Five-Star Cornerback Brandon Arrington Narrows Decision Down to Two Schools With Texas A&M and Oregon in the Running
Five-Star Cornerback Brandon Arrington Narrows Decision Down to Two Schools With Texas A&M and Oregon in the Running originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Texas A&M football's No. 6 overall recruiting class of 2026 introduced five new faces in June so far, but has been missing a five-star recruit to lead the pack.
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All of that can turn around in head coach Mike Elko's favor, though, as a five-star cornerback's decision date rapidly approaches.
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko.Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
Five-star Brandon Arrington, the No. 10 overall recruit, No. 1 athlete overall, and No. 1 pick out of California, received 44 offers around the country. He scheduled six visits with his top colleges, including Penn State, Washington, Alabama, Oregon, USC, and Texas A&M.
Arrington recently pushed his decision date up to June 19, one day before his official visit date with Texas A&M. Even without his official visit, though, the Aggies kept their top spot in the cornerback's mind as he narrowed his decision down to them and the Ducks.
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The defensive side of Oregon's program is what's especially appealing to Arrington and a motivating reason to keep it in his top two. He also has a strong relationship with the staff, specifically defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi.
"Great environment, great coaches," Arrington said to On3 following his official visit. "Just the coaching, experience [the Ducks have], defensive guys they got, the plan and all that. They came from Georgia and Alabama so you know they have that defensive pedigree."
Even so, Elko has made him a top priority, and Arrington can feel it. He would be the third cornerback recruit alongside four-star Victor Singleton and three-star Camren Hamiel.
"It is the people at [Texas] A&M," Arrington said to On3. "They all want me and they recruit me hard. From the start, it never changed with A&M. They recruited me the same, they built relationships and how consistent they have been stands out."
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The Spring Valley native would join the class of 2026's Madden Williams, Samu Moala, and Caleb Tufa as recruits out of California given they all remain committed to the Aggies.
Whether Arrington decides to go with an SEC or Big Ten program will be announced on Thursday.
Related: Aggies Have High Potential To Beat Out SEC Opponent and Land a Five-Star Recruit
Related: Texas A&M on the Brink of Two 4-Star Decommitments From the Class of 2026
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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