Texas A&M Football has a storied history full of great players. As the 2022 season approaches Aggies Wire will take a journey through that history, putting together the Aggies all-time roster, we started with the offensive side of the ball, now we examine the defensive side, and we’ll follow with special teams along with the coaching staff later in the week.
For a program as lauded as the Aggies, some tough cuts had to be made, and there are plenty of names that deserved to be on this list who aren’t here.
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Starting Defensive End: Myles Garrett
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When Myles Garrett showed up to campus in College Station, he was the highest rated recruit in the history of Aggies football and he did not disappoint. He was a unanimous All-American in 2016.
Starting Defensive End: Von Miller
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In a time when the Aggies defense had fallen from it’s Wrecking Crew glory, Von was an absolute super star, and his NFL career has been equally great.
Backup defensive end: DaMontre Moore
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Damontre Moore was the key defensive playmaker on the 2012 team that burst onto the SEC scene led by Johnny Manziel. Moore’s 12.5 sacks that season were critical to the success of that team.
Backup defensive end: Jacob Green
Jacob Green set the single season sack record for Aggie defenders in 1979 with 20 sacks, and followed it with a very successful NFL run.
Starting defensive tackle: Sam Adams
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Sam Adams started as a true freshman, and by his…
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