Texas A&M

2026 season

SEC

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Texas A&M's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 34 across 8 systems; best 22, worst 74, so they disagree by 52 places.

Lab EPA: #61; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #34; up 12026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #34; down 12026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #26; down 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #22; down 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #74; down 6 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #33; up 62026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #61; up 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #57 of 138
Schedule strength: #15 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #3 of 138
Game control: #43 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #42 of 138
Offense: #84 of 138
Defense: #22 of 138
Special teams: #6 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Texas A&M · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

4-4 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.020 net EPA/play

#61

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

7.08 points

#34 · Up 1 place since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +5.63 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +1.72, schedule #29 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +5.96. That is worth +7.35 on its own; the preseason prior of +6.16 still carries 22% of the weight, giving +7.08.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Texas A&M · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Missouri State home · 2026-09-05 · ID 401856668	+50.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7637	8.47%	-11.70	2.752	-0.991	1.762
Week 2 · Arizona State home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401856683	+28.00 → +28.00	-2.50	0.7937	8.80%	-2.90	2.244	-0.255	1.989
Week 3 · Kentucky home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856694	-10.00 → -10.00	-2.50	0.8249	9.15%	+8.46	-1.143	0.773	-0.370
Week 4 · LSU away · 2026-09-26 · ID 401856702	-29.00 → -29.00	+2.50	0.8572	9.51%	+18.36	-2.519	1.745	-0.774
Week 5 · Arkansas home · 2026-10-03 · ID 401856711	+27.00 → +27.00	-2.50	0.8909	9.88%	-2.10	2.420	-0.208	2.213
Week 6 · Missouri away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401856716	-21.00 → -21.00	+2.50	0.9259	10.27%	+8.45	-1.899	0.868	-1.031
Week 7 · The Citadel home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401856725	+41.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.9622	10.67%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	3.468	-2.667	0.800
Week 8 · Alabama away · 2026-10-24 · ID 401856727	-11.00 → -11.00	+2.50	1.0000	11.09%	+18.66	-0.943	2.070	1.127

Game terms +5.72 points; prior term +1.37 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +7.08 points. The preseason prior is +6.16 with 22.18% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.7 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

9.7 SP+ points

#34 · Down 1 place

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-1.03 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#74 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense -4.54 on 420 plays; defense -3.50 on 344 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Texas A&M 27 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 4-4 · conf 1-4 · home 4-1 · away 0-3 · expected wins 4.1
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 4-4 ATS (-3.9 avg) · 2025: 5-8 ATS (-0.5 avg)
Head coach: Mike Elko · hired 2023-11-27 · 19-7 over 3 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #19 (245 pts) · 2025 #9 (282 pts) · 2026 #10 (283 pts)
Returning: 73% of production · 70% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 97% 94%
Receiving 61% 55%
Rushing 68% 60%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	97%	94%
Receiving	61%	55%
Rushing	68%	60%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	14	4.07	0.9337	13.07
Defensive Line	15	3.87	0.9204	13.81
Linebacker	10	3.70	0.8955	8.96
Offensive Line	17	3.76	0.9123	15.51
Quarterback	5	3.80	0.9001	4.50
Receiver	17	3.88	0.9165	15.58
Running Back	4	4.25	0.9448	3.78
Special Teams	6	3.83	0.9079	5.45

