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4-Star EDGE Schedules Official Visit With Texas A&M Aggies

The Texas A&M Aggies have earned an official visit from one of the nation's top edge rushers.

Matt Galatzan

Maplesville's Nehemiah McCary is taken down in the backfield by Wadley's Jaquez Wilkes
Maplesville's Nehemiah McCary is taken down in the backfield by Wadley's Jaquez Wilkes / Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The Texas A&M Aggies are hoping to improve on their already elite 2026 recruiting class.

So far, the class ranks No. 4 in the nation behind only Oregon, USC and LSU, and their momentum is palpable.

That continued to be the case on Thursday, with top-100 4-star Wadley (AL) edge rusher Jaquez Wilkes scheduling his official visit to College Station, per On3. Wilkes will also visit Miami, Florida State, Georgia, Auburn and Alabama for his other five official visits.

Wadley's Jaquez Wilkes (6) celebrates his touchdown run
Wadley's Jaquez Wilkes (6) celebrates his touchdown run / Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

"As the 6-foot-4, 218-pounder continues to find his top schools, he’s locked in six visits across the next two months," On3 wrote. "He tells On3 that trips to Miami (March 22), Florida State (March 29), Texas A&M (April 1), Georgia (April 3), Auburn (April 5) and Alabama (April 12) are now on the docket."

Wilkes is one of the top-rated edge rushers in the nation across all four major recruiting services, ranking as the No. 96 player in the country, the No. 3 edge rusher and No. 9 player in Alabama per Rivals.com. On3 also has him ranked as the No. 80 player overall, the No. 11 defensive end and No. 6 player in the state, while 247 ranks him 81st in the country, 10th at his position and sixth in the state.

He is currently projected by On3 as a lean to the Auburn Tigers with 47 percent confidence rating.

The Aggies already have two edge rushers committed as part of their 2026 haul with four-star Leuzinger (Carson, CA) product Samu Moala, and Douglas County (Douglasville, GA) four-star Jordan Carter.

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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.

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