A&M entered last season ranked 20th in the initial AP Poll and climbed as high as No. 10 after its Week 9 victory over LSU. A week later, the Aggies lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks, which caused them to drop in the polls and eventually marked the start of the late-season skid that led to them being unranked in the final poll.

In a stacked 2026 recruiting class, Texas A&M has hauled in some of the top defensive back talent in the country.