re: Arkansas Football 2024 Recruiting Thread **WR Zachary Taylor Commits**

Class Rankings (18 commits)

On3 Industry: # 20 - 7 ****, 10 ***, 1 N/A (J. Cook)
4*: Selman Bridges, Charleston Collins, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Courtney Crutchfield, Kavion Henderson, Braylen Russell, Julius Pope

On3 - # 22 - 4 ****, 13 ***, 1 N/A (J. Cook)
4*: Charleston Collins, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Selman Bridges, Courtney Crutchfield

247 Composite: # 22 - 9 ****, 8 ***, 1 N/A (J. Cook)
4*: Selman Bridges, Charleston Collins, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Courtney Crutchfield, Kavion Henderson, Braylen Russell, Julius Pope, KJ Jackson, Justin Logan

247: # 19 - 8 ****, 10 ***
4*: Selman Bridges, Courtney Crutchfield, Charleston Collins, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Kavion Henderson, Braylen Russell, Julius Pope, KJ Jackson

Rivals: # 22 - 11 ****, 7 ***
4*: Selman Bridges, Charleston Collins, Kavion Henderson, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Jaden Allen, Julius Pope, KJ Jackson, Courtney Crutchfield, Braylen Russell, Jadan Baugh, Justin Logan

ESPN: # 20 - 6 ****, 11 ***, 1 NR (J. Cook)
4*: Selman Bridges, Kavion Henderson, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Charleston Collins, Braylen Russell, Courtney Crutchfield

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247 Overall: # 21 - 9 ****, 8 ***, 1 N/A (J. Cook)
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Rumors of a Kai Greer flip

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Waxhaw (N.C.) Marvin Ridge offensive lineman Kai Greer has flipped his commitment from Stanford to the Arkansas Razorbacks. Greer, 6-6, 285, went public with his decision after de-committing from the Cardinal on Wednesday, becoming the Hogs’ 19th verbal commitment for the Class of 2024.

Greer, who lived in Tulsa for 8 years before moving to the east coast, made his way to Northwest Arkansas in early April for a visit with the Hogs. On June 13, after official visits with Texas A&M and Stanford, he chose the Cardinal over the Razorbacks, Aggies, Miami, Penn State, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Kentucky, Missouri and others. Greer had an official visit scheduled at Arkansas on June 23-25 but canceled after committing to Stanford. He will now make an in-season official visit with the Hogs.

Greer is seen as an important pick-up for an Arkansas class that already included two interior offensive linemen in Kobe Branham and Zuri Madison, but no tackles after the Razorbacks missed on Greer and other heavily-recruited targets in JacQawn McRoy and Fletcher Westphal, both of whom are still being pursued by the Hogs despite their commitments to Oregon and Florida, respectively.

Greer was recruited to Arkansas by offensive line coach Cody Kennedy and had good things to say about his recruiting efforts after visiting in April.

“The highlight of my day would have to be talking with Coach Kennedy and Coach Pittman in their offices about the program, and how they see me fitting in the program. Coach Kennedy has been my recruiter from the beginning. I really enjoyed spending time with him and appreciate how much effort he put into making sure the trip was as great as it could be.”

While Greer is considered an offensive tackle prospect for the Hogs, he’s listed as the nation’s No. 32 interior offensive lineman according to 247Sports, which also places him at No. 16 in the state of North Carolina for this year’s class. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite rankings have Greer as the nation’s 36th-best interior offensive lineman and 17th overall in his home state.

Greer also competes in track and field, where he recorded a shot put of 39-3 in January.

Arkansas now has nine commitments on the offensive side of the ball in Greer, four-star quarterback KJ Jackson of Montgomery (Ala.) St. James, four-star running back Braylen Russell of Benton (Ark.), three-star athlete/running back Jadan Baugh of Decatur (Ga.) Columbia, four-star wide receiver Courtney Crutchfield of Pine Bluff (Ark.), four-star receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman of Missouri City (Texas) Ridge Point, three-star wide receiver CJ Brown of Bentonville (Ark.), three-star offensive lineman Kobe Branham of Fort Smith (Ark.) Southside, and three-star offensive lineman Zuri Madison of Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass.

