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re: Arkansas Football 2024 Recruiting Thread **WR Zachary Taylor Commits**
Posted on 1/4/24 at 8:27 pm to RazorHawg
Posted on 1/4/24 at 8:27 pm to RazorHawg
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CHARLESTON COLLINS, DL (ARKANSAS)
Top247 defensive lineman Charleston Collins put together two good days of practice but raised his game to another level on day three of practice and had a legitimate claim for Alpha Dog status Thursday. The Arkansas signee consistently showcased his speed-to-power prowess and proved to be the most difficult assignment on the day for opposing offensive linemen.
SELMAN BRIDGES, CB (ARKANSAS)
The 6-foot-3 corner from Central Texas had his best practice of the week today which included a recovery pass breakup that showcased his massive frame and length for the cornerback position. The Top247 defensive back will need plenty of time and coaching before he's ready to contribute in Fayetteville, but he is one of the highest-ceiling cornerbacks in the 2024 recruiting cycle.
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Posted on 1/5/24 at 11:53 am to RazorHawg
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Arkansas has landed a commitment from South Alabama transfer cornerback Marquise Robinson following his official visit in Fayetteville (Ark.). Robinson, 6-2, 195, was one of eight official visitors who made their way to campus during the first three days of a five-day visit window for midyear transfers. He is the Razorbacks' tenth transfer commitment of the 2023-24 cycle.
Robinson is expected to report to The Hill in January and will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Hogs. He chose the Razorbacks over transfer offers from Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Liberty, Houston and others.
"You know you just get that home feeling and see the energy you can burn," Robinson said of his decision. "I just see the energy that I can burn through the team. I know myself. Woo Pig!"
The Crosby (Miss.) native made up his mind before leaving campus on Friday.
"The visit went great," Robinson said. "I mean, I'm locked in now. The coaches showed me everything I need to see. The relationship is there. The coaching points are there. Academics and everything. I loved it here.
"The stadium at night time. I didn't know it would light up like that. I can't wait to play in this stadium for sure."
Robinson, who looks more like a big safety but will play cornerback for the Razorbacks.
"Arkansas is getting a leader," he said. "They are getting a player with a chip on for surely. Somebody that is going to all four quarters until zero on the clock. Be prepared to do what they do."
In addition to Robinson, Arkansas’ official visit list for the five-day window includes South Alabama cornerback Marquise Robinson, Utah running back Ja’Quinden Jackson, Florida safety Miguel Mitchell, Florida offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua, Mississippi State offensive lineman Percy Lewis, Albany defensive end Anton Juncaj, and UAB cornerback Brian Mayes.
Florida State transfer running back Rodney Hill is expected to start his visit in Fayetteville on Saturday.
The Razorbacks have other transfer commitments from quarterback Taylen Green of Boise State, wide receiver Jordan Anthony of Texas A&M, tight end Andreas Paaske of Eastern Michigan, offensive tackle Keyshawn Blackstock of Michigan State, offensive tackle Fernando Carmona of San Jose State, offensive guard Addison Nichols of Tennessee, linebacker Xavian Sorey of Georgia, safety Doneiko Slaughter of Tennessee, and kicker Matthew Shipley of Hawaii.
Before Robinson was added to the commitment list, Arkansas’ transfer class ranked 27th in the nation and ninth in the SEC, according to 247Sports. The Hogs also added 17 signees from the high school ranks during the early signing period, and the group currently ranks 26th in the nation and 14th out of 16 SEC teams. Arkansas’ combined recruiting ranking for the high school and transfer class is 27th nationally and 14th in the league.
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The Arkansas Razorbacks continued bolstering their secondary on Friday with another signee from the NCAA transfer portal.
South Alabama cornerback transfer Marquise Robinson called the Hogs with an announcement on X (formerly Twitter) following an official visit to Fayetteville.
"The visit went great," Robinson said Friday. "I mean I'm locked in now. The coaches showed me everything I need to see. The relationship is there. The coaching points are there. Academics and everything. I loved it here."
The 6-foot-1, 184-pound junior played 786 total snaps in 13 games and racked up 36 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, six passes defended and three interceptions in 2023. Robinson detailed why he chose the Razorbacks.
"You know you just get that home feeling and see the energy you can burn," Robinson said. "I just see the energy I can burn through the team. I know myself. Woo Pig."
According to Pro Football Focus, Robinson finished the year with an overall grade of 64.1. He also had a run defense grade of 78.4, a tackling grade of 64.7 and a coverage grade of 61.2.
"Arkansas is getting a leader," Robinson said. "They are getting a player with a chip on for sure. Somebody that is going to all four quarters until zero on the clock. Be prepared to do what they do."
