SEC power rankings after Spring Practice: It’s complicated in Gainesville
![TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Billy Napier of the Florida Gators looks on before the start of a game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach Billy Napier of the Florida Gators looks on before the start of a game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/a9bb70cc0dab99d1b59e194b1942306ac48a98abe38a553ff9122f5e459097f4.jpg)
team. 873. . . . Aggies . 12
SEC Power Rankings: Fool me once…
2022 Record: 5-7
2023 FPI Rating: 12.7
ESPN Win Projection: 7.5
Draft Kings Win Projection: 7.5
Best Recruiting Class Last Four Years: 1st (2022)
Transfer Portal: 9th in SEC
All the metrics for Texas A&M are actually quite positive for the Aggies. They had the nation’s best recruiting class in 2022, and ESPN and Draft Kings both think an 8-4 season is very realistic for Jimbo and crew.
But we’ve seen this song and dance out of the Aggies too many times. They were the preseason 6th best team in the country last season before face planting to a 5-7 record.
This team was held mostly in check by Patrick Toney last year, and he couldn’t keep anyone in check.
Yet, in true Jimbo fashion, they upset LSU at the end of the season.
This roster is talented enough to be ranked far higher than 12th in the SEC. But like Lucy pulling the football out from Charlie Brown, we won’t trust it until there are actual wins on the field.