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Mike Elko Speaks On The Future of Aggies DB Tyreek Chappell

The Texas A&M Aggies lost one of their top defensive backs for the year vs. Florida.

Matt Galatzan

Oct 22, 2022; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Tyreek Chappell (7) recovers a blocked extra point against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the second half at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images
Oct 22, 2022; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Tyreek Chappell (7) recovers a blocked extra point against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the second half at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images / Jeff Blake-Imagn Images
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The Texas A&M Aggies suffered a devastating loss in the week leading up to their 33-20 win over Florida when fourth-year defensive back Tyreek Chappell went down with a non-contract lower leg injury in practice.

After the game on Saturday, Chappell was immediately ruled out for the remainder of the season by head coach Mike Elko, which could conceivably mean that his career with the Aggies is over.

However, during his Monday press conference, Elko noted that Chappell has yet to make a decision on what he wants to do going forward and that a medical redshirt is very much in the cards.

“Probably still working through it. It’s not even a medical redshirt for him,” Elko said. “This is just Tyreek’s fourth year. So, from his perspective in terms of just eligibility, regardless of what ultimately he decides to do, this will just be a redshirt year for him and he’ll have another year of college football to play if he chooses to.”

Last season, Chappell played just nine games, and took a step back on the stat sheet, recording just 21 total tackles and an interception after tallying 40 or more in each of his first two seasons.

This year, he got in on three tackles in his appearance against Notre Dame, and while he played against McNeese State, he did not record a stat.

Per the Aggies depth chart release on Monday, Chappell will be replaced by either senior BJ Mayes or sophomore Jayvon Thomas.

The Aggies could also conceivably give Dezz Ricks a look at that spot as well.

Fortunately, they will have plenty of time to come up with a long term plan at the position, with Bowling Green coming to town on Saturday, and their matchup with Arkansas still 11 days away.

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Matt Galatzan

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and MizzouSportsTalk.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan 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 under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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