Texas A&M’s running back room sits ninth in the SEC, but Rueben Owens and Jamarion Morrow could give Holmon Wiggins the balance he needs.
Texas A&M football doesn’t need Holmon Wiggins to reinvent the sport in his first season as offensive coordinator. It needs him to make the Aggies harder to defend.
With Mike Elko entering Year 3, Marcel Reed back at quarterback and a deep receiver group headlined by Mario Craver and Alabama transfer Isaiah Horton, the easiest path to a more dangerous offense may be the most old-school one.
Run the ball. Make defenses respect it. Then let Reed go hunting.
That’s why Texas A&M’s running back room might be one of the biggest swing pieces on the entire roster.
Athlon’s Steven Lassan recently ranked the Aggies’ backs ninth in the SEC, which feels fair on paper but also leaves room for A&M to outperform the perception.
Le’Veon Moss is gone. He was a proven, physical option who gave the Aggies reliability. Now the spotlight shifts to Rueben Owens, the former five-star recruit who finally gets a real chance to become the featured back.
Owens rushed for a career-best 639 yards and five touchdowns last season, flashing the burst and natural talent that made him one of the most coveted backs in the country coming out of high school.
The question isn’t whether Owens has ability. Everybody knows he does. The question is whether he’s ready to become the every-down engine of an SEC offense.
He won’t be handed the job without a fight.
Jamarion Morrow made noise during the Maroon & White Game and enters fall camp looking like more than just a change-of-pace option.
He brings juice, versatility and the kind of spring momentum coaches love to reward. If Owens is the high-ceiling headliner, Morrow is the pressure point pushing the room forward.
Behind them, Tiger Riden Jr. gives A&M another intriguing young piece, while freshmen KJ Edward and Carsyn Baker add immediate depth. That may not scream top-five SEC room just yet, but it’s not thin either.
The bigger concern may be up front. Texas A&M is replacing four starters on the offensive line, and Wiggins’ balanced attack only works if the Aggies can create movement in the run game.
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If the line holds up, Reed’s play-action game becomes more dangerous, Craver and Horton get cleaner looks, and the entire offense opens up.
Texas A&M doesn’t need the SEC’s flashiest backfield. It needs a backfield defenses can’t ignore.
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