POSITION PREVIEW: Wide Receivers
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It’s Aug. 1, which means it’s high time we start taking a look at this Texas A&M roster headed into the 2026 season (which kicks off in just five weeks). Because we all need a dose of optimism, we’ll start off this year’s round of position previews with one that should be a pretty huge strength for A&M this year: Wide Receiver.
Who did we lose?
- KC Concepcion, the NC State transfer who led the Ags in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs, was drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He caught 64 passes for 919 yards and 9 TDs in 2025, along with 75 yards and a TD on the ground.
- Izaiah Williams entered the transfer portal and followed former A&M OC Collin Klein to Kansas State (where Klein is now the head coach). Williams caught seven passes for 64 yards and a TD in 2025.
Concepcion is a talent who is hard to replace (though A&M certainly tried, more on that below). He was the player other teams always had to account for. Williams, while talented, seemed to be buried on the A&M depth chart, and his transfer appears to be in search of a starting role.
Who do we bring back?
- Mario Craver was perhaps the biggest surprise of 2025 for the Aggies, catching 59 passes for 917 yards and four TDs. He also added 81 yards and a TD on the ground. His elite speed and balance should make him a major weapon for the A&M offense again this season, especially after reportedly adding 15 pounds in the offseason.
- Ashton Bethel-Roman boasts elite top-end speed, but had a sluggish start to the 2025 season, catching just five passes for 86 yards in his first six games. But he eventually caught stride, totaling 19 catches for 417 yards and five TDS in the back half of the season. Add a year of development and the departure of Concepcion, and there’s a big chance for ABR to take the next step in his third season in Aggieland.
- Terry Bussey might represent one of the few disappointments from the 2025 receiving corps, as the former five-star recruit totaled just 18 receptions, 195 yards and a TD. Bussey is also active in the return game, but with so many other talented WRs, it’s yet to be seen whether he can carve out a big enough role to amass major receiving stats in 2026.
- T.K. Norman, Kelshuan Johnson and Jerome Myles. None of A&M’s freshman wideouts made a big impact last season, with Myles missing the year due to injury and Norman/Johnson combining for just seven catches and 66 yards. But might one of them force their way into the rotation in 2026? Only time will tell.
What other names should we know?
- The big (literally and figuratively) WR addition via the transfer portal was Alabama’s Isaiah Horton. He made some eye-popping grabs in the spring game, and at 6’4” and 215 pounds, Horton appears to be the big-bodied, physical receiver this group lacked in 2025. It’s expected that he and Craver will be options 1A and 1B for the Aggie passing game.
- While the Aggies added several WRs in their 2026 recruiting class, the one to watch certain seems to be 6’3” Aaron Gregory. He drew rave reviews throughout spring practice, and many believe he could earn a starting role despite A&M having many other potential options.
Overall Grade: A-
While it seems absurd to claim this group might be better after losing KC Concepcion, this is perhaps the deepest A&M WR corps in recent memory. I can’t recall a more talented top five for the Aggies than Craver, Horton, Bethel-Roman, Bussey and Gregory. Expect this group to be the strength of the offense this fall. The only questions are really about whether Marcel Reed can be more consistent, and how much a rebuilt offensive line will affect what they’re able to do.
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