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Marcel Reed · QB CFBD athlete 4870971. Texas A&M (2023–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.182	223	52.1%	Pass 91.2% · Rush 20.3% 1st 45.0% · 2nd 55.1% · 3rd 62.8% Standard downs 45.1% · Passing downs 66.9%	2023: 4★ · 0.9055
Rueben Owens · RB CFBD athlete 4870934. Texas A&M (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.086	77	16.3%	Pass 5.2% · Rush 26.8% 1st 18.3% · 2nd 14.6% · 3rd 15.9% Standard downs 17.6% · Passing downs 13.5%	2023: 5★ · 0.9873
Marcel Reed · QB CFBD athlete 4870971. Texas A&M (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.289	60	52.1%	Pass 91.2% · Rush 20.3% 1st 45.0% · 2nd 55.1% · 3rd 62.8% Standard downs 45.1% · Passing downs 66.9%	2023: 4★ · 0.9055
KJ Edwards · RB CFBD athlete 5158975. Texas A&M (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.282	44	11.3%	Pass 3.2% · Rush 18.9% 1st 13.8% · 2nd 11.9% · 3rd 7.1% Standard downs 12.9% · Passing downs 7.9%	2026: 4★ · 0.9783
Jamarion Morrow · RB CFBD athlete 5141561. Texas A&M (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.150	33	14.4%	Pass 5.8% · Rush 22.5% 1st 16.7% · 2nd 10.3% · 3rd 17.2% Standard downs 17.7% · Passing downs 7.3%	2025: 4★ · 0.8999
Carsyn Baker · RB CFBD athlete 5199850. Texas A&M (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.118	32	9.2%	Pass 1.1% · Rush 16.3% 1st 10.6% · 2nd 7.6% · 3rd 7.0% Standard downs 11.5% · Passing downs 3.8%	2026: 4★ · 0.9211
David Olano · PK CFBD athlete 5077223. Texas A&M (2026–2026); Illinois (2023–2025)	Kicker PAAR	10.370	13	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2023: 3★ · 0.8244
Asher Murray · PK CFBD athlete 5290551. Texas A&M (2026–2026)	Kicker PAAR	1.290	1	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2026: 3★ · 0.8256
Aaron Gregory · WR CFBD athlete 5158998. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.5%	Pass 9.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 9.4% Standard downs 3.8% · Passing downs 5.7%	Not linked
Ashton Bethel-Roman · WR CFBD athlete 5139057. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.8%	Pass 8.4% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 6.4% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.8% · Passing downs 3.7%	Not linked
Brady Hart · QB CFBD athlete 5295969. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	10.6%	Pass 22.1% · Rush 1.7% 1st 9.1% · 2nd 15.3% · 3rd 7.3% Standard downs 9.9% · Passing downs 12.1%	Not linked
DD Murray · RB CFBD athlete 5258292. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.9%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 4.5% 1st 1.6% · 2nd 2.3% · 3rd 7.4% Standard downs 1.0% · Passing downs 7.9%	Not linked
Helaman Casuga · QB CFBD athlete 5158957. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.5%	Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.1% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Houston Thomas · TE CFBD athlete 4801276. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.4%	Pass 9.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 5.8% · 2nd 2.8% · 3rd 5.2% Standard downs 4.3% · Passing downs 4.5%	Not linked
Isaiah Horton · WR CFBD athlete 4685383. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.8%	Pass 19.1% · Rush 0.3% 1st 7.5% · 2nd 10.3% · 3rd 9.7% Standard downs 7.9% · Passing downs 10.7%	Not linked
Jayden Warren · WR CFBD athlete 5245055. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.0%	Pass 3.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.6% · 2nd 3.0% · 3rd 1.7% Standard downs 1.4% · Passing downs 3.2%	Not linked
KK Johnson · TE CFBD athlete 5245130. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.5%	Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.1% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Kelshaun Johnson · WR CFBD athlete 5164648. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.5%	Pass 5.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.0% · 2nd 2.6% · 3rd 2.1% Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 4.1%	Not linked
Kiotti Armstrong · TE CFBD athlete 5141358. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 3.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.6% · 2nd 2.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.7% · Passing downs 1.5%	Not linked
Mario Craver · WR CFBD athlete 5079345. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	10.8%	Pass 22.2% · Rush 1.2% 1st 10.1% · 2nd 11.1% · 3rd 11.8% Standard downs 9.0% · Passing downs 14.5%	Not linked
Micah Riley-Ducker · TE CFBD athlete 5081054. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.0%	Pass 3.5% · Rush 0.7% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.0% · 3rd 1.7% Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 3.2%	Not linked
Richie Anderson · TE CFBD athlete 5078160. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.4%	Pass 4.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 3.6% Standard downs 3.7% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
TK Norman · WR CFBD athlete 5164360. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.7%	Pass 7.7% · Rush 0.4% 1st 3.7% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 3.5% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 5.1%	Not linked
Terry Bussey · WR CFBD athlete 5079326. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.3%	Pass 15.4% · Rush 4.9% 1st 4.5% · 2nd 15.4% · 3rd 7.7% Standard downs 8.3% · Passing downs 11.6%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 19 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Angelo McCullom · DL	Illinois	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Anto Saka · EDGE	Northwestern	2026-01-07	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Brandon Davis-Swain · DL	Colorado	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
CJ Mims · DL	North Carolina	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Coen Echols · IOL	LSU	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
David Olano · K	Illinois	2026-01-05	3★ / —	Immediate
DeDe Murray · RB	Arkansas State	2026-05-07	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Houston Thomas · TE	UTSA	2026-01-03	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Isaiah Horton · WR	Alabama	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9600	Immediate
Ray Coney · LB	Tulsa	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Richie Anderson · TE	Fresno State	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Rickey Gibson III · CB	Tennessee	2026-01-08	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Ryan Henderson · EDGE	San Diego State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Shea Freibaum · LS	Oklahoma State	2025-09-28	— / —	Immediate
TJ Smith · LB	Houston Christian	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Tawfiq Byard · S	Colorado	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Trovon Baugh · IOL	South Carolina	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Tyree Adams · OT	LSU	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Wilkin Formby · OT	Alabama	2026-01-07	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate

