Texas A&M football is all but guaranteed to have a historic draft class this season, as the Aggies are projected to be in the double digits when it comes to how many players they have selected. The Aggies lead the nation in NFL Combine invites, which is a pretty solid indicator of this notion— and also a testament to Mike Elko's development.
Those Combine invites include every kind of player from a former top-100 player to a former zero-star recruit. In the middle is a guy that many Aggie fans were surprised to see leave in Taurean York.
York came out of high school as a low three-star prospect, but one that had a decent amount of attention from local programs due to his stellar production and massive amounts of awards during his time before college. His measurables stopped him from ranking any higher, but he came into Texas A&M as a guy who was ready to work, and he ended up as a day-one starter— and the hope, which some NFL draft gurus are now seeing, is that he can do the same at the next level.
Taurean York labeled as the Aggies' biggest NFL Draft sleeper
In an interview with Matt Miller, David Pollack asked who the Aggies' biggest sleeper was— and the answer, to Miller, was pretty clear:
Who's the biggest NFL Draft sleeper in @AggieFootball's deep class?@nfldraftscout has his eyes on Taurean York 👀 pic.twitter.com/poKNI7EYLD
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) February 21, 2026
Miller sees York testing well and impressing a lot of teams up in Indianapolis, which could move him up from the day-three pick he currently projects as. That would be big, and show the difference that Elko has made— something that Miller also touched on.
Here's the money quote from Matt Miller on the difference that the Mike Elko regime has made for Texas A&M football:
"Four years ago, we looked at A&M, they would have great recruiting classes, and guys never got to the finish line. [Mike Elko] is getting them to the finish line."
That was the hope coming into the Elko era, and it has proven to be exactly what he's delivered on. The Aggies in only two short years have remade their reputation into a program that will deliver on high-level NFL talent year over year, and that's due to the changes that the head man has made in and around this program. Taurean York is the perfect example thereof, and if Miller is right, he'll show that without a doubt at the Combine.