Texas A&M Football Wins In-State Recruitment Battle Against Texas For Linebacker DaQuives Beck in More Ways Than One
Texas A&M football landed a blue chip in-state commit on Tuesday, July 1 and kept the Aggies recruitment roll ongoing past June. Head coach Mike Elko has seen success after success in the class of 2026 recruitment cycle, and his most recent commit keeps on adding to that
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Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko reacting mid-game.Maria Lysaker/Imagn Images
Twenty-four hours after announcing his commitment, four-star linebacker DaQuives Beck shut down his recruitment. He received 20 offers, and Texas A&M's biggest competitors were Texas, SMU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Arizona.
Beck is from Carthage, Tex. and is the No. 196 overall recruit from his class. He's also the No. 11 overall linebacker and No. 25 athlete out of Texas. Gabe Brooks of 247Sports wrote in his scouting report of the rising senior that he's a "physical off-ball linebacker prospect" with impressive speed, power, and overall athleticism. In the NCAA, regardless of where he committed, Beck is expected to be a multi-year starter and has NFL potential long-term.
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As a Carthage Bulldog, Beck earned Defensive MVP of the 2024-25 4A Division II State Championship game. He had 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and one sack in the contest against Waco La Vega. Beck helped lead his team to the high school program's 10th state championship.
He first visited College Station back in January. Beck said to On3 that he and the coaching staff developed a very good relationship, specifically assistant coach Trooper Taylor and defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Jay Bateman. Beck also has connections with the Aggies through a teammate who already committed to Texas A&M: KJ Edwards.
Beck is the second linebacker commit for the Aggies after three-star Storm MIller's announcement back on April 2.
Now that Beck shut down his recruitment, Elko can focus on the next primary targets, defensive lineman Lamar Brown and wide receiver Boobie Feaster. Brown appears to be going back-and-forth between Texas A&M and LSU. Feaster is currently projected to land with the USC Trojans.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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