Forums
Football
- News
- Schedule
- SEC Standings
- Roster
- Staff
- Class Breakdown
Recruiting
Sports
- Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Women's Basketball
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
Premium
Sponsors
- Sponsors
- Advertise With Us
United
More
- Podcasts
- Media
- TexAgs Live
- Post of the Day
- iOS App
- Search
- Store
- Pick-Off
- 12th Man Foundation
- Our Staff
- Contact Us
- Help Center

subscribe subscribe

| Register

Football Recruiting

News Commits Offers Liucci 44 Rankings OOS All Recruits

Status:

Signed

NCAA

David Hicks

Defensive End

6′4″ / 268 lbs

Katy, TX

Katy Paetow

Class of 2023

DJ2g23

Rating: 99

#1 IN TEXAS

National Avg

Rating: 99.2

School Preferences

Texas A&M

Signed

Alabama

None

Alabama State

None

Arizona State

None

Arkansas

None

Baylor

None

Clemson

None

Colorado

None

Florida

None

Florida State

None

Georgia

None

Grambling

None

Houston

None

Jackson State

None

LSU

None

Miami

None

Michigan

None

Michigan State

None

Missouri

None

Notre Dame

None

Ohio State

None

Oklahoma

None

Oklahoma State

None

Ole Miss

None

Oregon

None

Prairie View A&M

None

SMU

None

South Dakota State

None

Southern

None

Stanford

None

TCU

None

Tennessee

None

Texas

None

Texas Southern

None

Texas Tech

None

USC

None

UTSA

None

Washington

None

+ 33 More

Videos

(44 Total)

Updates

Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White

27:59

25 days ago by Jason Howell

Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White

TexAgs' senior recruiting analyst Jason Howell joined TexAgs Live on Wednesday morning for another edition of Recruiting Country presented by American Momentum Bank, highlighting the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail surrounding Texas A&M.

2 mo ago by Jason Howell

Looking back on standout Aggieland camp performances of the past

The month of June will be a busy one for Mike Elko and the Texas A&M coaching staff as summer camps begin in Aggieland on June 1 and will run through June 18. TexAgs will be in attendance as new names emerge, and new offers will certainly be extended.

4 mo ago by Jason Howell

Fending off and poking holes in some mid-March recruiting narratives

Signing day is still months away, but that hasn't kept narratives from popping up as it relates to the work Mike Elko & Co. are doing in the class of 2026. With plenty of time left before prospects put pen to paper, it's easy to poke holes in such narratives.

1 yr ago by Ryan Brauninger

Sizzle & Steak: Texas A&M facing 'vital' times on the recruiting trail

Recruiting-wise, Jimbo Fisher and the Aggies have had major success in attracting top talent enamored with the program's facilities and unique experiences of living in Aggieland. If the Maroon & White find major success on the field this fall, another elite class may be in store.

1 yr ago by Jason Howell

Jimbo Fisher's ability to pull off the 'surprises' in today's recruiting

In today's era of social media, crystal balls and recruiting projections, it is becoming rare that a prospect can truly shock the industry with a surprise commitment. Still, as Texas A&M's two most recent pledges exhibit, Jimbo Fisher and his staff certainly know how to pull them off.

All Updates

Photos

(61 Total)

TexAgs National Average Rating

The TexAgs National Average Rating is a proprietary formula that calculates an industry-wide aggregate rating for each recruiting prospect. The formula includes publicly listed grades, scores, ratings and rankings by national recruiting services, along with a TexAgs rating. Combining the data provides a rating for each prospect, which is then normalized to fit the TexAgs Rating 100-point scale.

The intent of this rating is to provide TexAgs readers with a comprehensive snapshot of how individual prospects rank nationally.

TexAgs Rating

The TexAgs Recruiting team of Billy Liucci, David Sandhop, Jason Howell, Ryan Brauninger and a host of recruiting interns attends more than 75 games each fall and observes and evaluates every major Texas A&M target, as well as most of the top 150 prospects in the State of Texas. From this evaluation the team draws a rating for each prospect on a scale between 70 and 100.

99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)

Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a likely difference-maker at the collegiate level. Displays all of the physical skills to be a future All-American with potential to be an early-round NFL draft pick.

90-98: Elite state prospect (Four-star)

Considered one of the best 30-40 prospects in the state and a top 250 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to be a major early contributor at the collegiate level with high professional potential.

80-89: Quality prospect (Three-star)

Considered one of the best 100 prospects in the state and a top 500 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to develop into a contributor over the course of his college career. Has the ability to become a professional prospect over time with development.

70-79: Solid prospect (Two-star)

Considered one of the top 250 prospects in the state. Has the physical skills to be a potential contributor at a D-1 program over the course of his collegiate career with significant development. Professional potential is low.

Staff Predictions

The predictions represent which school each staff member believes will ultimately sign the recruit, and the confidence meter represents his level of certainty in that outcome.

Example #1

If the predicted school is Texas A&M and confidence is set to “High”, then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Texas A&M and I feel very certain about that.”

Example #2

If the predicted school is “Alabama” and confidence is set to “Low,” then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Alabama, but I’m not very certain about that.”

Follow TexAgs