Texas A&M's rushing offense versus Missouri State's rushing defense: Size, experience in the Aggies' favor
- Missouri State will install Jack Curtis' 4-2-5 with nearly an entirely new defensive front after ranking 11th of 12 CUSA teams in tackles for loss, leaving 275-pound tackle Tim Brantley Jr. as the lone returning front-line piece.
- Missouri State linebacker Jared Lloyd is strongest between the tackles but lacks range, the other linebackers played little in 2025, and nickel Dylan Dickson did not provide much blitz or tackling impact from his third-linebacker role.
- Missouri State's smaller defenders and movement fronts could create early negative plays against A&M's new line, but the matchup projects toward increasingly large Aggie gains as their size and individual SEC experience take over.
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