Texas A&M 2025 Season Preview: OL
AggieYell.com’s season preview of the 2025 Texas A&M football team by position group continues with the offensive line.
Cast of characters
Tackles
#78, Dametrious Crownover; Gr.; 6-7, 336
#76, Deuce Fatheree; RS-Sr.; 6-7, 333
#60, Trey Zuhn; Sr.; 6-6, 319
#70, Robbie Bourdon; RS-Fr.; 6-6, 318
#79, Lamont Rogers; Fr.; 6-6, 337
#75, Jonte Newman; Fr.; 6-4, 331
Interior linemen
#55, Ar’maj Reed-Adams; Gr.-TR.: 6-5, 325
#61, Koli Faaiu; RS-Sr.-TR. 6-3, 333
#71, Chase Bisontis; Jr. 6-5, 315
#54, Mark Nabou; RS-So. 6-4, 330
#73, Ashton Funk; RS-Fr.; 6-6, 322
#52, Blake Ivy; RS-Fr.; 6-3, 336
#50, Papa Ahfua; RS-Fr.; 6-3, 342
#77, Tyler Thomas; Fr.; 6-4, 329
#56, Nelson McGuire; Fr.; 6-4, 319
#73, Josh Moses; Fr.; 6-2, 359
#62, Marcus Garcia; Fr.; 6-3, 304
2024 Stats
Zuhn: Played in 13 games, all starts; second-team All-SEC
Reed-Adams: Played in 13 games, all starts
Crownover: Played in 13 games, all starts; did not give up a sack
Fatheree: Played in 13 games, starting one
Faaiu: Played in 13 games, starting 11
Bisontis: Played in 10 games, all starts
Nabou: Played and started in one game
Bourdon: Played in one game; redshirted
Ivy: Played in three games; redshirted
Ahfua: Played in one game; redshirted
Funk: Played in three games; redshirted
Overview
Texas A&M returns all five of its primary starting lineup and the first two men off the bench from last season’s offensive line. They are in a second year under Adam Cushing after making a major step forward last year. There’s no reason for this group not to be one of the nation’s best in 2025.
Zuhn, a pre-season All-SEC pick, will probably start at left tackle for the fourth straight season. It’s “probably” because he could move to center with Deuce Fatheree moving into the starting lineup, though it seems like Zuhn will stay where he is right now. Still, if you’re an offensive line coach, it’s a good problem to have.
The Aggies have one of the best, and most experienced, guard combinations in the nation. Bisontis is entering his third year as a starter and looks like he’s in his element at left guard. Reed-Adams, a preseason All-SEC and All-American selection, arrived from Kansas last year and put the right guard position on lockdown. He is rated by some scouting services as the top guard prospect for the 2026 NFL Draft.
Nabou, who was lost for the season in the Notre Dame game, appears to have retaken the starting spot at center. Faiiu would back him up, and would likely move in at either guard position if there were a serious injury to Bisontis or Reed-Adams.
The right tackle position has become the place of an unexpected competition for the starting job. After an excellent 2024, Crownover appeared to be a certainty to start again this year, but Fatheree has regained the form that made him a freshman All-American in 2021 and a full-time starter in 2022. He’s had a superb offseason and, at the very least, is making things interesting and has ensured he’d be the first tackle into the game on either the left or right side if one of the starters go down.
After the top seven linemen, there’s not a lot of experience. Funk and Ivy played sparingly in three games, and they’ve got the most field time. There are six redshirt freshmen and five true freshman in the group, and some of them will be starters on next year’s offensive line. But, until then, their odds of playing big minutes remain low.
The spotlight’s on
Nabou. You can really pick just about anyone, but he’s the one returning likely starter coming off a serious injury. The coaching staff felt like he was a potential difference maker last year, but they still ended up 26th nationally in rushing. If Nabou is as advertised and plays the center position at a high level, this offensive line could live up to the preseason hype it’s receiving.
Projected depth chart
LT:
Zuhn
Bourdon
LG:
Bisontis
Ivy
C:
Nabou
Faiiu
RG:
Reed-Adams
Thomas
RT:
Crownover
Fatheree
