Texas A&M missed on five-star tackle Ismael Camara, but Mike Elko’s Aggies still own a loaded 2027 offensive line class.
Texas A&M football missed on five-star offensive tackle Ismael Camara, but this one doesn’t leave the Aggies scrambling. It just adds more fuel to the Texas-Texas A&M recruiting rivalry.
Camara, one of the top remaining uncommitted offensive linemen in the 2027 cycle, committed to the Texas Longhorns over a finalist group that included Texas A&M, LSU, Oregon, Ohio State and others.
The 6-7, 340-pound Gilmer, Texas, standout gives Steve Sarkisian a massive tackle prospect and likely ends one of the Aggies’ biggest remaining offensive line pursuits.
For Texas A&M, it’s a miss. But it’s not a meltdown.
Mike Elko and offensive line coach Adam Cushing already have one of the strongest offensive line groups in the country committed for 2027.
The Aggies have landed five-star linemen Mark Matthews and Kennedy Brown, along with four-star tackles DeMarrion Johnson and Kaeden Kent.
That’s a serious foundation, and it gives A&M future size, depth and flexibility up front.
Camara would’ve made the haul even louder. A 6-7 tackle with his frame and ceiling is exactly the kind of player SEC programs fight over deep into the summer.
Texas needed a headline win at tackle, and Camara gives the Longhorns exactly that.
The Aggies were reportedly in good position earlier in the process, but Texas gained momentum when Camara shut down his remaining official visits and zeroed in on Austin.
His fit will be worth watching because Camara has made it clear he wants to play tackle, either on the left or right side, despite the kind of massive build that could tempt some staffs to project him inside.
For elite offensive linemen, positional vision can decide recruitments.
Texas sold Camara on a path that made sense to him, and that was enough to beat out a national list of heavyweights.
Still, Texas A&M’s offensive line outlook remains nasty.
Matthews was one of the Aggies’ biggest wins of the cycle, reportedly choosing A&M over Miami in a high-stakes recruitment.
Brown adds another five-star body to the room, while Johnson and Kent give Cushing two more tackle-type prospects to develop.
That group should have multiple players competing for early snaps during their first or second seasons in College Station.
Now the job is retention. In modern recruiting, commitments are only half the battle. Elko and Cushing must keep the class together through the 2026 season and into signing day.
Texas won the Camara battle. Texas A&M still has the offensive line class that most programs would love to steal.
