2026 5-Star QB Ryder Lyons Sets Texas A&M Visit

The Texas A&M Aggies are set to host one of the top quarterbacks in the 2026 class this month

Matt Galatzan | Jul 12, 2024

Sep 16, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) looks for an open receiver during the second quarter against the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports / Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

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The Texas A&M Aggies are making moves with quarterbacks.

In the Jimbo Fisher era, quarterback was a common issue that plagued the Aggies, and helped keep them from truly contending in the SEC.

However, that has recently changed, with five-star Conner Weigman signing as part of the 2022, class, four-star Marcel Reed signing as part of the 2023 class, four-star Miles O'Neill joining the 2024 class, and five-star Husan Longstreet committed for the 2025 cycle.

Now, they could be in line to add to that group.

Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) throws a pass durning the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports / Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

According to Rivals.com recruiting analyst Adam Gorney, 2026 Folsom (CA) five-star QB Ryder Lyons has scheduled a visit to College Station in late July.

He has also scheduled visits to USC, Alabama, Auburn and Ole Miss. Oregon is also considered a major contender for Lyons.

Last season as a sophomore for Folsom, the 6-foot-2.5, 215-pound Lyons completed 259 of 381 (68 percent) of his passes for 3,578 yards, 38 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. He also ran 226 times for 929 yards and 23 touchdowns, per 247Sports.

As it stands, Lyons is rated as a five-star recruit and ranks as the No. 11 player in the country, the No. 3 QB, and the No. 2 player in California, per the 247Sports Composite Ranking.

He is also rated as a five-star recruit, the No. 4 overall player, and the No. 1 quarterback in the nation per Rivals.com.

ESPN, On3, and 247Sports individually rank Lyons as a four-star recruit, while all four major recruiting services have him as a top-five QB.

Published Jul 12, 2024

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.