Texas A&M senior starter, team captain opts out of 2020 season
Texas A&M has received a lot of offseason buzz heading into Year 3 of the Jimbo Fisher era. If the Aggies are going to compete for an SEC West title and more, they’ll have to do it without one of Kellen Mond’s top targets.
On Sunday, Texas A&M wide receiver Jhamon Ausbon announced that he is opting out of the 2020 season to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft. Ausbon shared a note via his Twitter account, noting he plans to complete his coursework to receive his bachelor’s degree this fall:
On Thursday, Fisher commented on Ausbon’s absence from practice, noting the wide receiver was still part of the team.
“He’s still with our team. Sometimes these guys take time to reflect on different things. Aus is still with our team and on our roster,” Fisher told reporters.
Ausbon started all 13 games last season for Texas A&M. He recorded 66 catches for 872 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2019 as a team captain during his junior year.
Wowww. Great athlete.
Interesting. He has like a 4th-5th round grade.
Everyone has their reasons I suppose. And 4-5 th round is still good money.
Why wait until now to make this decision? Just hurting his team even more by taking reps from whoever is going to replace him.
He hasn’t been practicing with the team for a couple of weeks. I don’t think his decision was any big surprise for the coaches. Sounds like he has got an agent in his ear giving him some advise that may cost him some real money. I’m glad to read he plans to get his degree this fall. Hate to see him go, but all I can do at this point is wish him well. Next man up.
I wonder if you guys are still picking the Texas A&M optouts to make noise this year.
Well, this should help LSU’s chances against them. I do believe he would be better off playing, but it’s his call.
I wouldn’t draft his lazy ass. He’s not that good. The only way he moves up is if he plays. Don’t know who is advising him but he’s an idiot.
Hmm.. so how many returning starters did we lose in the past few months?
I actually think he’s a very underrated receiver. He probably won’t get drafted very high, but I do see him having a good NFL career. He was obviously the best receiver they had.