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The Arkansas Razorbacks have used one of their remaining six scholarship spots on a junior college transfer, as Hutchinson Community College running back Tyrell Reed announced his commitment to the Hogs on Friday.

A 5-foot-9, 205-pound bowling ball, Reed carried the ball 132 times for 833 yards (6.31 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns as a freshman for the Blue Dragons last season. The Topeka, Kansas, native averaged 75.7 yards per game with a season-high 171 yards against Ellsworth C.C. on Sept. 2.

Reed had three multi-touchdown games with his most coming against Dodge City C.C. on Oct. 7 (four touchdowns).

According to Reed's X bio, he runs a 4.48 laser 40-yard dash and a 10.47 in the 100 meter. He'll look to serve as a quality depth piece for an Arkansas team that has already lost two running backs in the transfer portal this offseason in Dominique Johnson and Isaiah Augustave.

Since entering the transfer portal, Reed has received offers from programs like Austin Peay, Kansas, UMass, Akron, Temple, UTEP, East Carolina and Wyoming.

Following Reed's commitment, the Razorbacks now sit with 80 scholarship players on their projected roster.

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Arkansas is back up to five scholarship running backs for the 2024 after landing JUCO product Tyrell Reed of Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. The 5-9, 205-pound speedster was offered Thursday and wasted no time in letting head coach Sam Pittman know of his decision to call the Hogs on Friday.

Reed was a full qualifier out of a Lawrence (Kan.) in the Class of 2023 after transferring over from Highland Park in Topeka, which means he's eligible to leave Hutch and officially join the Razorbacks this summer. Reed, who clocked a 4.36 handheld and a 4.48 laser forty-yard dash, chose the Hogs over Temple, East Carolina, UMASS, Akron, UTEP, Austin Peay, and McNeese State.

"It felt great," Reed said. "It was like a business thing for me. I'm just ready to get to work. I knew I was going to be a Razorback when they first started recruiting me, so let's sign the paper and get to work."

As a freshman in 2023, Reed rushed 132 times for 833 yards and 13 touchdowns through 11 games while sharing carries with Brandon Epton (now at SEMO) and dual-threat quarterback Samari Collier (now at Louisiana).

Reed has been clocked at 10.47 in the 100-meter dash, making him one of the Razorbacks' fastest players once he steps on campus for good later this month.

Reed first appeared on Arkansas' radar in March when he arrived in Fayetteville for a one-day unofficial visit with the Razorbacks. He returned for the Hogs' spring game on April 13 and had hopes of becoming their sixth scholarship running back over the summer, but Arkansas was full at the position until last week when senior Dominique Johnson decided to enter the transfer portal.

"The highlight of the visit was as soon as I stepped into the facility everybody welcomed me with calling the Hogs," Reed said. "It was really great for all the staff that was there to welcome me in even though I wasn't committed at the time. They welcomed me in and greeted me like family."

Reed joins an Arkansas running backs corps that features redshirt-senior Ja'Quinden Jackson, junior Rashod Dubinion, redshirt-sophomore Rodney Hill, and true freshman Braylen Russell. The Hogs added Jackson in the winter portion of the transfer portal window and Hill during the 15-day spring window, making Reed Arkansas' third new tailback since January.

According to 247Sports, Reed is a three-star prospect, the No. 132 overall junior college prospect in the nation for the Class of 2024, as well as the fourth-ranked running back and 33rd overall JUCO recruit in the state of Kansas for this year's cycle.

With the addition of Reed, Arkansas now has just five scholarships left to fill before the start of the 2024 season. The Razorbacks will welcome another transfer visitor to campus Sunday when defensive lineman Decarius Hawthorne of Florida Atlantic.