Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, the team’s best defensive player, announced via Twitter that he’d have surgery Tuesday.

Garrett made 11.5 sacks in 2014, breaking Jadevon Clowney’s freshman SEC record, earning consensus freshman All-America honors. He apparently suffered the injury Oct. 4 and played in six of the next seven games, missing the contest against Missouri with an undisclosed injury.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Tuesday’s surgery involved Garrett’s “wrist/thumb.” There’s no information available yet as to whether Garrett will be ready to go once spring practice starts, but assuming surgery goes well, he should be 100 percent well before the start of the season.

Listed at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds, the defensive end will need both hands healthy so he can get into the gym and pump some iron during the offseason to be a more well-rounded player next season and play stout against physical running games.

It sounds like a minor deal and shouldn’t be a big concern for the Aggies, as football players go through offseason surgeries pretty often. The team needs Garrett ready to go by the end of August, not the end of January, as he’s the program’s best returning defensive player.

Defensive coordinator John Chavis may have to wait a little longer to see his favorite new toy in action on the practice field, but Garrett should be primed to compete for an All-SEC spot as a pass rusher in 2015.