Robinson is the 10th portal addition for the Razorbacks. He joins Tennessee transfer defensive back Doneiko Slaughter as the only two secondary portal pickups of the offseason.
South Alabama Bio
As A Sophomore (2022): Saw action in 11 games, starting at corner... Recorded 28 total tackles, including 15 solo stops... Recorded a pair of pass breakups... Recorded six tackles twice, against Louisiana (10/1) and ULM (1015)... Also recorded five tackles against Southern Miss (11/19).
Southwest Mississippi CC Highlights: Rated a three-star prospect and was considered among the top 10 cornerbacks in the country coming out of junior college ... In his only season with the Bears was credited with 34 total tackles, an interception and two passes defensed ... Posted a season-best seven stops — including an assist behind the line of scrimmage — and broke up a pass in a victory over Mississippi Delta CC ... Finished with six tackles, all unassisted, in season debut as SWMCC defeated Itawamba (Miss.) CC ... Made five stops in back-to-back match-ups with East Mississippi CC and Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC ... Recorded four tackles against Jones (Miss.) CC and Mississippi Gulf Coast CC — both nationally-ranked opponents — whlie adding an interception against the latter ...
High School Highlights: Prepped at Wilkinson County High, totaling 61 stops over his last two seasons at the school ... Had 35 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery when he was a senior to help the Wildcast qualify for the state 3A playoffs ... Credited with 29 stops his junior year as WCHS advanced to the state playoffs on the way to an 8-4 finish ... Offered scholarships by Memphis and Nevada coming out of junior college as well.
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Arkansas landed a commitment via the NCAA Transfer Portal on Friday as former South Alabama cornerback Marquise Robinson announced he would play for the Razorbacks. He’ll have one year of eligibility remaining.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 2:36 pm to RazorHawg
Ja'Quinden Jackson from Utah, the running back just committed 
Posted on 1/5/24 at 3:07 pm to Hogwarts
Boom!
Now that’s a Petrino RB if I’ve ever seen one. Big time pickup for us.
Now that’s a Petrino RB if I’ve ever seen one. Big time pickup for us.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 4:12 pm to RazorHawg
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Arkansas added a major portal addition on Friday when four-star transfer and former Utah running back Ja'Quinden Jackson made his decision public. Jackson, 6-2, 228, chose the Razorbacks following a two-day official visit with Sam Pittman’s staff in snowy Northwest Arkansas.
Jackson spent his first year at Texas in the Covid season of 2020, which doesn’t count against his NCAA clock, and then played 28 career games in three seasons with the Utes. He will be listed as a redshirt-junior in 2024 with two years of eligibility remaining.
Jackson has played quarterback, running back, and special teams to this point of his collegiate career and will now become the Razorbacks’ fifth scholarship tailback on the 2024 roster. He started 11 games for the Utes in 2023 and finished with 797 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns.
According to 247Sports, Jackson is a four-star transfer, the No. 113 overall transfer in the portal, and the No. 11 running back available. He was recruited to The Hill by fifth-year running backs coach Jimmy Smith.
Here's more on Jackson from his official Utah bio:
JACKSON QUICK HITS
28 career games at Utah, playing quarterback, running back and on special teams with 11 starts in 2023 at RB.
Officially made the switch to running back in week four of the 2022 season.
Averaged 5.5 yards per carry during his career with the Utes.
Five 100-yard rushing games.
2023: Played in 12 games with 11 starts, recording a team-high 161 carries for 797 yards (4 TDs) with nine catches for 53 yards.
Had three 100-yard rushing games.
Career-high 129 rushing yards on 19 carries at Baylor (6.8 ypc) with a catch for 11 yards.
Had a career-best 26 carries in Utah's win over No. 18 USC, racking up 117 yards.
Finished Utah's win over Arizona State with 13 carries for 111 yards (8.5 ypc) with a touchdown.
Scored two rushing touchdowns against No. 5 Washington, finishing the game with 10 carries for 29 yards and two catches for eight yards.
Recorded 22 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown against Cal, adding one catch for three yards.
Averaged 7.6 yards per carry against Weber State with nine carries for 69 yards and a catch for six yards.
Had a career-high three catches against No. 17 Arizona, recording 24 yards.
Posted 21 carries for 68 yards against Colorado.
2022: Played in 13 games, appearing at quarterback, running back and on special teams with 78 carries for 531 yards and nine touchdowns.
Rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back games against Colorado and vs. USC in the Pac-12 Championship game.
Season-high 117 rushing yards on 10 carries at Colorado, scoring three rushing touchdowns.
Had 13 carries for 105 yards and two rushing touchdowns vs. USC to win the title.
