Here's this week's edition of the AggieYell Mailbag:

A:

1) Sheffield is quiet, but A&M is presumed widely to be his leader. The Aggies either lead or are near the top of the list for the other two.

2) Sheffield is the top of the heap. It appears Hill has moved into the second slot, with Boyd third.

3) Order of commitment could have a lot to do with how many corners they'd take. Sheffield is the prize and he'll probably commit last. If A&M could get Sheffield and Hill, I think they'd be happy to team them with Deshawn Capers-Smith and Roney Elam and call it a day. But if the Aggies decide they'd take Boyd and he comes knocking before the rest, then they'd probably find a way to take all three if possible.

A: The guy you're looking for is Malik Jefferson, without a doubt. Much like Myles Garrett, he's very quiet, very smart, driven to succeed and freakishly athletic. If the Aggies were to add him to the 2015 class, they'd have a guy who could step in at either outside linebacker spot immediately and make the depth across the board better as a result.

A: I think it'll be a tough test, but there are two things people are worrying about that may give a false impression: Arkansas' demolition of Texas Tech's front and A&M's bad showing against Rice. First, Tech had not given up LESS than 271 yards rushing to any of its last eight FBS opponents; second, A&M came out flat and less than motivated Saturday night, something both the coaches and players admitted to. In spite of Rice moving the ball up and down the field, the Aggies stuffed them when it mattered, or when they flipped the switch. A&M did a very good job stopping South Carolina's running attack, and that's the closest thing they've seen to Arkansas. If they show up like that, they'll have some success slowing down, but not stopping, the Razorbacks. If they come out like they did Saturday night, the Hogs will run all over them.

A: Zero. There's no point in it. Running back is a devalued position in this day and age and at this point, only Todd Gurley looks like he's a first rounder. None of the backs have put up the numbers or shown the consistency needed to be drafted where you'd want to be if you come out early, so they'd just be hurting themselves.

A: 1) It's off to a good start, but let's play more than three games before we start making those kind of statements.

2) He could well be. It's either him or Deshazor Everett.

3) Nah. He's a freshman, he's learning and he's taking those shots when up five touchdowns.

A: First, let's discuss 3-5 weeks. That is wrong. Sumlin called that "completely false," and while he doesn't like to discuss injuries, he doesn't BS you when he does. Now, on to the big part of the question: yes, I do expect Pope will start. And no, I don't expect to see Quiv add any snaps at all. He's a slot receiver, and he's not going to move. I'd expect more chances for Jeremy Tabuyo and Jamal Jeffery, both of whom have made appearances at that position in the first three games.

A: UCLA is not nearly as good as they were made out to be, their line is awful and they were playing their backup quarterback. And they won anyway. Texas is without the only really capable quarterback they had, with David Ash retiring; they're banged up and just not good to begin with. I said they were going 4-8 before, and I'm sticking to that now. The only reason that matters at all from A&M's perspective is on the recruiting front, as it may help sway some uncommitted targets the Aggies' way as they clearly head in the right direction as Texas goes in reverse.

A: 1) Probably not much. I think he's been spending this week trying to figure out who their good players are and ways to get them the ball, not scrapping and rebuilding their system. This is going to be done with bubble gum and bailing wire, not anything full-scale.

2) Coaches are creatures of habit and do not like deviating from game plans when they're in the middle of games. It can be annoying, but that's how they are. I know you're talking about Jay Arnold, so we'll use him as a discussion piece. The Aggies wanted to use size on the interior to slow down Rice's running game, and that meant Alonzo Williams and Ivan Robinson. When Arnold got out there, his speed helped him make plays, but Robinson was the best of the three Saturday night. That cost Arnold more snaps. What the coaches have to do, and appear to have done, is look at the film and find ways to better divvy up snaps for all three guys. Arnold and Robinson both deserve to play more.

A: Heck I don't know. Maybe. But I'm falling back on the "it's only three games, let's not get nuts" stance here.

A: If I remember right, capacity this year is in excess of 106,000. I don't think they're going to sell SRO seats, and there's no longer room down on the field like there used to be. I think they max out there.

A: I was a little disappointed, but not surprised, that Walker struggled Saturday night. He's been on campus for three months and is only in his second game (he didn't play against South Carolina). He's already ahead of Chevis in that he's playing, so if he can progress like Darian Claiborne did last year -- make plays, tackle and not make many mistakes while not necessarily knowing all of the ins and outs of being a MIKE -- then A&M will take that. He'll get the really heavy course of learning the mental game in the spring. The best thing he can do is learn from Mastrogiovanni and Justin Bass and follow their lead when it comes to making reads and calls.

A: As I said earlier, yes, I expect all three back. And Trey still has more carries than anyone else, with 22 to Brandon Williams' 20. Unlike some other coaches, Jake Spavital is a who will go with his gut and play whoever he feels has the hot hand, and that meant mostly Tra Carson last Saturday night. If Trey has a strong week of practice and does well with his first couple of carries, he'll get a lot more than two against SMU.

On the 5-stars? We'll see. I think it's an uphill battle at this point, but if they like what they see when they visit and A&M keeps winning, anything can happen.

A: With those three? Not good. I think Damien Harris ends up elsewhere. The other two and Kyler Murray getting bumped up? That I'll buy.

A: 1) I'm fine with Hall. He hasn't been Myles Garrett, but he's exceeded my expectations, especially against the run. Remember, he's still learning too and is going to get smarter and stronger as time goes on. I think he and Garrett can combine to be a very potent set of bookends on that line.

2) Pretty simple: They're playing for jobs this week. The rotation gets smaller starting with Arkansas, and if you come out flat, you'll come out and stay out. They know they didn't play well last week and have probably caught a lot of flack for it since. It may not seem like it on paper, but this is an important game for A&M going in to conference play.

A: Very, very remote. Wilson has been out there, but not a lot, so you still don't know what he has. Matthews has avoided injury for the most part during his career and you hope he can keep that up. Everett's backup right now is Tavares Garner, and he's gotten a little playing time. But there's going to be a dropoff when Everett isn't out there.

A: 1) First, Arkansas doesn't run the ball anything like Rice does. They'll line up in the I formation with a fullback in front and go that way, much like they do in the Big 10. The closest comparison is South Carolina to date, and it depends on what intensity level A&M brings.

2) At linebacker, thankfully, the Aggies are getting healthier. They were getting to the point where they couldn't really take another injury. The biggest problems outside of linebacker would be if Myles Garrett or Deshazor Everett went down, because the dropoff in talent gets pretty steep from one guy to the next.

3) At this point last year, Manziel had been sacked more times than Hill has, 4 to 3, in spite of Johnny's legendary elusiveness. They're two very different kinds of quarterbacks, with Johnny more willing to take off and run, while Kenny continues to move in the pocket to try to get a pass down the field. If he wants to run, he can, but making comparisons to Johnny isn't fair to him. That's not how he plays.

A: 1) Yes, I do.

2) This still is not an easy schedule. You've got four top 10 teams yet to face, with two of them (Auburn and Alabama) on the road and one of them (LSU) that just flat has your number. If the A&M team that played South Carolina comes out every week and remains healthy, they have a shot. But I hope people won't be too upset by one or two losses, because that's still a heck of a year when A&M was supposed to rebuilding.

A: I doubt it highly. A&M is already looking at some other options, but none of them are at Skyline.

A: Little Big Horn.

A: For the offense -- keep working on the deep ball, keep the tempo up, establish the running game.

For the defense -- bring consistent effort every play, get into 3rd and longs and force turnovers.

Q: Chances of Sumlin going after Wallerstedt? (Ag in Circle C)

A: Zero.