The Razorbacks have ten defensive commitments in four-star defensive lineman Charleston Collins of Little Rock (Ark.) Mills, four-star defensive lineman Kavion Henderson of Leeds (Ala.), three-star linebacker Justin Logan of Marietta (Ga.) Kell, three-star linebacker Wyatt Simmons of Searcy (Ark.) Harding Academy, four-star athlete Julius Pope of Batesville (Miss.) South Panola, four-star cornerback Selman Bridges of Temple (Texas) Lake Belton, three-star cornerback Jaden Allen of Aledo (Texas), three-star athlete Ahkhari Johnson of Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove, and three-star defensive back Tevis Metcalf of Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville.

Arkansas lost one of its verbal commitments in June when three-star defensive lineman Dion Stutts of Memphis (Tenn.) MUS was tragically killed in an ATV accident.

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The recruiting tear Arkansas has been on in the class of 2024 continued Wednesday as four-star offensive lineman Kai Greer announced he is flipping his commitment from Stanford to Arkansas.

The Waxhaw, North Carolina, native had been committed to the Cardinal since June 13, but he backed off that pledge earlier Wednesday morning and decided Arkansas was the better fit.

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound lineman holds offers from several SEC programs, including Kentucky, Georgia, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and others.

In June, Greer took official visits to Stanford, Texas A&M and Ole Miss. He did visit Arkansas in April, but didn't take his official visit as he committed to Stanford before the scheduled date.

The Hogs offered Greer in March, making them the sixth SEC team to do so at the time. He told HawgBeat at the time head coach Sam Pittman and offensive line coach Cody Kennedy were impressed with his size.

"He was just saying he was really impressed with me," Greer said to HawgBeat. "Not only my film, but how much I've grown since then, given my size and speed. I'm a lot bigger and faster now than I was before. He thinks I even have more room to develop since I've only been playing football for about two and a half years."

The conference realignment within the Pac-12 conference did play a factor in Greer's decision, he told Rivals' Adam Friedman. Stanford is one of four teams in the conference that hasn't announced its intentions to join another league after this season.

Arizona, Colorado, Arizona State and Utah will all join the Big 12 in 2024, while Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington will join the Big 10. Stanford and California have been in talks to join the ACC, though no official decision has come from that.

With Greer’s commitment, Arkansas now sits at 19 in the class of 2024. He is the third offensive lineman in the class, joining three-stars Kobe Branham and Zuri Madison.

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Recruiting Update

4-stars by site
1. CB Selman Bridges - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
2. DL Charleston Collins - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
3. WR Ashton Bethel-Roman - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
4. WR Courtney Crutchfield - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
5. EDGE Kavion Henderson - On3 Industry, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
6. RB Braylen Russell - On3 Industry, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
7. S Julius Pope - On3 Industry, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals
8. QB KJ Jackson - 247 Composite, 247, Rivals
9. RB Jadan Baugh - Rivals
10. CB Jaden Allen - Rivals
11. LB Justin Logan - Rivals
12. OT Kai Greer - Rivals

Individual Rankings by site: On3, 247, Rivals and ESPN

EDGE Kavion Henderson
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 90 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 92 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.9 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 83 grade 4-star on ESPN

LB/S Julius Pope
- 89 grade 3-star on On3; 89 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 89 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 79 grade 3-star on ESPN

QB KJ Jackson
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 89 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 89 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

CB Jaden Allen
- 87 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 87 grade 3-star on 247; 88 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

DL Charleston Collins
- 93 grade 4-star on On3; 93 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 93 grade 4-star on 247; 95 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.9 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 82 grade 4-star on ESPN

WR Courtney Crutchfield
- 91 grade 4-star on On3; 92 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 94 grade 4-star on 247; 92 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 81 grade 4-star on ESPN

CB Tevis Metcalf
- 85 grade 3-star on On3; 86 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 86 grade 3-star on 247; 86 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.7 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

RB Jadan Baugh
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 88 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

NB Ahkhari Johnson
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 87 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 86 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.7 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 76 grade 3-star on ESPN

WR CJ Brown
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 87 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.6 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

OL Kobe Branham
- 86 grade 3-star on On3; 85 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 86 grade 3-star on 247; 86 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.6 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

OL Zuri Madison
- 87 grade 3-star on On3; 86 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.6 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 79 grade 3-star on ESPN

WR Ashton Bethel-Roman
- 92 grade 4-star on On3; 92 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 93 grade 4-star on 247; 94 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 82 grade 4-star on ESPN

RB Braylen Russell
- 89 grade 3-star on On3; 89 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 90 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 81 grade 4-star on ESPN

