Top-100 in-state OL TJ Shanahan sets Texas A&M official visit

2023 Austin (Tex.) Westlake four-star offensive lineman TJ Shanahan is set to make an official visit to Texas A&M this coming weekend, June 17-19, he announced on Twitter.

This will be Shanahan’s fifth visit to Texas A&M to date. The four-star last visited College Station in March and previously stopped through for the Aggies’ Junior Day back in January and for Texas A&M’s upset victory over Alabama back in October.

The four-star made his first official visit, to Georgia, the first weekend of June, and the Bulldogs remain a formidable contender in his recruitment. He still has three official visits left, with schools like LSU, Florida, Miami, Texas Tech in the running to land those final three visits.

Shanahan previously told On3 National Recruiting Analyst Gerry Hamilton that he views himself as a “SEC-type player.”

“I feel like the SEC’s definitely on top right now and have been for a while,” Shanahan said. “But I’m just kind of thinking about just what school has genuine people and what offensive line coach can do for me.”

When it comes time to make a decision, relationships will be key for the four-star.

“I just think it’s It’s all about relationship,” Shanahan said. “I feel it’s kind of like the biggest thing to me. I feel like every school has nice facilities and a lot of nice things to offer but I think at the end of the day, the relationship is what matters most.”

As it stands, Texas A&M leads for Shanahan per the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, which gives the Aggies an 82.3% chance to land the 6-foot-4, 235 pounder, with one prediction inputted in favor of Texas A&M.

Shanahan joins 2023 Platte County (Mo.) High four-star EDGE Chandavian Bradley, Thomasville (Ga.) Thomas County Central four-star wide reciever Adam Hopkins, 2023 Greensboro (N.C) Grimsley four-star defensive lineman Jamaal Jarrett, 2023 Baton Rouge (La.) Liberty Magnet four-star running back Kaleb Jackson, 2023 Frisco (Tex.) Wakeland four-star interior offensive lineman Connor Stroh and 2023 Buford (Ga.) High three-star interior offensive lineman Paul Mubenga as prospects making official visits to Texas A&M this weekend. In addition, 2023 Detroit (Mich.) Martin Luther King five-star quarterback Dante Moore and Jacksonville (Fla.) Bartram Trail four-star cornerback Sharif Denson are both making unofficial visits to College Station this upcoming weekend as well.

Shanahan ranks as the the No. 95 prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He ranks as the nation’s No. 6 interior offensive lineman and the No. 17 prospect in the Lone Star State. The four-star has an NIL Valuation of $115K. 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.