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Texas A&M star QB explains what it means to be a 2026 captain Entering the most important season of his young career, Texas A&M redshirt junior quarterback Marcel Reed has put in the work this offseason, including working out at the D1 Training facility in his hometown of Nashville (TN) in the early part of the summer.
This Month, the D1 Training social media team has continued to release various clips of his long-form interview, The Turf.
This week, leadership was the focus, as Marcel Reed is one of five team captains for the upcoming 2026 season, alongside tight end Micah Riley, linebacker Daymion Sanford, safety Marcus Ratcliffe, and safety Dalton Brooks, who are all coincidentally five of the most important starters on the roster.
For Reed, 2026 will serve as his second full starting season after throwing for a career-high 3,169 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2025, while his 12 interceptions were tied for the second-most in the SEC last season, an area that has become a primary focus since the Aggies' 10-3 loss to Miami in the first round of the College Football Playoff last December.
As Texas A&M's starting back, consistent leadership is expected, and while the term has spawned a wide range of definitions, the Tennessee native provided his own take on what leadership means to him, as the 2026 season-opener vs.
Missouri State is six weeks away.
"Everybody has to be led a different way, because not everybody's from the same place when you get to college" Reed explained.
"Everybody's heard a different message, everybody's been around different parents and different background.
So you have to connect with them and understand how to get them where you want to go and you want the team to go." Focusing on improving as a pocket passer, specifically his accuracy, ball placement, and eliminating "mental mistakes" while producing more consistent performances against top-ranked defenses, throwing a mere six touchdowns and 8 interceptions and losing four fumbles, while completing 59% of his passes against top 35-ranked defenses last season.
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