Texas A&M Fall Practice Surprise: Freshman CB Jayvon Thomas is competing for a starting spot
Texas A&M’s 2023 football season is less than a month away. Amid fall practice this week, whispers regarding the starting cornerback competition have come full circle after the Aggies open scrimmage on Sunday afternoon.
Junior cornerback Tyreek Chappell remains the only returning starter from last season as both Jaylon Jones, Antonio Johnson, and Myles Jones have departed, North Carolina transfer Tony Grimes and Florida State transfer Sam McCall and Boston College transfer Josh DeBerry enter the program with proven experience, yet the play of freshman cornerback Jayvon Thomas that has reportedly stood out at a consistent rate.
As we say in the industry, the “drum beat” has continued for Thomas, as GigEm247 beat writer Carter Karels notes that the former four-star prospect split first-team reps with Josh DeBerry during Sunday’s open practice. He looks every bit the part from an athleticism point of view.
Monday’s sixth and final practice of fall camp will hopefully answer more questions regarding several position competitions, but outside of the quarterback battle between Conner Weigman and Max Johnson, Jayvon Thomas’s ascendence in the secondary is something none of us saw coming (except for Carter, of course).
Freshman corner Jayvon Thomas(14) is turning heads early in fall camp. pic.twitter.com/Rqg6EYiOBg
— David Sandhop (@HopWebsider) August 7, 2023
According to 247Sports, Thomas, who starred at South Oak Cliff (TX), was positioned as the 15th-ranked cornerback in the 2023 class and the 29th-ranked player in Texas, helping lead his squad to a second consecutive Football State Championship in 2022.
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