Texas A&M Aggies land David Hicks, the No. 17 general faculty soccer recruit within the ESPN 300

Texas A&M beat Oklahoma on the recruiting path on Wednesday when ESPN 300 defensive lineman David Hicks selected the Aggies over the Sooners.

Hicks is the No. 17 prospect general and the No. 3 recruit within the state of Texas. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound lineman from Katy, Texas, had initially minimize his listing to Alabama, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Texas A&M earlier than committing.

In the end, the Aggies got here out on high and are including one of many extra extremely sought-after defensive prospects within the class.

“They’ve a extremely nice teaching employees and I’ve a extremely nice relationship with everybody on employees,” Hicks informed ESPN about Texas A&M. “They have been recruiting me since eighth grade and I can keep near house.”

The Aggies had gotten off to a gradual begin within the 2022 cycle after signing the No. 1 ranked class in 2021. Previous to September, Jimbo Fisher and his employees had 4 ESPN 300 recruits. The employees has hit a streak in September, nevertheless, touchdown Bravion Rogers, the No. 61 prospect general, offensive lineman T.J. Shanahan, ranked No. 115, and now Hicks.

Including Hicks to the category was a big win for Fisher because it now offers Texas A&M the No. 1 and three recruits within the state of Texas together with linebacker Anthony Hill. It additionally means Fisher was capable of beat Brent Venables and Oklahoma for an elite defensive prospect.

The Sooners’ employees has been recruiting the state of Texas very properly on this cycle with quarterback Jackson Arnold, the No. 2 recruit within the state, receiver Jaquaize Pettaway, ranked No. 7 in Texas, linebacker Samuel Omosigho and defensive finish Colton Vasek, the No. 29 and 31 recruits within the state.

Fisher is constant to inventory pile defensive recruits because the employees signed 13 ESPN 300 defensive recruits in 2022, together with five-star defensive linemen Walter Nolen, Gabe Brownlow-Dindy, Lebbeus Overton and Shemar Stewart.

Hicks is now the thirteenth ESPN 300 defensive lineman that Texas A&M has landed during the last three recruiting courses.