Outgoing · 21 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Alessandro Perez · DL	Not reported	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Amari Niblack · TE	Not reported	2025-12-28	4★ / —	Immediate
Benjamin Bruce · CB	Georgetown	2026-01-17	— / —	Immediate
Blake Buntyn · WR	Not reported	2026-01-13	— / —	Immediate
Bryce Anderson · S	Not reported	2026-01-14	4★ / —	Withdrawn
Cobey Sellers · CB	Vanderbilt	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dashawn Fillmore · WR	Not reported	2026-01-05	— / —	Immediate
Dealyn Evans · DL	Mississippi State	2026-01-13	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Izaiah Williams · WR	Kansas State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
JR Rosenberg · S	South Florida	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8000	Immediate
Jayvon Thomas · CB	SMU	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jonte Newman · OT	Texas	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jordan Pride · S	Southern Miss	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Liam Padron · K	Florida	2026-01-17	— / —	Immediate
Miles O'Neill · QB	North Carolina	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Ronnie Crosby III · RB	Not reported	2026-01-12	— / —	Immediate
Rylan Kennedy · EDGE	Florida State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Solomon Williams · EDGE	California	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Theo Melin Ohrstrom · TE	SMU	2026-01-12	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Tristan Jernigan · LB	California	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Truette Tumey · P	Not reported	2026-01-04	— / —	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Texas A&M. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Mike Elko · career 35–16 across 5 seasons and 2 schools

Tenure timeline · 29 appointments

2024–present · Mike Elko · active at capture
19–7 · 26 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2023-11-27. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2023–2023 · Elijah Robinson · interim
1–2 · 3 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2023-11-12. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2018–2023 · Jimbo Fisher
45–25 · 70 attributed games · 6 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2017-12-01. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2017–2017 · Jeff Banks
0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2017-11-26. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2012–2017 · Kevin Sumlin
51–26 · 77 attributed games · 6 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2011-12-10. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2011–2011 · Tim DeRuyter
1–0 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2011-12-01. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2008–2011 · Mike Sherman
25–25 · 50 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2007-11-26. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2003–2007 · Dennis Franchione
32–29 · 61 attributed games · 5 seasons
Hired 2002-12-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1989–2002 · R.C. Slocum
123–47–2 · 172 attributed games · 14 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1982–1988 · Jackie Sherrill
52–28–1 · 81 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1979–1981 · Tom Wilson
17–17 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1972–1978 · Emory Bellard
48–27 · 75 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1965–1971 · Gene Stallings
27–45–1 · 73 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1962–1964 · Hank Foldberg
6–23–1 · 30 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1958–1961 · Jim Myers
12–24–4 · 40 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1954–1957 · Bear Bryant
25–14–2 · 41 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1951–1953 · Ray George
12–14–4 · 30 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1948–1950 · Harry Stiteler
8–21–2 · 31 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1934–1947 · Homer Norton
82–53–9 · 144 attributed games · 14 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1929–1933 · Madison Bell
24–21–3 · 48 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1928 · Dana Bible
64–19–9 · 92 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1918–1918 · Tubby Graves
6–1 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1917–1917 · Dana Bible
8–0 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1915–1916 · E.H. Harlan
12–5 · 17 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1909–1914 · Charley Moran
38–8–4 · 50 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1908–1908 · N.A. Marriam
3–5 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1907–1907 · L.L. Larson
6–1–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1905–1906 · Walter Bachman
13–3 · 16 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1903–1904 · J.E. Platt
11–5–1 · 17 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Mike Elko · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	9.9	8.9	10	—
2025 · Mike Elko	11–2	7–1	0–1	20.7	16.6	9	8
2024 · Mike Elko	8–5	5–3	0–1	17	12.2	19	—
2023 · Jimbo Fisher · incomplete attribution	6–4	—	—	15.6	11.5	15	—
2023 · Elijah Robinson · incomplete attribution	1–2	—	—	15.6	11.5	15	—
2022 · Jimbo Fisher	5–7	2–6	0–0	9.1	3.3	1	—
2021 · Jimbo Fisher	8–4	4–4	0–0	21.1	12.2	7	—
2020 · Jimbo Fisher	9–1	8–1	1–0	16.2	14.3	6	4
2019 · Jimbo Fisher	8–5	4–4	1–0	15	12.1	4	—
2018 · Jimbo Fisher	9–4	5–3	1–0	21.6	17.9	17	—
2017 · Jeff Banks · incomplete attribution	0–1	—	—	9.4	5.4	13	—
2017 · Kevin Sumlin · incomplete attribution	7–5	—	—	9.4	5.4	13	—
2016 · Kevin Sumlin	8–5	4–4	0–1	12	11.5	18	—
2015 · Kevin Sumlin	8–5	4–4	0–1	14.1	11.3	11	—

