‘Great time!’ 5-star safety Trey McNutt impressed with Texas A&M Aggies after visit

The Texas A&M Aggies had a big visit this week: five-star player Trey McNutt from Shaker Heights (OH) came to College Station.

And with him still one of the Aggies’ top targets, and McNutt playing a key safety role, this may have been the most important visit of a major recruiting week for Mike Elko.

Fortunately for the Aggies, it appeared McNutt was quite impressed with what he saw in Aggieland.

“I had a great time at A&M,” McNutt told On3’s Steve Wiltfong. “They really showed me how valuable I am to them and how they want me and how they’re going to develop me and how they have a plan for me and they showed me a lot of love.”

The Aggies are currently competing with teams like Oregon, USC, Ohio State and Florida for McNutt’s signature.

And as it stands now, Oregon appears to be the favorite with a 92.5 percent advantage on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

That said, McNutt’s visit to College Station may have bridged the gap for Elko and his team.

“I’ve spent time with the coaches,” McNutt said. “I’ve watched their practices, spent the day with them as an Aggie. I’ve also talked to the players and hung out with them and everything. I feel great. I feel like they’ve left their mark on me and it’s going to be a tough decision.”

According to 247 Sports, Trey McNutt is the 23rd-ranked player in the country, the highest-ranked safety and the second-best player in the state of Ohio.

In his most recent year at Shaker Heights, McNutt was a two-way player, getting reps at safety and wide receiver. On defense, he totaled 61 tackles, including three for loss, 12 passes broken up and a pair of fumbles forced. On the offensive end, he racked up 611 receiving yards and caught 12 touchdown passes.

He is also a star on the track for the school, with multiple 100-meter dash times under 11 seconds. Should he decide to transfer to College Station, the Aggie defense would get a huge boost in speed.

McNutt will announce it on August 3.