Texas A&M lands five-star OL Bryce Foster

In the end, Bryce Foster could only choose one.

The Mountain, one of the nation’s premier interior offensive line prospects, committed and signed with Texas A&M on Friday, capping the end of a 72-hour saga with no shortage of elite prospects finding homes for the future.

The Aggies edged out Oklahoma, which made Foster a top priority along the offensive line, and kept the state's No. 4-ranked prospect home.

Texas A&M bolstered its star-studded 2021 recruiting class with the addition of the nation's No. 14 overall prospect and No. 2-ranked offensive guard. The addition of Foster, the 20th commitment of the class, is more fuel to what was the nation's No. 10-ranked class on Rivals entering the final day of this signing window.

Now Foster, who is celebrating his 18th birthday, will cap the day with a playoff game against Houston Heights tonight at 7 p.m. CT. It's a day the five-star declared "a triple-whammy."

"Hopefully, a bunch of good things happen," he told Rivals.

Overall, Texas A&M put its stamp on recruiting within the Lone Star State by notching commitments from its a pair of five-stars during the Early Signing Window, including Foster as well as defensive end Tunmise Adeleye. Pair that with landing Shemar Turner last Saturday and Texas A&M has inked three top-30 prospects in a six-day stretch in addition to talented three-star mauler Remington Strickland.

“The improvement from last year to this year was astronomical. It’s night and day. Four guys on Texas A&M’s offensive line were three-stars and now they’re projected to get drafted. If Kenyon (Green) was eligible, all five would go. That’s the same deal as the 2018 Oklahoma O-line. They’re really improved and I can tell because when I watch games, during timeouts they talk about the Maroon Goons. That used to what the O-line called each other and now it’s taken off. That’s something I think is really cool because offensive linemen are getting noticed and also because of the name, image and likeness.”

“My family would support me with whatever decision I made 100-percent, but at Texas A&M I thought they might enjoy it a teensy bit more. Whenever I graduate and do the ring ceremony, there will be my mom, my brother, me and a few other family members who could come with their own Aggie rings to participate with the new generation of Aggies in their family.”

“If you look at the football aspects and the offensive line specifically, you can’t pick between the two. It’s a coin flip either way, but one of the biggest things that impacted my decision was the track program and the Aggie connection."

"Track coach Pat Henry is the (third-most) winningest track coach of all time and that’s massive because I want to win a national championship in track and football."

“The Aggie connection … my brother was wearing his Aggie ring out to dinner and a guy who had moved here from across the world noticed and recognized the ring. He had one himself, so to know the education I would get there isn’t just the best in the state of Texas; it’s worldwide.”

Foster is a decorated two-sport athlete that as accomplished on the football field as he is at track and field. The powerful interior offensive lineman broke an 18-year shot-put record as a freshman at Taylor High and was the most accomplished thrower in both shot (61’ 7”) and discus (191’ 4”) as a junior last spring.

Foster has dreams of becoming an Olympian in those field events as well as being a first-round NFL Draft selection. Both goals are certainly within his reach.

An old-school road-grader that’s versatile enough to play inside at both guard or center — and has as a senior this past fall — Foster is stout in pass protection, which became evident to see early on. At 6-foot-5 and 315-plus pounds, he’s near-impossible to move off the ball. He plays consistently and effectively with leverage and enormous power to resist and absorb defenders.

Foster has been so effective as a pass-blocker and in the run game because of his ability to finish. His power again is exceedingly evident in his ability to quickly and decisively overpower defenders at will. His ability to notch knockdowns as often as he does is extraordinary and is a high-energy blocker that impacts the majority of plays.

Throughout his time at Taylor, Foster has shown the ability to seamlessly remove a defender from a play. He’s reliable and at times, can reach multiple levels of the defense and get a hand on multiple defenders.

Foster should solidify one, if not, multiple spots on the interior of Texas A&M offensive line and is equipped with the strength, size and attitude to immediately crack Henson's rotation.