Download coaching history JSON

Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 23:13:17 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	94 / 138	32.1	31 / 138	78.1
Success rate	71 / 138	48.9	36 / 138	74.5
Explosiveness	128 / 138	7.3	98 / 138	29.2
Standard-down success	82 / 138	40.9	31 / 138	78.1
Passing-down success	48 / 138	65.7	22 / 138	84.7
Pass PPA	122 / 138	11.7	72 / 138	48.2
Rush PPA	45 / 138	67.9	31 / 138	78.1
Pass explosiveness	136 / 138	1.5	125 / 138	9.5
Rush explosiveness	66 / 138	52.6	53 / 138	62.0
Line yards	44 / 138	68.6	51 / 138	63.5
Second-level yards	78 / 138	43.8	35 / 138	75.2
Open-field yards	75 / 138	46.0	44 / 138	68.6
Stuff rate	42 / 138	70.1	67 / 138	51.8
Power success	59 / 138	57.7	T109 / 138	20.1
Havoc	T56 / 138	58.8	T86 / 138	37.6
Front-seven havoc	T25 / 138	82.1	T61 / 138	55.8
DB havoc	T106 / 138	23.0	T97 / 138	28.8
Points / opportunity	41 / 138	70.8	22 / 138	84.7
Average field position	24 / 138	83.2	T63 / 138	54.0
Field-position expected points	23 / 138	83.9	T60 / 138	56.6

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Marcel Reed · QBUsage 52.1% · Avg PPA 0.029 · Total 8.484

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.029	8.484	52.1%
Pass	0.046	10.639	91.2%
Rush	0.177	10.464	20.3%
1st down	-0.182	-19.612	45.0%
2nd down	0.017	1.738	55.1%
3rd down	0.468	33.242	62.8%
Standard downs	-0.141	-24.196	45.1%
Passing downs	0.275	32.680	66.9%

Rueben Owens · RBUsage 16.3% · Avg PPA 0.014 · Total 1.237

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.014	1.237	16.3%
Pass	0.083	1.079	5.2%
Rush	0.002	0.158	26.8%
1st down	-0.038	-1.660	18.3%
2nd down	0.110	2.975	14.6%
3rd down	0.435	7.837	15.9%
Standard downs	-0.028	-1.859	17.6%
Passing downs	0.129	3.096	13.5%

Jamarion Morrow · RBUsage 14.4% · Avg PPA 0.274 · Total 13.420

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.274	13.420	14.4%
Pass	0.387	3.484	5.8%
Rush	0.248	9.936	22.5%
1st down	0.179	4.486	16.7%
2nd down	0.090	1.082	10.3%
3rd down	0.516	5.679	17.2%
Standard downs	0.325	13.333	17.7%
Passing downs	0.011	0.087	7.3%

KJ Edwards · RBUsage 11.3% · Avg PPA 0.270 · Total 17.038

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.270	17.038	11.3%
Pass	-0.583	-4.662	3.2%
Rush	0.395	21.701	18.9%
1st down	0.186	6.154	13.8%
2nd down	0.202	4.439	11.9%
3rd down	0.806	6.445	7.1%
Standard downs	0.267	13.099	12.9%
Passing downs	0.281	3.940	7.9%

