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Texas A&M football: Assessing the tight ends
Fourth in a position-by-position collection trying on the 2022 Texas A&M Aggies after spring exercises.
Who’s again: Max Wright, senior; Blake Smith, sophomore; Fernando Garza, redshirt freshman.
Who’s gone: Jalen Wydermyer, Baylor Cupp.
2022 signees: Jake Johnson, Donovan Inexperienced, Theodor Melin Ohrstrom.
What to anticipate: One of many greatest headscratchers of the 2021 season was the non-dominance of Wydermyer, whose first two seasons at A&M have been alleged to result in a strong junior 12 months.
Regardless of a down junior season in comparison with expectations, Wydermyer bypassed his senior 12 months for the NFL draft, paving the way in which for a handful of unproven tight ends to attempt to make their mark in Jimbo Fisher’s offense.
The opening was presupposed to go to former five-star prospect Baylor Cupp, however he intends to switch to Texas Tech. An insider stated Cupp merely was trying to find a “recent begin” following two severe accidents early in his profession.
One participant Fisher is relying on beginning Sept. 3 towards Sam Houston is true freshman Jake Johnson. He’s the brother of recent A&M quarterback Max Johnson, a switch from LSU, and son of Tremendous Bowl-winning quarterback Brad Johnson.
Whereas Jake Johnson is new to varsity, he arrived this spring polished and maybe capable of step proper in for Wydermyer as beginning tight finish. Johnson didn’t play within the Aggies’ annual spring sport, nevertheless, due to a minor damage.
Smith earned extra snaps in Johnson’s absence within the Maroon & White sport, and caught a 13-yard landing move from Max Johnson. A knee damage sidelined Smith his freshman season of 2020, and he’s come alongside regularly since.
“He’s had some actually good days however he needs to be extra constant in what he does,” Fisher stated. “He has an opportunity to be a superb participant … (however) he’s bought to be extra bodily, get stronger on the level of assault and be stronghanded when he’s operating routes.”
Projected depth chart
Jake Johnson
Blake Smith
Max Wright
Donovan Inexperienced
Fernando Garza
Theodor Melin Ohrstrom
Earlier
April 27: Quarterback
April 28: Operating backs
April 29: Vast receivers