There’s a silver lining to last week’s effort: All of A&M’s 18 receptions against Vanderbilt were made by underclassmen. Complementing Chapman at wide receiver were sophomore Jalen Preston (four catches, 39 yards), redshirt freshman Chase Lane (3-38) and redshirt freshman Kam Brown (2-26). Smith also had two receptions out of the backfield, and sophomore tight end Jalen Wydermyer had two receptions for 19 yards.

The 6-foot-5, 265-pound Wydermyer has the potential to lead the team in receiving. He had 32 receptions for 447 yards and six touchdowns last season to earn a spot on the SEC’s all-freshman team, and he’s the latest in a series of tight ends featured in Fisher’s offenses. Jace Sternberger, who was the first recruit Fisher landed when he got the A&M job, had 48 receptions for 832 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2018 to lead the team in all three categories. Sternberger, though, was complemented by four wide receivers in Camron Buckley, Davis, Kendrick Rogers and Ausbon, who combined for 137 receptions, 1,770 yards and 13 touchdowns that season.

A&M had planned to target Wydermyer five to seven times last week, but it didn’t work out, Fisher said.

Highly touted freshman wide receivers Demond Demas and Moose Muhammad III didn’t see action last week, nor did running back Devon Achane, who can catch passes out of the backfield. They are part of Fisher’s second straight sixth-ranked recruiting class.