Mario Craver · WRUsage 10.8% · Avg PPA 0.239 · Total 12.643

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.239	12.643	10.8%
Pass	0.236	11.814	22.2%
Rush	0.276	0.829	1.2%
1st down	0.063	1.318	10.1%
2nd down	0.405	7.292	11.1%
3rd down	0.496	5.947	11.8%
Standard downs	0.151	4.538	9.0%
Passing downs	0.352	8.105	14.5%

Brady Hart · QBUsage 10.6% · Avg PPA -0.018 · Total -0.418

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.018	-0.418	10.6%
Pass	-0.010	-0.214	22.1%
Rush	-0.102	-0.203	1.7%
1st down	0.190	1.711	9.1%
2nd down	-0.058	-0.637	15.3%
3rd down	-0.497	-1.492	7.3%
Standard downs	-0.166	-2.486	9.9%
Passing downs	0.259	2.068	12.1%

Terry Bussey · WRUsage 9.3% · Avg PPA 0.613 · Total 8.577

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.613	8.577	9.3%
Pass	0.751	7.509	15.4%
Rush	0.267	1.068	4.9%
1st down	0.777	2.331	4.5%
2nd down	0.396	3.168	15.4%
3rd down	1.077	2.155	7.7%
Standard downs	0.332	2.988	8.3%
Passing downs	1.118	5.589	11.6%

Carsyn Baker · RBUsage 9.2% · Avg PPA -0.078 · Total -3.101

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.078	-3.101	9.2%
Pass	-2.013	-4.027	1.1%
Rush	0.024	0.926	16.3%
1st down	0.142	2.834	10.6%
2nd down	0.156	1.721	7.6%
3rd down	0.838	5.027	7.0%
Standard downs	-0.181	-6.341	11.5%
Passing downs	0.648	3.240	3.8%

Isaiah Horton · WRUsage 8.8% · Avg PPA 0.174 · Total 8.546

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.174	8.546	8.8%
Pass	0.216	10.346	19.1%
Rush	-1.800	-1.800	0.3%
1st down	-0.167	-3.012	7.5%
2nd down	0.215	4.090	10.3%
3rd down	0.957	10.526	9.7%
Standard downs	-0.020	-0.600	7.9%
Passing downs	0.481	9.146	10.7%

Aaron Gregory · WRUsage 4.5% · Avg PPA 0.622 · Total 11.826

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.622	11.826	4.5%
Pass	0.622	11.826	9.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.015	5.075	2.7%
2nd down	0.809	4.856	4.2%
3rd down	0.237	1.895	9.4%
Standard downs	0.577	6.344	3.8%
Passing downs	0.685	5.482	5.7%

Houston Thomas · TEUsage 4.4% · Avg PPA -0.150 · Total -2.247

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.150	-2.247	4.4%
Pass	-0.150	-2.247	9.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.151	-1.206	5.8%
2nd down	-0.146	-0.437	2.8%
3rd down	-0.151	-0.603	5.2%
Standard downs	-0.247	-2.465	4.3%
Passing downs	0.044	0.219	4.5%

Ashton Bethel-Roman · WRUsage 3.8% · Avg PPA -0.159 · Total -2.062

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.159	-2.062	3.8%
Pass	-0.159	-2.062	8.4%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.075	0.299	2.7%
2nd down	-0.204	-1.425	6.4%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.135	1.213	3.8%
Passing downs	-0.819	-3.275	3.7%

TK Norman · WRUsage 3.7% · Avg PPA 0.537 · Total 8.600

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.537	8.600	3.7%
Pass	0.530	7.951	7.7%
Rush	0.649	0.649	0.4%
1st down	0.494	3.458	3.7%
2nd down	-0.130	-0.777	4.2%
3rd down	1.973	5.919	3.5%
Standard downs	0.509	4.579	3.0%
Passing downs	0.574	4.020	5.1%

DD Murray · RBUsage 2.9% · Avg PPA 0.303 · Total 1.212

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.303	1.212	2.9%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.303	1.212	4.5%
1st down	-0.436	-0.436	1.6%
2nd down	0.170	0.170	2.3%
3rd down	0.739	1.478	7.4%
Standard downs	-0.436	-0.436	1.0%
Passing downs	0.549	1.648	7.9%

Kelshaun Johnson · WRUsage 2.5% · Avg PPA 0.706 · Total 4.235

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.706	4.235	2.5%
Pass	0.706	4.235	5.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.734	1.467	2.0%
2nd down	0.548	1.096	2.6%
3rd down	-0.817	-0.817	2.1%
Standard downs	0.217	0.651	1.9%
Passing downs	1.195	3.584	4.1%

