Collin Klein tailoring Texas A&M's offense to fit strengths of Reed & Co.

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Clothes often need altering to get the perfect fit.

The same goes for football offenses. A system that fits one quarterback might not be suitable for another.

In that sense, Texas A&M offensive coordinator Collin Klein is making alterations to the Aggies’ scheme to better fit quarterback Marcel Reed.

Klein did not say whether his offense needs just a few patches or major modifications in a Wednesday press conference.

But he did acknowledge Reed’s emergence as starting quarterback warrants changes to be made.

“Every year, (the offense) is going to adapt and take a little bit of its own identity based on the pieces and how they fit together and their strengths and weakness and how they’re playing,” Klein said.

“That’s definitely the case moving forward with Marcel. I think there’s going to be a lot of components that are vitalized and able to increase their effectiveness and efficiency by some of the things that he brings and does, especially throwing the football.”

Reed definitely has some unique skill sets.

He can be an elusive runner, which he demonstrated by rushing for three touchdowns in a victory over LSU.

He can make plays off schedule, which he showed by scrambling from the pocket and throwing downfield for a touchdown in a victory over Florida.

He can be a productive passer, which he proved by throwing for more than 290 yards and three touchdowns in losses to Auburn and USC.

“I think, across the board, we’re going to have a better platform under him in a lot of areas to be able to do what we want to do,” Klein said.

Last season, Reed passed for 1,864 yards and rushed for 356 to rank 12th in the SEC with 2,407 yards of total offense.

That’s pretty impressive, considering he did not play in two games, saw minimal action against Missouri, played less than a half vs. LSU and started only eight games.

Every SEC quarterback ranked ahead of Reed in total offense were full-time starters.

There are numerous reasons to expect Reed’s numbers to surge in 2025. Not only is the offense more tailored to him, but he projects to have more talent around him with which to work.

Klein said the Aggies' increased speed has been quite apparent this spring. Transfer receivers KC Concepcion and Mario Craver, among others, have made the Aggies faster.

“I think, initially, just in six practices probably the thing that’s the biggest thing I’ve seen that will give us a jump is the overall team speed,” Klein said. “You talk about speed on the edge. You talk about speed at tailback. A couple of our young tailbacks — Tiger Riden, Jamarion Morrow — those guys can go.

“I think that combined with more familiarity with what we’re doing, tempo operational-wise, being able to actually attack in what we’re doing instead of just, ‘What is my job on this? How do I attack through what my responsibility is?’

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Marcel Reed appeared in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2024. Of those, he made eight starts.

“I think that’s shown itself, and I’m really excited about it.”

Also, A&M’s offensive line from last year is returning intact. That includes center Mark Nabou Jr., who is back from an injury that forced him to miss almost all of last season.

“We’ve been working a lot of different (offensive line) combinations,” Klein said. “We’ve got a lot of guys coming back at some positions. But at the same time, in an effort to try to develop depth, a better, deeper understanding of what we’re doing, create some competition at a lot of those spots because we have so many guys that can play. I think all of those things have been extremely positive through the spring.”

Further, there is Reed’s mental and physical growth.

Reed’s ability to read defenses and identify open receivers is a process. So is his quest to increase his body weight from 177 pounds to about 190-plus.

That would theoretically make him more durable and perhaps harder to tackle.

“I don’t know if there’s an exact line that anyone’s saying that it has to be 190 (pounds) or 195 or whatever it happens to be,” Klein said. “As long as he keeps making strides in the right direction, which he has. I think his body composition looks even better.

“You look at his lower half and how he’s moving around. He’s moving around better and being more explosive. The strength numbers in the weight room. As long as all that keeps moving forward, then we’ll find out where that healthy line is.”