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back and loaded with veterans who have a diverse array of talent. Juniors Austin Cantrell and Cheyenne O’Grady,
benefitting from a redshirt season in 2015, are primed for big seasons. Cantrell
is the sturdiest blocker in the group, knows the drill and has good hands but not the open-field skills as his cohorts. O’Grady, who has a flair for spectacular catches, has improved
O'Grady on the blocking duties and on his maturity. He’s
a matchup problem for safeties and linebackers. Jeremy Patton’s confidence has been oozing in camp. He suffered a bruised ankle Aug. 13, dodging a bullet.
If he recovers as expected, the nation’s No. 1 junior college tight end signee last year should blossom. Grayson Gunter has put in work to catch up on upper body strength after labrum surgeries and has the potential to wreak havoc in the slot. Former fullback Hayden Johnson has physical skills and showed pass-catching prowess early in his career.
Offensive line
This position had an injury bull's
eye on its back in camp, with a handful of players ailing, including starting left tackle Colton Jackson, his replacement Dalton Wagner, Dylan Hays, right guard candidate Jalen Merrick and veteran reserve Deion Malone, who is out for the year after knee surgery. Austin Capps, a two-way star at Star City, moved to left
promised to play at end and tackle, so the coaches will be looking for ways
to scheme advantages for their quick- twitch, explosive junior. Randy Ramsey and Gabe Richardson led the group
of ends in camp that included Jamario Bell, who has a high ceiling, junior college transfer Dorian Gerald, Michael Taylor, Nick Fulwider and Courtre Alexander. Sophomore Alexy Jean- Baptiste took reps at end during the second week
Agim of camp. Gerald, who logged 22 sacks in junior
college, reported the day camp started, so he’s had to catch up in all areas. Steady T.J. Smith is back as the starting right tackle, while Armon Watts was off to a strong start on the left side, pushed by the versatile Agim. Jonathan Marshall, Briston Guidry and true freshman Isaiah Nichols should be in the rotation at
DT. Billy Farrell appears targeted for a redshirt. The Razorbacks did not have a player ranked in the top 20 of the SEC in sacks or tackles for loss last year.
Arkansas 2-deep depth chart
OFFENSE WIDE RECEIVER
DEFENSE END
TACKLE
TACKLE
END
guard the second week
of camp. Hjalte Froholdt, the leader of the unit who spoke with passion about the possibilities for his senior season at SEC media days, appears to be a fixture now at center ahead of Hays. Shane Clenin and Kirby Adcock topped the chart on the left side heading into