Richie Anderson · TEUsage 2.4% · Avg PPA 0.368 · Total 1.104

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.368	1.104	2.4%
Pass	0.368	1.104	4.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.220	0.439	4.1%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	0.664	0.664	3.6%
Standard downs	0.368	1.104	3.7%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Jayden Warren · WRUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA -0.252 · Total -1.514

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.252	-1.514	2.0%
Pass	-0.252	-1.514	3.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.358	-0.715	1.6%
2nd down	0.058	0.174	3.0%
3rd down	-0.972	-0.972	1.7%
Standard downs	-0.624	-1.872	1.4%
Passing downs	0.119	0.358	3.2%

Micah Riley-Ducker · TEUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA 0.793 · Total 4.757

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.793	4.757	2.0%
Pass	0.670	3.350	3.5%
Rush	1.407	1.407	0.7%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	0.445	1.779	4.0%
3rd down	1.572	1.572	1.7%
Standard downs	1.806	5.417	1.5%
Passing downs	-0.220	-0.660	3.2%

Kiotti Armstrong · TEUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA 0.754 · Total 5.280

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.754	5.280	1.6%
Pass	0.754	5.280	3.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.747	2.240	1.6%
2nd down	0.760	3.039	2.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.515	2.577	1.7%
Passing downs	1.351	2.702	1.5%

Helaman Casuga · QBUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA -1.286 · Total -1.286

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.286	-1.286	1.5%
Pass	-1.286	-1.286	3.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-1.286	-1.286	3.1%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-1.286	-1.286	2.1%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

KK Johnson · TEUsage 1.5% · Avg PPA 0.521 · Total 0.521

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.521	0.521	1.5%
Pass	0.521	0.521	3.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.521	0.521	3.1%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.521	0.521	2.1%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Texas A&M sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Texas A&M metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.079	32nd138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.429	49th138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.107	7th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.036	12th138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.149	68th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.002	78th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.375	74th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.275	29th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.150	38th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 99% of 243 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.8 yards (57th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.3 per completion. Completion 56.8%, 6.3 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.04.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	55.6%	61.1%	-5.5	216 / 243
Defense allowed	59.2%	61.6%	-2.4	179 / 191

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Texas A&M.

Target mix by zone, Texas A&M offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Texas A&M passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	243	99%	8.8	5.3	56.8%	0.04	-5.5 pp	216
Passing defense	191	99%	8.7	7.1	57.6%	0.13	-2.4 pp	179

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	302	4.1	46.0%	0.16	3.20	1.10	0.80	15.1%	74.4%
Defense allowed	270	4.0	36.9%	-0.02	2.80	0.90	0.80	16.5%	78.6%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	302 / 302	299	3	14	3	3	0	282 / 285 · 98.9%
Defense allowed	264 / 270	256	14	7	8	8	0	250 / 255 · 98.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season -5.5 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Missouri State	38	36	63.9%	61.1%	+2.8 pp	9.3	0.44	47	5.0	0.34
W2	Arizona State	25	25	60.0%	59.2%	+0.8 pp	8.7	0.33	35	2.6	-0.15
W3	Kentucky	49	49	53.1%	60.3%	-7.3 pp	9.5	-0.20	35	5.3	0.16
W4	LSU	27	27	37.0%	62.5%	-25.4 pp	7.3	-0.40	33	2.8	-0.01
W5	Arkansas	19	19	68.4%	67.6%	+0.8 pp	4.7	0.25	49	4.7	0.21
W6	Missouri	39	39	48.7%	59.3%	-10.6 pp	9.4	-0.22	23	1.3	0.01
W7	The Citadel	25	0	—	—	—	10.9	0.46	40	6.6	0.51
W8	Alabama	21	21	66.7%	60.8%	+5.9 pp	9.0	-0.09	40	2.9	-0.01

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

28 punts · 49.1 gross yards/punt · 45.9 net yards/punt

4 inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 28/28 punts. Known net yards: 20/28 punts.

Our punt returns

12 returns · 9.8 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

1 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 12/12 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Alabama	4	47.3	43.3	3/4
Week 7 · The Citadel	1	34.0	—	0/1
Week 6 · Missouri	7	52.7	47.0	5/7
Week 5 · Arkansas	2	42.0	42.5	2/2
Week 4 · LSU	7	51.9	49.0	4/7

Team style

Rating history