Transfer WR Mario Craver cashes in after breakout 2025, becoming Texas A&M's highest-paid receiver.
Very few transfers have transformed Texas A&M's offense the way Mario Craver has in just one season.
Now, his impact is being rewarded in a big way.
According to reports, Craver has agreed to a new NIL contract extension that will make him the highest-paid wide receiver in Aggies history, locking in one of Mike Elko's most explosive weapons for the future.
Craver arrived from Mississippi State and immediately helped ignite an Aggies attack that had spent too many years stuck in neutral.
In his first season in College Station, the Birmingham native totaled 52 receptions for 825 yards and four touchdowns, forming a devastating tandem with fellow transfer KC Concepcion and opening up Collin Klein's offense in ways Aggie fans hadn't seen since the Johnny Manziel era.
The season started with a bang.
In his A&M debut against UTSA, Craver torched the Roadrunners for eight catches, 122 yards and two touchdowns. He backed it up the following week with five grabs for 114 yards and another score versus Utah State, quickly establishing himself as Marcel Reed's security blanket and deep threat in one.
His true "I’ve arrived" moment came under the brightest lights against Notre Dame.
In a 41–40 thriller, Craver erupted for seven receptions and 207 of Reed's 360 passing yards, including an electric 86-yard touchdown where he spun out of multiple tackles and sprinted down the sideline.
That performance put him on the national radar and cemented his status as one of the SEC's most dangerous playmakers.
Craver even delivered some payback against his old team from Starkville, adding an 80-yard receiving day and a seven-yard rushing touchdown versus Mississippi State at Kyle Field.
A late-season injury briefly slowed his volume, and he missed the Samford game, but he returned for the finale against Texas with five catches for 44 yards in the rivalry showdown.
For his efforts, Craver earned third-team All-SEC honors in his first year in maroon and white.
With Concepcion's future still undecided and young talent like Ashton Bethel-Roman waiting in the wings, Craver's new deal positions him as the face of A&M's receiving corps in 2026 and beyond.
For now, though, the priority is simple, as Craver and the Aggies still have work to do.
As Miami comes to Kyle Field for the first round of the College Football Playoff, Texas A&M's highest-paid receiver will have another chance to show exactly why he's worth every dollar.