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USA Today
11-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M tight end preview: A&M has many new faces in the room, who will rise to the top?
The 2025 football season is coming up fast, and there's plenty of excitement surrounding year two under Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko. The tight end position has a lot of new faces but packed with talent and experience. Due to graduation and transfers, the Aggie coaching staff had to quickly bring in several tight ends to fill the depth chart. The only returning scholarship TE was Theo Melin Ohrstrom, who flashed at times last season but has areas he needs to improve. The addition of a few transfers and freshmen, Kiotti Armstrong, it's a deep room with a lot to prove. Depth Chart Snapshot Player Spotlight Freshmen Class: Kiotti Armstrong (likely to see the field) Scheme Fit & Outlook Collin Klein's offense leans on motion, misdirection, and hybrid personnel. The tight end room must deliver: Expect Niblack and Ohrstrom to rotate heavily, with Riley emerging in red zone and Boerkircher anchoring depth. Usage may spike in short-yardage and play-action packages, especially with Marcel Reed settling in as QB1. Final Thoughts Texas A&M's tight end room is rebuilt, not reloaded. Niblack brings flash, Ohrstrom brings familiarity, and Riley brings intrigue. It's a group with upside, but also uncertainty. If blocking improves and chemistry clicks, this unit could quietly become a strength in Elko's second season. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
USA Today
19-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New Texas A&M TE expected to bring 'an awful lot of value' to the 2025 roster
Texas A&M's 2025 tight end rotation will now include former Alabama and Texas junior Amari Niblack, who, outside of a forgettable 2024 season with the Longhorns, looked like an ascending receiving threat for former Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe during his 2023 freshman season. Standing at 6'4" and nearly 250 pounds, Niblack is an elite athlete who should rebound in OC Collin Klein's system. Niblack's impressive speed at his size is similar to that of Texas A&M's freshman wide receiver Jerome Myles, who has reportedly been turning heads this offseason after recovering from a knee injury during his final high school season in 2024. This week, during Texas A&M's appearance at the annual SEC media days, head coach Mike Elko was asked about Niblack's addition to the roster, which has been nationally underrated after reeling in just five receptions for 33 yards with the Longhorns. Wasting players' skill sets is harmful to their future playing prospects, and while Texas HC Steve Sarkisian attempted to turn him into a full-time blocking tight end, Niblack is a hybrid receiver who needs to be utilized in the seam and find openings against zone coverage to provide quarterback Marcel Reed with another target in the passing game. Elko agrees, stating that Niblack will finally be utilized as a hybrid option in Collin Klein's offense. "Amari Niblack is an interesting one because he had spent time with coach Holmon Wiggins at Alabama." "We feel like he's a hybrid kid that adds an awful lot of value with what he can do in the receiving game." The Holmon Wiggins connection is also key, as it is likely that the scheme Alabama ran during the 2023 season has been studied to help let Niblack loose this coming season. Niblack does stand out among the rest of the 2025 tight end rotation, which includes Theo Melin Öhrström, transfer Nate Boerkircher, and Micah Riley, who are primarily blockers. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Cameron on X: @CameronOhnysty.