CB Selman Bridges
- 91 grade 4-star on On3; 93 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 95 grade 4-star on 247; 96 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.9 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 85 grade 4-star on ESPN

S Jeremy Cook
- N/A grade on On3; N/A grade on On3 Industry
- 85 grade 3-star on 247; N/A grade on 247 Composite
- 5.5 grade 3-star on Rivals
- NR grade on ESPN

LB Justin Logan
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 89 grade 3-star on 247; 89 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

LB Wyatt Simmons
- 89 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 87 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.7 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 79 grade 3-star on ESPN

OT Kai Greer
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 88 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 76 grade 3-star on ESPN

Recruiting Update

4-stars by site
1. CB Selman Bridges - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
2. WR Courtney Crutchfield - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
3. DL Charleston Collins - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
4. WR Ashton Bethel-Roman - On3 Industry, On3, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
5. EDGE Kavion Henderson - On3 Industry, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
6. RB Braylen Russell - On3 Industry, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals, ESPN
7. S Julius Pope - On3 Industry, 247 Composite, 247, Rivals
8. QB KJ Jackson - 247 Composite, 247, Rivals
9. RB Jadan Baugh - Rivals
10. CB Jaden Allen - Rivals
11. LB Justin Logan - Rivals
12. OT Kai Greer - Rivals

Individual Rankings by site: On3, 247, Rivals and ESPN

EDGE Kavion Henderson
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 90 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 92 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.9 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 83 grade 4-star on ESPN

LB/S Julius Pope
- 89 grade 3-star on On3; 89 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 89 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 79 grade 3-star on ESPN

QB KJ Jackson
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 89 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 89 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

CB Jaden Allen
- 87 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 87 grade 3-star on 247; 88 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

DL Charleston Collins
- 93 grade 4-star on On3; 93 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 93 grade 4-star on 247; 95 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.9 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 82 grade 4-star on ESPN

WR Courtney Crutchfield
- 92 grade 4-star on On3; 93 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 94 grade 4-star on 247; 93 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 81 grade 4-star on ESPN

CB Tevis Metcalf
- 85 grade 3-star on On3; 86 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 86 grade 3-star on 247; 86 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.7 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

RB Jadan Baugh
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 88 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

NB Ahkhari Johnson
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 87 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 86 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.7 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 76 grade 3-star on ESPN

WR CJ Brown
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 87 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.6 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

OL Kobe Branham
- 86 grade 3-star on On3; 86 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 86 grade 3-star on 247; 86 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.6 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

OL Zuri Madison
- 87 grade 3-star on On3; 87 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.6 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 79 grade 3-star on ESPN

WR Ashton Bethel-Roman
- 91 grade 4-star on On3; 92 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 93 grade 4-star on 247; 93 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 82 grade 4-star on ESPN

RB Braylen Russell
- 89 grade 3-star on On3; 89 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 90 grade 4-star on 247; 90 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 81 grade 4-star on ESPN

CB Selman Bridges
- 90 grade 4-star on On3; 93 grade 4-star on On3 Industry
- 95 grade 4-star on 247; 96 grade 4-star on 247 Composite
- 5.9 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 85 grade 4-star on ESPN

S Jeremy Cook
- 85 grade 3-star on On3; 84 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 85 grade 3-star on 247; 84 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.5 grade 3-star on Rivals
- NR grade on ESPN

LB Justin Logan
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 89 grade 3-star on 247; 89 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 78 grade 3-star on ESPN

LB Wyatt Simmons
- 89 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 87 grade 3-star on 247; 87 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.7 grade 3-star on Rivals
- 79 grade 3-star on ESPN

OT Kai Greer
- 88 grade 3-star on On3; 88 grade 3-star on On3 Industry
- 88 grade 3-star on 247; 88 grade 3-star on 247 Composite
- 5.8 grade 4-star on Rivals
- 76 grade 3-star on ESPN

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Pope committed to Arkansas in April, choosing the Razorbacks over a host of SEC programs following a spike in his recruitment. Pope has taken multiple visits to Fayetteville and is obviously a priority for Sam Pittman and staff.

With that said, the South Panola standout is being heavily courted by Mississippi State and the in-state program is pushing to keep him close to home. While a switch in pledge is not imminent, it's a recruitment worth paying close attention to down the stretch of the remainder of the cycle.

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Looks like Crutchfield decommitted…