Recorded a career-long 66-yard rush at Colorado.
Rushed for 97 yards on 13 carries against Arizona, scoring a two-yard rushing touchdown.
Notched 81 rushing yards in the Rose Bowl against Penn State on 13 carries, scoring a 19-yard rushing touchdown.
Recorded his first-career reception against Penn State for eight yards.
Had 10 rushes for 43 yards and a touchdown at Washington State.
Notched nine carries for 31 yards and a touchdown at Arizona State.
Also had two carries for 29 yards against Southern Utah at quarterback.
2021: Saw action in three games, recording six carries for 30 yards (5.0 ypc) and one touchdown as a reserve quarterback.
Season-high four rushes for 21 yards (5.3 ypc) and a two-yard rushing touchdown against Washington State.
One rush for 10 yards at Stanford.
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Utah: True freshman at Texas in 2020, but did not see any action.
High School: High School All-American and first-team all-state selection out of Duncanville HS, leading his team to two-straight state title games … four-star recruit was rated the No. 2 overall recruit in Texas by ESPN, also rated No. 28 on the ESPN300.
Two-time all-state and three-time all-district and District MVP.
100-of-163 passing for 1,711 yards (21 TD, 5 INT), adding 93 carries for 1,030 yards (11.1 ypc) and 16 touchdowns his senior year.
110-of-173 for 1,580 yards and 15 touchdowns (3 INT) as a junior, also recording 1,497 rushing yards on 147 carries (10.2 ypc) with 23 touchdowns.
Seven 100-yard rushing games as a junior.
35-of-55 passing for 320 yards (4 TD), 93 carries for 766 rushing yards (12 TD) and 18 catches for 334 receiving yards (2 TD) as a sophomore.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 4:15 pm to RazorHawg
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Following the departures of running backs Raheim Sanders and AJ Green, Arkansas was in desperate need of immediate experience at the position and it added just that on Friday.
Utah running back transfer Ja'Quinden Jackson announced his commitment to the Razorbacks through X (formerly Twitter).
The 6-foot-2, 228-pound sophomore played 396 total snaps in 12 games and rushed for 797 yards with four touchdowns in 2023.
According to Pro Football Focus, Jackson finished the year with an overall grade of 82.0. He also had a pass grade of 56.5, a pass block grade of 27.9, a run grade of 86.1 and a run block grade of 62.8.
Formerly a member of the Texas Longhorns, Jackson was originally recruited as a dual-threat four-star quarterback prospect out of Duncanville, Texas.
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Ja’Quinden Jackson, a former running back for Utah, has committed to Arkansas out of the transfer portal.
Jackson shared the news in an announcement on Twitter on Friday.
Jackson started his career at Texas before spending the last three at Utah.
While with the Utes, Jackson appeared in 28 games, including 11 starts over his dozen games this past season. In total, he has rushed for 1,358 yards and 14 scores on 245 career carries.
That included his production as their lead back in 2023. He doubled his carries from the season prior with 161 touches on the ground. Those led to 797 yards and four scores, five less touchdowns than when he led the team with nine rushing scores the season prior.
Jackson played high school football at Duncanville (TX) where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 85 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. As a quarterback at that time, he came out as the No. 6 QB in the country and the No. 10 player out of Texas.
Jackson comes to Fayetteville as the 11th transfer for Arkansas in this cycle. As the lone running back of that group out of seven offensive additions, he seems like a clear choice to make up for some of the lost production that Raheim Sanders left behind.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 4:18 pm to RazorHawg
Sounding promising on Percy Lewis not making his Ole Miss visit
Posted on 1/5/24 at 5:08 pm to gohogs141
Anton Juncaj committed.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 5:10 pm to HogX
That’s a good’n
Posted on 1/5/24 at 5:33 pm to RazorHawg
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Arkansas added another major commitment from the transfer portal on Friday when Albany transfer defensive lineman Anton Juncaj announced his pledge to the Razorbacks. The 6-2, 274-pounder made his decision after wrapping up a one-night stay with Sam Pittman and the Hogs. He is Arkansas' third commitment of the day and the 12th overall, joining South Alabama cornerback Marquise Robinson and Utah running back Ja'Quinden Jackson, who also was listed as a four-star transfer.
According to 247Sports, Juncaj is a four-star transfer who ranks 89th overall in the portal and No. 10 among all defensive linemen. He registered 15 sacks and 21 tackles for lost yardage on his way to FCS All-American honors last season. Juncaj will have one year of eligibility remaining with the Hogs when he enrolls next week.
"Coach (Deke) Adams has stayed in touch and I just feel like I needed to visit Arkansas," Juncaj said. "He just always kept in touch, and going over the defense and that just means a lot to me. Just keeping in touch through the whole process.
