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Texas A&M Lands Second Commitment of 2026 Class in 3-Star CB Ryan Gilbert

The Texas A&M Aggies have landed their second commitment of the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Matt Galatzan

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It appears that there is no slowing down the Texas A&M Aggies on the recruiting trail, regardless of the class.

Just last week, on top of their multiple 2025 commitments, the Aggies also landed their first pledge of the 2026 class, in three-star Horn (Mesquite, TX) cornerback Markel Ford.

Now, they have also landed his former high school teammate.

Per an announcement from his personal X account, three-star North Forney (Forney, TX) cornerback Ryan Gilbert committed to Mike Elko and the Aggies, picking Texas A&M over SMU, OKlahoma and TCU.

"Let’s do it Aggieland!" Gilbert said in his post.

Gilbert made his decision coming off of a visit to College Station in early June.

As a sophomore with Horn and alongside Ford, Gilbert earned his way to second-team All-District honors, making 11 takcles, two tackles for loss, one sack and two interceptions.

Gilbert then began to see a lot of attention on the trail, receiving offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Houston, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklhoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, SMU, TCU, Utah and Wisconsin among many others.

He then made the move to North Forney, where he is expected to be a big part of his new team's defense.

Currently, Gilbert is rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com, with Rivals ranking him as the No. 24 corner in the country and No. 41 player in Texas. 247Sports ranked Gilbert as the No. 26 corner in the class and the No. 44 player in the state.

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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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