Texas A&M sets program record for most top-100 NFL draft selections

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko officially entered his third season at the helm this spring, officially saying goodbye to more than a dozen players from the 2025 roster, including unanimous All-American edge Cashius Howell, star wide receiver KC Concepcion, and four of five starting offensive linemen.

While the spring season and the annual Maroon & White Game took over, Elko and his staff are taking time this weekend to watch their former stars hear their names called in the 2026 NFL Draft, and since KC Concepcion was selected with the 24th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns, six more Aggies were off the board during the second and third rounds on Friday night, which is a program record.

As soon as the second round began, former starting left guard Chase Bisontis was selected 34th overall by the Arizona Cardinals, who are in dire need of interior O-line help, as the New Jersey native is slated to earn a starting spot at left or right guard. Just seven picks later, the Cincinnati Bengals picked Cashius Howell 41st overall, and will join for Texas A&M edge Shemar Stewart, who was the Aggies' lone 2025 first-round pick.

15 picks later, the most shocking selection of the draft thus far likely surprised the man himself, as tight end Nate Boerkicher, who spent one season with the Aggies after transferring from Nebraska, became the first of two Texas A&M players selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars after veteran defensive tackle Albert Regis was picked 81st overall by the franchise in the third round.