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. This was also to be the final year for the West Division as Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC in 2024.
The Texas A&M Aggies football team drew an average home attendance of 99,234 in 2023, the 8th highest of all college football teams.
Offseason Draft departures
Texas A&M players leaving for the NFL Draft Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year HometownDe’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
Recruits
Outgoing transfers Name Pos. New school Alan Guerrieri P LouisianaCaden Davis K Ole MissChase Lane WR Georgia TechBrian George CB HoustonHaynes King QB Georgia TechElijah Jeudy DL NebraskaMyles Jones CB DukeBlake Smith TE OklahomaP. J. Williams OT SMUTunmise Abeleye EDGE Michigan StateEli Stowers QB New Mexico StateLJ Johnson RB SMUJosh Monten CB MarshallDonell Harris EDGE LA-MonroeDallas Walker IV DL Western KentuckyMarcus Burris EDGE IndianaRyan Campbell WR NoneTarian Lee Jr. LB Georgia SouthernAndre White Jr. LB Georgia TechDenver Harris CB LSUIsh Harris LB HoustonChris Marshall WR Ole MissDevin Price WR FAUDeyon Bouie CB GeorgiaYulkeith Brown WR TulaneMarquis Groves-Killebrew CB LouisvilleAdarious Jones DL MemphisAnthony Lucas EDGE USCMatthew Wykoff CB CalBobby Taylor IOL NoneGrant Perry EDGE NoneTyrin Smith WR None
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Previous school Tony Grimes CB North CarolinaSam McCall S Florida StateAidan Siano LB RiceTyrin Smith WR UTEPPreston Landis RB North TexasDerek Ferraro OT RichmondJerry Johnson III IOL RiceJosh DeBerry CB Boston CollegeFinn Dirstine IOL Boston CollegeJurriente Davis LB Jackson StateDanny Lockhart LB Ole MissJaylen Henderson QB Fresno StateDavid Bailey RB Colorado StateJahdae Walker WR Grand Valley StateJordan Anthony WR Kentucky
Personnel
Roster 2023 Texas A&M Aggies Football RosterQuarterbacks 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 – freshman (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)
Coaching staff 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 2ndElijah Robinson Assistant head coach, interim head coach (remainder of season), co-defensive coordinator, and defensive line coach 6thBryant Gross-Armiento Secondary coach 1st T. J. Rushing Defensive backs coach 4th Joe Shaefer Defensive assistant 2nd Brandon Sanders Strength and conditioning coach 6th
Schedule Texas A&M and the SEC announced the 2023 football schedule on September 20, 2022. The 2023 Aggies' schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Texas A&M will host four SEC conference opponents Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State and South Carolina at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, LSU (rivalry), Ole Miss, and Tennessee and will face Arkansas (rivalry) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Texas A&M is not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri and Vanderbilt in the 2023 regular season. The Aggies' bye week comes during week 8 (on October 21, 2023).
The Aggies will host three non–conference games which are against Abilene Christian from the WAC (FCS), Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt and New Mexico from the Mountain West and will travel to Miami (FL) from the ACC.
Game summaries
New Mexico
Statistics UNMTAMU 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 StatisticsNew Mexico Passing Dylan Hopkins 15/24, 115 yards, INT Rushing Jacory Croskey-Merritt 11 rushes, 50 yards, TD Receiving Jeremiah Hixon 6 receptions, 42 yardsTexas 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
at Miami (FL)
Statistics TAMUMIA First downs 25 16 Total yards 433 451 Rushing yards 97 277 Passing yards 336 374 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 32:17 27:43 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Conner Weigman 31/53, 336 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Amari Daniels 18 rushes, 62 yards, TD Receiving Evan Stewart 11 receptions, 142 yardsMiami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 21/30, 374 yards, 5 TD Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 10 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Xavier Restrepo 6 receptions, 126 yards
Louisiana–Monroe
Statistics ULMTAMU First downs 8 28 Total yards 222 451 Rushing yards 127 158 Passing yards 95 399 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 25:31 34:29 Team Category Player StatisticsLouisiana–Monroe Passing Jiya Wright 6/15, 95 yards Rushing Jiya Wright 5 carries, 34 yards Receiving Dariyan Wiley 3 receptions, 52 yardsTexas 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
Auburn
Statistics AUBTAMU First downs 14 16 Total yards 200 402 Rushing yards 144 209 Passing yards 56 193 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:10 27:50 Team Category Player StatisticsAuburn Passing Payton Thorne 6/12, 44 yards Rushing Brian Battie 8 carries, 59 yards Receiving Brian Battie 2 receptions, 23 yardsTexas 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
Vs. Arkansas
Statistics TAMUARK First downs 19 10 Total yards 414 174 Rushing yards 204 42 Passing yards 210 132 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 30:33 29:27 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Max Johnson 17/28, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Le'Veon Moss 17 rushes, 107 yards Receiving Ainias Smith 4 receptions, 71 yardsArkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 9/17, 132 yards, TD, INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 11 rushes, 34 yards Receiving Andrew Armstrong 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
No. 11 Alabama