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Former Baylor LB Pledge Taurean York Signs With Texas A&M Aggies

The Aggies landed a big-time linebacker signing from Taurean York.

Matt Galatzan

The Texas A&M Aggies landed a big-time signature on Wednesday from former Baylor Bears linebacker Tauren York. 

York committed to the Aggies earlier this week, making it official on Early Signing Day.

York, a 6-foot, 217-pound linebacker registered 435 tackles (47 for loss) and 15 sacks. He added 11 forced fumbles with six recoveries as a four-year starter for Temple.

Since his de-commitment from Baylor on Sunday, Florida and Wisconsin also reportedly reached out to York, with the Temple (TX) product ultimately deciding on the Aggies after a recent visit.

During his original recruitment, York received offers from Colorado, Ole Miss, SMU, North Texas, Louisiana, and Tulsa, among others.

York became emotional when asked about his commitment in a recent interview. 

The Aggies have two linebackers committed for the class of 2023. Daymion Sanford from Katy (TX) Paetow, and Rylan Kennedy from Mansfield (TX) Lake Ridge, after losing top prospect Anthony Hill from Denton (TX) Ryan, who de-committed from A&M a few weeks ago and is now pledged to the Texas Longhorns.

Kennedy and Sanford, however, are both considered edge rushers more than traditional linebackers. 

York now fills that void, and takes the place of Hill as the new man in the middle for the Aggies 2023 class.

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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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