Texas A&M Beats Out College Football Playoff Contenders In Major Recruiting Win
Texas A&M Beats Out College Football Playoff Contenders In Major Recruiting Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Head coach Mike Elko and the Texas A&M Aggies continue to surge on the recruiting trail ahead of the 2025 college football season.
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The Aggies signed a top-10 class in Elko's first recruiting cycle and are in the hunt for a similar finish in the class of 2026. The current group, featuring 12 four-star commits, ranks seventh nationally with much of the cycle still remaining.
And Wednesday's news marks a significant win for Texas A&M, which fought off some perennial powers to land four-star cornerback Camren Hamiel, the latest highly-touted recruit to pledge to the Aggies.
Hamiel plays for Desert Edge High School in Goodyear, Arizona, where he ranks as the top player in the state, the No. 12 cornerback and the No. 86 recruit overall in the 2026 class (ESPN).
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko.Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY
Hamiel (6-foot-1, 180 pounds) racked up 50 tackles (5 for loss) with three pass breakups and three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, as a junior last season.
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Elko and Co. were battling with defending national champion Ohio State, Oregon and Alabama for Hamiel. There is certainly now shortage of recruiting prowess among those College Football Playoff contenders, as each signed top-10 classes in 2025.
Hamiel's pledge adds to a group that already features four-star cornerback Victor Singleton, also one of the top players at the position. Defensive backs coach Bryant Gross-Armiento and safeties coach Jordan Peterson played key roles in recruiting both to College Station.
Hamiel is fresh off an official visit to Texas A&M and previously scheduled an official trip to Oregon on June 12.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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