The 2022 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher.
The Aggies finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish last in the conference's West Division. This was the Aggies' first losing season since 2009 and the first season the program failed to qualify for a bowl game since 2008. On November 28, the university announced that offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey had been fired. The Aggies finished the season with the 12th ranked offense in the SEC and 101st in FBS, averaging 22.8 points per game.
The Texas A&M Aggies football team drew an average home attendance of 97,213 in 2022, the 8th highest of all college football teams.
Offseason
Position key BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndEFullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerKKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR
Players departures
Outgoing transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school Zach Calzada #10 QB Sophomore Lanier, GA Transferred to Auburn Antonio Doyle Jr. #22 LB Sophomore St. Louis, MO Transferred to Jackson State Dreyden Norwood #31 CB Freshman Fort Smith, AR Transferred to Missouri Deondre Jackson #25 RB Freshman Stone Mountain, GA Transferred to Oklahoma State Darvon Hubbard #21 RB Freshman Surprise, AZ Transferred to Temple RJ Orebo #41 DL Sophomore Dayton, TX Transferred to Southern Illinois Daniel Bushland #29 WR Senior Austin, TX Undecided Erick Young #4 DB Junior Richmond, TX Transferred to Blinn College Demond Demas #1 WR Freshman Tomball, TX Undecided Baylor Cupp #88 TE Sophomore Brock, TX Transferred to Texas Tech Caleb Chapman #81 WR Junior Friendswood, TX Transferred to Oregon Derick Hunter Jr. #65 OL Sophomore Fort Myers, FL Undecided Jahzion Harris #37 DL Freshman Brooklyn, NY Undecided
† Elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA in response to COVID-19.
2022 NFL draft
The following Aggies players were selected in the NFL draft.
Kenyon Green G Houston Texans 1 15 DeMarvin Leal DE Pittsburgh Steelers 3 84 Micheal Clemons DE New York Jets 4 117 Isaiah Spiller RB Los Angeles Chargers 4 123
Additions
Incoming transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school Max Johnson #14 QB Sophomore Irvine, CA LSU Micaiah Overton DL Junior Tuscaloosa, AL Liberty
Recruiting class
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70) Δ= Left the Texas A&M program following signing but prior to the 2022 season.
Overall class rankings ESPN #1 #1 4 20 3 0 0 0 On3 Recruits #1 #1 7 20 1 0 0 0 Rivals #1 #1 4 20 4 0 0 0 247 Sports #1 #1 6 19 3 0 0 0
Preseason
SEC media days The 2022 SEC Media days were held in July 2022. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2022. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.
Media poll (West Division) 1 Alabama 177 2 Texas A&M 3 3 Arkansas 1 4 Ole Miss 5 LSU 6 Mississippi State 7 Auburn
Media poll (SEC Championship) 1 Alabama 158 2 Georgia 18 3 South Carolina 3
Preseason All-SEC teams (media)
First Team Position Player Class Team First Team Special Teams P Nik Constantinou RS Junior Texas A&M
Second Team Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense RB De’Von Achane Junior Texas A&M OL Layden Robinson RS Junior Texas A&M Second Team Defense DB Antonio Johnson Junior Texas A&M Second Team Special Teams RS Ainias Smith Senior Texas A&M AP De’Von Achane Junior Texas A&M
Third Team Position Player Class Team Third Team Offense WR Ainias Smith Senior Texas A&M Third Team Defense DL McKinley Jackson Junior Texas A&M Third Team Special Teams AP Ainias Smith Senior Texas A&M
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Schedule Texas A&M and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.
