While Texas A&M brought in the No. 11 transfer portal class per On3 Sports, the Aggies are also one of 18 programs to bring back 12 or more returning players in 2025.
According to production rankings from CBS Sports, second-year head coach Mike Elko returns 15 total starters ahead of this year’s campaign. The program’s returning production ranks fourth among all FBS schools and first in the Southeastern Conference.
Here is the full list of Texas A&M’s expected returning starters for the 2025 season on offense and defense:
Offense
Defense
The most important factor among this list is that all five starting offensive linemen return for the Aggies in 2025. Those contributions in the trenches will prove to be integral for a gunslinger like Reed, who enters this year as one of the nation’s most highly touted quarterbacks with a year of experience under his belt against SEC competition.
Following a knee injury on Nov. 2 against South Carolina, Moss was sidelined for the remainder of the season after leading the team in rushing for the majority of the 2024 campaign. His return to the starting lineup when kickoff arrives will be much-needed, as the Aggies’ rushing attack played a massive role in the offense’s success last season before the injury bug struck the running back room.
The loss of defensive stars to the NFL Draft, like Shemar Stewart, Nic Scourton, and Shemar Turner, was a massive hit to Texas A&M’s defensive production. Returning eight starters from last year’s roster helps combat that tremendously, however. Leaders like Williams, who played through a torn meniscus last season, will play huge roles in filling in those gaps created by the loss of the former Aggie defensive talent.
One of the most important attributes that all of these starters possess is experience. According to On3 Sports Strength of Schedule Rankings, Texas A&M’s 2025 schedule ranks No. 11, which is where the veteran presence on both sides of the ball will play a large factor.
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