"Just look around the facilities and really see the in-person feel of how the coaches are. Things like that," he said.
Juncaj visited Texas A&M prior to Fayetteville and was expected to visit Arizona and Syracuse before making a final decision. The talented lineman reminds some of former Albany standout Jared Verse, who was among the top players in college football before and after transferring to Florida State this past season.
"I mean, I feel like Albany is producing great d-linemen and I feel like it’s Coach (Greg) Gattuso that’s behind all that," Juncaj said."
JUNCAJ'S OFFICIAL ALBANY BIO:
2023:
CAA Preseason Honorable Mention
2022:
Appeared in all 11 games, making seven starts
Totaled 38 tackles (25 solo, 13 assisted), 4.5 sacks, and 2 PDs
Recorded 2.0 solo tackles against UNH (9.10)
Recorded two QB hits and a PBU against Fordham (9.17) and added 2.0 assisted tackles
Recorded 2.0 solo tackles and 0.5 sacks against CCSU (9.24)
Recorded 5.0 solo tackles and 1.0 assisted tackles against Monmouth (10.08)
Recorded 2.0 solo tackles and 0.5 sacks against Hampton (10.15) and also added a QB hit
Recorded 3.0 solo tackles against Villanova (10.22)
Recorded 2.0 solo tackles and a sack against Stony Brook (10.29), and added one QB hit and a PBU
Recorded 4.0 solo tackles and 3.0 assisted against Maine (11.12), also adding 1.5 sacks
Recorded 4.0 solo tackles and 3.0 assisted against Rhode Island (11.19), also adding a sack
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Arkansas made a huge splash in the portal on Friday when Albany transfer defensive end Anton Juncaj decided to call the Hogs with an announcement on X (formerly Twitter).
Defensive line coach Deke Adams played a big role in the commitment.
"Coach Adams has stayed in touch and I just feel like I needed to visit Arkansas," Juncaj said on Friday during his visit. "He just always kept in touch, and going over the defense and that just means a lot to me. Just keeping in touch through the whole process."
A native of Port Jervis, New York, Juncaj tallied 55 total tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss and 15 sacks for the Great Danes last season. He also deflected three passes and forced five fumbles.
Albany has already produced one high-profile defensive lineman in now-Florida State defensive end Jared Verse, who has been mocked in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Juncaj credited Great Danes defensive line coach Greg Gattuso with the success.
"I mean, I feel like Albany is producing great (defensive linemen) and I feel like it’s Coach (Greg) Gattuso that’s behind all that," Juncaj said.
He added he thinks he could do something similar at Arkansas to what Verse did at Florida State.
"Yeah I just got to keep working and developing and trying to get to that point," Juncaj said.
The 6-foot-3, 273-pound pass rusher finished the year with a PFF grade of 90.9. He also had a run defense grade of 86.3, a tackling grade of 58.4, a pass rush grade of 90.3 and a coverage grade of 68.5.
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Arkansas has landed a commitment from former Albany EDGE Anton Juncaj out of the transfer portal, he announced via social media. He took a visit to Fayetteville earlier this week before committing.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 9:02 pm to RazorHawg
This guy is going to be a monster.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 9:12 pm to RazorHawg
Kinda surprised Devon Manuel was able to go to another sec school.
Posted on 1/5/24 at 11:01 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Arkansas started the day 27th nationally and 9th in the SEC portal rankings
Finish the day 11th & 4th
Finish the day 11th & 4th
Posted on 1/6/24 at 12:17 am to beebefootballfan
Overall (HS + portal) we are in high 20s for the class.
Our 4-stars in the transfer class are all borderline with 90 grades.
Our 4-stars in the transfer class are all borderline with 90 grades.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 1:02 am to RazorHawg
Robinson has no transfer grade yet either, I assume he will get one. I doubt the Hawaii K transfer ever gets graded but maybe idk if they do all eventually or not.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 10:08 am to RazorHawg
This is the player from the portal that I wanted the most.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 10:35 am to RazorHawg
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Albany has already produced one high-profile defensive lineman in now-Florida State defensive end Jared Verse, who has been mocked in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Juncaj credited Great Danes defensive line coach Greg Gattuso with the success.
Sounds like we need to hire their DL coach.
Posted on 1/12/24 at 9:45 am to HogX
Samuel Mbake to Kilgore Community College.
This post was edited on 1/12/24 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 1/12/24 at 12:37 pm to WonderWartHawg
CB Laddarius Bishop enters portal (per On3)
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Posted on 1/12/24 at 1:50 pm to WonderWartHawg
Gonna be honest that I didn’t even realize he was still on the roster.
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