Texas A&M's recent recruiting momentum received another positive bump on Friday night when the Aggies landed a 2015 prospect who was committed to a rival.
The Aggies scored a commitment from 2015 offensive tackle Connor Lanfear, previously a Texas commitment, on Friday. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound junior from Buda (Texas) Hays Consolidated was making an unofficial visit to College Station.
Lanfear, who committed to Texas on June 9, 2013 to the Longhorns' previous coaching staff, made his second unofficial visit to Aggieland in as many months. He was at the Aggies' first junior day on Jan. 26 and returned Friday for the first day of Texas A&M spring football practice.
The three-star prospect, who also had offers from Florida State, Oklahoma, Baylor and Miami, is the ninth commitment in Texas A&M's 2015 class.
"A&M really fits my personality," Lanfear said. "I mean, they have horses 500 yards from Kyle Field. That’s me. I grew up in the middle of a pasture. A&M is country and folks are up front and friendly out there."
Lanfear is the third player this year who committed to Texas A&M after being previously committed to Texas. In January, senior outside linebacker and ESPN 300 prospect Otaro Alaka and senior defensive tackle Zaycoven Henderson both flipped from Texas to Texas A&M. Henderson enrolled in classes at Texas A&M in mid-January and Alaka signed a letter of intent with the Aggies on Feb. 5.
The Aggies now have two offensive tackles in their 2015 recruiting class. Lanfear joins ESPN Junior 300 prospect Trevor Elbert. Lanfear said the Aggies' membership in the SEC was a big factor in his decision.
"Texas A&M being in the SEC -- that’s a very big pull to me," Lanfear said. "It’s playing against the best of the best. I heard something like more than half the players that declared early for the draft came out of the SEC. That’s a large pull for me."
