Top-100 RB Braylen Russell names Texas A&M in top 10 list

2024 Benton (Ark.) High four-star running back Braylen Russell released a top-10 list tonight.

The 6-foot-2, 230 pounder is down to Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Purdue, Arkansas, Baylor, Kansas State, Cincinnati, Kansas, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

Russell is the No. 171 overall prospect and No. 16 running back in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 2 player in Arkansas.

On3 rates Russell higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, he is the No. 75 overall prospect, No. 8 running back and No. 1 player in Arkansas.

The No. 8 running back in the 2024 class, Russell holds 12 total offers.

The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Arkansas with a in the lead over Ole Miss to land a commitment from Russell.

Texas A&M holds four commitments in the class of 2024 in four-star Hattiesburg (Miss.) Oak Grove quarterback Anthony Maddox, four-star Longview (Texas) Pine Tree defensive lineman Dealyn Evans, four-star Katy (Texas) Tompkins offensive lineman Ashton Funk, and four-star Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton wide receiver Debron Gatling.

RPM was released to the public in December of 2021. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college.It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

Russell currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $48K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Stay tuned to AggieScoop.

Other big news in the 2024 class for the Aggies

Texas A&M got some great news Monday afternoon as 2024 four-star Hattiesburg (Miss.) Oak Grove quarterback Anthony (AJ) Maddox Jr. committed to the Aggies. 

Maddox is the son of former NFL defensive lineman Anthony Maddox, who played four seasons in the NFL with the Jaguars and Texans. Maddox’s younger brother, Andrew, is one of the top defensive lineman in the class of 2025. He already holds an offer from Texas A&M.