernigan LB★★★to California
Jordan Pride S★★★to Southern Miss
J.R. Rosenberg S★★★to South Florida

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠16–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠15–⁠1
Florida3–⁠25–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠2
LSU2–⁠25–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠25–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠24–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠24–⁠2
Texas1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma1–⁠23–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠34–⁠3
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠33–⁠4
Vanderbilt0–⁠43–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.