4-Star LB Noah Mikhail Commits to Texas A&M Aggies

The Texas A&M Aggies locked in another extremely talented piece to their 2025 recruiting class in California linebacker Noah Mikhail.
Noah Mikhail with Mike Elko
Noah Mikhail with Mike Elko /
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The Texas A&M Aggies continue to be a force on the recruiting trail.

Through much of the 2025 cycle, the Aggies have been one of the hottest teams in the nation, sitting with the No. 8 class in the country, landing 10 commitments since April, and two this month alone. They have also hit on many positions of need on the roster, including offensive line and quarterback.

However, one area that the class still needed to hit was at linebacker.

Fortunately for Texas A&M and head coach Mike Elko, one of the best prospects in the nation at the position - Bonita (La Verne, CA) four-star Noah Mikhail - is now on his way to Aggieland after announcing his commitment to the program on Sunday.

Mikhail chose the Aggies over the USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks, just days after his official visit to College Station on June 21.

So why is the California product locked in on the Aggies?

According to Mikhail, the staff the Aggies have in place, as well as the opportunity to play in the SEC makes all the difference.

“Coach Elko, he’s a defensive-minded head coach, which is huge," Mikhail told On3 in May. "Coach (Jay) Bateman, he’s real smart, real great dude. You’re playing in the SEC. I mean, it doesn’t get much better than that. They’re changing that culture around, for real.”

Mikhail is currently rated as a consensus four-star recruit and ranks as the No. 77 player in the country, the No. 7 linebacker, and the No. 4 player in California per the On3 Industry Ranking.


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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.