Personnel
Roster 2022 Texas A&M Aggies Football RosterQuarterbacks 13 Haynes King – sophomore (6'3, 205) 14 Max Johnson – junior (6'5, 220) 15 Conner Weigman – freshman (6'2, 215) 17 Eli Stowers – freshman (6'4, 215) 20 Blake Bost – sophomore (6'2, 195) 21 Dallas Novicke – freshman (6'0, 197) 27 Jackson Oksnee – freshman (6'0, 185)
Running backs 4 Amari Daniels – sophomore (5'8, 200) 6 De’Von Achane – junior (5'9, 185) 22 Le'Veon Moss – freshman (5'11, 200) 24 Earnest Crownover – junior (6'3, 230) 25 Anthony Dinota – freshman (6'0, 207) 33 Charles Shelling – junior (5'10, 200) 34 L. J. Johnson Jr. – freshman (5'10, 215) 35 Bladen Reaves – junior (5'11, 195)
Fullback 48 Jacob Graham – sophomore (5'11, 235)
Wide receivers 0 Ainias Smith – senior (5'10, 190) 1 Evan Stewart – freshman (5'11, 170) 2 Chase Lane – junior (6'0, 195) 3 Devin Price – junior (6'3, 200) 5 Jalen Preston – senior (6'2, 220) 7 Moose Muhammad III – sophomore (6'1, 195) 8 Yulkeith Brown – sophomore (5'10, 175) 9 Noah Thomas – freshman (6'5, 195) 10 Chris Marshall – freshman (6'3, 205) 16 Kenyon Jackson – junior (6'6, 195) 23 Jacob Brasher – freshman (6'1, 181) 28 Caleb Surber – freshman (6'0, 175) 31 Andrew Maleski – freshman (5'10, 185) 32 Jaxon Rush – freshman (6'1, 170) 80 Hunter Vivaldi – freshman (5'10, 160) 81 Pierce Turner – freshman (6'3, 195) 83 Ryan Campbell – junior (6'2, 185)
Tight ends 11 Blake Smith – sophomore (6'4, 255) 18 Donovan Green – freshman (6'4, 235) 19 Jake Johnson – freshman (6'5, 235) 42 Max Wright – senior (6'4, 255) 82 Fernando Garza – (6'5, 245) 86 Theo Melin Öhrström – freshman (6'5, 255) 88 Nathan Figueroa – freshman (6'3, 236)
Long snappers 12 Connor Choate – graduate (6'1, 200) 48 Jacob Graham – sophomore (5'11, 235) 49 Connor Able – freshman (6'3, 215) 50 Garrett Townsend – junior (5'11, 230) 51 Levi Hancock – freshman (6'2, 240) Offensive linemen 54 Mark Nabou – freshman (6'4, 345) 55 Hunter Erb – freshman (6'6, 330) 56 John Saba – junior (6'2, 335) 57 Luke Williams – freshman (6'6, 290) 59 P. J. Williams – freshman (6'4, 285) 60 Trey Zuhn III – freshman (6'6, 320) 61 Bryce Foster – sophomore (6'5, 325) 62 Zach Rogers – freshman (6'2, 311) 63 Chance Jackson – freshman (6'1, 305) 64 Layden Robinson – junior (6'4, 330) 66 Jordan Spasojevic-Moko – sophomore (6'5, 320) 68 Remington Strickland – freshman (6'4, 300) 70 Josh Bankhead – sophomore (6'5, 305) 72 Owen Jebson – freshman (6'5, 290) 74 Aki Ogunbiyi – sophomore (6'4, 320) 75 Kam Dewberry – freshman (6'4, 330) 76 Reuben Fatheree II – sophomore (6'8, 325) 77 Matthew Wykoff – freshman (6'6, 330) 78 Dametrious Crownover – freshman (6'6, 300) 79 James Bailey – freshman (6'3, 300) 90 Jacob Fitts – sophomore (6'0, 286)
Defensive linemen 4 Shemar Stewart – freshman (6'4, 285) 5 Shemar Turner – sophomore (6'4, 300) 6 Enai White – freshman (6'5, 230) 8 Anthony Lucas – freshman (6'6, 270) 10 Fadil Diggs – sophomore (6'5, 260) 13 Elijah Jeudy – freshman (6'3, 295) 15 Albert Regis – freshman (6'1, 320) 18 L. T. Overton – freshman (6'5, 280) 30 Tunmise Adeleye – freshman (6'4, 290) 34 Isaiah Raikes – junior (6'1, 325) 35 McKinnley Jackson – junior (6'2, 325) 53 Nana Boadi-Owusu – freshman (6'2, 234) 55 Adarious Jones – junior (6'4, 300) 88 Walter Nolen – freshman (6'4, 320) 91 Marcus Burris Jr. – freshman (6'4, 290) 92 Malick Sylla – freshman (6'5, 230) 93 Drew Beltran – sophomore (5'11, 260) 94 Cody Polk – freshman (6'7, 230) 95 Michaiah Overton – junior (6'3, 300) 96 Nathan Jackson – freshman (5'10, 264) 97 Travis Pepin – senior (6'1, 255) 98 Jordan Johnson – junior (6'1, 300) 99 Gabe Brownlow-Dindy – freshman (6'3, 300)
Placekickers 22 Ethan Moczulski – freshman (5'11, 200) 36 Caden Davis – junior (6'3, 200) 38 Alan Guerrieri – junior (6'0, 200) 47 Randy Bond – sophomore (5'10, 190) 94 Drake Bhatia – sophomore (5'7, 150) Linebackers 23 Tarian Lee Jr. – junior (6'2, 235) 24 Chris Russell Jr. – senior (6'2, 235) 25 Ish Harris – freshman (6'2, 205) 29 Sam Mathews – senior (6'3, 210) 32 Andre White Jr. – senior (6'3, 235) 40 Martrell Harris Jr. – freshman (6'2, 225) 45 Edgerrin Cooper – sophomore (6'3, 225) 50 Jaxson Slanker – freshman (6'0, 210) 51 Kason Tullos – freshman (6'2, 215) 52 Andrew Merrick – sophomore (6'2, 220) 54 Jalen Waddy – junior (6'0, 225) 57 Tyndall McNamara – freshman (6'1, 215)
Defensive backs 0 Myles Jones – graduate (6'4, 190) 1 Bryce Anderson – freshman (5'11, 195) 2 Denver Harris – freshman (5'11, 175) 3 Smoke Bouie – freshman (5'11, 180) 7 Tyreek Chappell – sophomore (5'11, 185) 9 Bobby Taylor – freshman (6'0, 190) 11 Deuce Harmon – sophomore (5'10, 200) 14 Jacoby Matthews – freshman (6'1, 205) 16 Brian George – senior (6'2, 195) 17 Jaylon Jones – junior (6'2, 205) 19 Marquis Groves-Killebrew – freshman (6'0, 180) 20 Jardin Gilbert – sophomore (6'1, 185) 21 John Moten – sophomore (6'0, 165) 26 Demani Richardson – senior (6'1, 210) 27 Antonio Johnson – junior (6'3, 195) 28 Kyle Walsh – freshman (6'1, 200) 33 Jarred Kerr – freshman (5'11, 175) 38 Will Smoot – junior (5'10, 180) 39 Cade Garcia – junior (5'8, 185) 41 Avery Hughes – sophomore (6'0, 180) 42 Kent Robinson – freshman (5'10, 165) 43 Alex Zettler – senior (6'0, 200) 81 Kyle Fitzgerald – senior (6'4, 195) 87 Keith Steptoe – sophomore (5'11, 190)
Punters 38 Alan Guerrieri – junior (6'0, 200) 95 Nik Constantinou – junior (6'3, 225)
Coaching staff Jimbo Fisher Head coach 5th Darrell Dickey Offensive coordinator and Tight ends coach 5th James Coley Wide receivers coach 3rd Tommie Robinson Running backs coach 3rd Dameyune Craig Quarterbacks coach 5th Steve Addazio Offensive line coach 1st D. J. Durkin Defensive coordinator and Safeties coach 1stElijah Robinson Assistant head coach, Run game coordinator, and Defensive line coach 5thTyler Santucci Co-defensive coordinator and Linebackers coach 3rd T. J. Rushing Defensive backs coach 3rd Terry Price Defensive ends coach 11th Brandon Sanders Strength and conditioning coach 5th
Game summaries
Sam Houston
Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants
Statistics Statistics SHSUTAMU First downs 10 23 Total yards 198 497 Rushing yards 107 110 Passing yards 91 387 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 27:16 32:24 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Jordan Yates 14/25, 91 yards, INT Rushing Jordan Yates 13 rushes, 63 yards Receiving Noah Smith 4 receptions, 35 yardsTexas A&M Passing Haynes King 20/30, 364 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing De’Von Achane 18 rushes, 42 yards, TD Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD
The game went into a weather delay during halftime that lasted for nearly three hours. The game was suspended around 1:00 p.m. when lightning was reported in the area before a heavy rain started to fall about an hour later. The game resumed at 3:54 p.m.
Appalachian State
Statistics Statistics APPTAMU First downs 22 9 Total yards 315 186 Rushing yards 181 89 Passing yards 134 97 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 41:29 18:31 Team Category Player StatisticsAppalachian State Passing Chase Brice 15/30, 134 yards, TD Rushing Camerun Peoples 19 rushes, 112 yards Receiving Dashaun Davis 4 receptions, 39 yardsTexas A&M Passing Haynes King 13/20, 97 yards Rushing De’Von Achane 10 rushes, 66 yards, TD Receiving Evan Stewart 5 receptions, 48 yards
No. 13 Miami (FL)
Statistics Statistics MIATAMU First downs 27 16 Total yards 392 264 Rushing yards 175 124 Passing yards 217 140 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:20 25:40