as many snaps. Grant 21 Devwah Whaley
Linebackers
RIGHT TACKLE
Sr. 6-6 320 So. 6-4 288
QUARTERBACK
27 Hayden Henry So. 33 Dee Walker So.
NICKEL BACK
36 D’Vone McClure So. 29 Derrick Munson So.
CORNERBACK
11 Ryan Pulley Jr. 14 Britto Tutt Jr.
FREE SAFETY
9 Santos Ramirez Sr. 16 Joe Foucha Fr. STRONG SAFETY
2 Kamren Curl So. 25 Micahh Smith So. OR
18 Myles Mason Fr.
CORNERBACK
1 Chevin Calloway So. 24 Jarques McClellion R-Fr.
60 Brian Wallace The combo of senior Dre Greenlaw 66 Ty Clary
and junior De’Jon Harris, who play the
weak side and middle, respectively, 4 Ty Storey
Jr. 6-2 215
So. 6-7 258
Jr. 6-2 253 Jr. 6-2 249
Jr. 5-11 209 So. 5-10 200
Jr. 5-10 205
have a chance to be one OR
of the best duos in the 15 Cole Kelley
FULLBACK TAILBACK
SEC. Harris racked up
115 tackles and Greenlaw 44 Austin Cantrell
103 last year, but the hope 32 Hayden Johnson
is they don’t have to log
16 La’Michael Pettway 86 Tobias Enlow
OR
10 Jordan Jones
Jr. 6-2 219 So. 6-2 207
So. 6-1 180
Sr. 5-11 203 So. 5-10 180
Jr. 6-4 251 Sr. 6-5 253 So. 6-6 238
6 Gabe Richardson 5 Dorian Gerald
90 Armon Watts OR
3 McTelvin Agim 93 Isaiah Nichols
52 T.J. Smith
42 Jonathan Marshall OR
7 Briston Guidry
10 Randy Ramsey 86 Jamario Bell
OR
91 Michael Taylor II
Jr. 6-3 240 Jr. 6-3 260
Sr. 6-5 298
Jr. 6-3 279 Fr. 6-3 273
Jr. 6-3 304 So. 6-3 301
So. 6-2 292
Sr. 6-4 236 Jr. 6-5 253
Sr. 6-2 248
1 Jared Cornelius 9 De’Vion Warren
85 C.J. O’Grady
18 Jeremy Patton 89 Grayson Gunter
SLOT TIGHT END
57 Shane Clenin 78 Dalton Wagner 73 Noah Gatlin
68 Kirby Adcock 54 Austin Capps
51 Hjalte Froholdt 69 Dylan Hays
62 Johnny Gibson 67 Tyler Hall
LEFT TACKLE
R-Fr. 6-6 302 R-Fr. 6-9 302 Fr. 6-7 293
LEFT GUARD
R-Fr. 6-5 280 Jr. 6-4 311
MIDDLE LINEBACKER
8 De’Jon Harris Jr. 6-0 244 31 Grant Morgan So. 5-11 220 WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER
CENTER RIGHT GUARD
Sr. 6-5 315 So. 6-3 294
Sr. 6-4 319 So. 6-4 295
6-0 227 6-2 223
6-2 222 6-2 216
6-2 215 5-11 200
5-11 198
6-1 180
6-2 204
5-11 198
6-2 201 6-0 203
6-2 208
5-10 190 6-0 173
6-0 187
6-1 182
5-11 198
Sr. 5-11 203 Jr. 5-11 161
So. 5-11 183
23 Dre Greenlaw Sr. 16 Bumper Pool Fr.
STRONGSIDE LINEBACKER
Wallace
line guys much fresher at crunch time. 83 Preston Stafford Fr. 5-10 166
18 Blake Johnson 28 Reid Bauer
Jr. Fr.
the second scrimmage. Johnny Gibson and Brian Wallace, both long-running veterans, are providing stability, strength and improved stamina on the right side by being better conditioned. Wallace was slowed for a short while in camp. Jackson might miss half the season after back surgery, giving Clenin, Wagner
and possibly true freshmen Noah Gatlin and Silas Robinson prime experience. Position coach Dustin Fry must have his fingers crossed to get Wagner, Merrick and then Jackson back to supply depth on the beleaguered unit.
DEFENSE
Defensive line
Believe it or not, there could be some quality depth here if the Razorbacks stay relatively healthy after years of sporting thin fronts. McTelvin Agim has been
freshman who did not get the added 9 De’Vion Warren advantage of spring ball as Pool did. 82 Gary Cross
Secondary
So. 5-10 180 Sr. 6-1 188
1 Jared Cornelius 13 Deon Stewart OR
81 Jarrod Barnes
Morgan
the bulk of second-team WIDE RECEIVER
camp. Can the
Razorbacks begin to get OR
Morgan, flexible Hayden 2 Chase Hayden
Henry and freshman OR
Bumper Pool were getting 6 T.J. Hammonds
reps midway through 7 Jonathan Nance
Sr. 6-0 190
Sr. 6-1 188
PLACE KICKER
use out of sophomores Dee Walker, 82 Gary Cross
Giovanni LaFrance, Deon Edwards and
22 Montaric Brown
R-Fr.
Kyrei Fisher? If so, it’ll make the main- 31 Connor Limpert Jr. 6-1 175
PUNTER PUNT RETURNER
Andrew Parker is another promising KICKOFF RETURNER
Coordinator John Chavis said he
thinks he’ll have the cornerbacks in Ryan can also play corner. Santos Ramirez is Pulley and Chevin Calloway, backed by
punt returner could be one of several players, including senior Jared Cornelius, who has 28 career returns under his
belt. Deon Stewart and Jarrod Barnes and possibly others could also factor
in. Left-footed junior Connor Limpert appeared to hold the edge at placekicker over freshmen Preston Stafford and Matthew Phillips during Week 2 of camp, based on the practice periods open to media. At punter, incumbent Blake Johnson, coming off a sub-par season,
is vulnerable and is being challenged by freshmen Reid Bauer and Phillips. Johnson’s 38.6-yard average was 101st among 107 ranked FBS players.
Calloway
Britto Tutt and Jarques back for a third-year as a starter at safety, McClellion to unleash paired with Kamren Curl. Micahh Smith more diversified pressure was being pushed by true freshmen Joe schemes. Montaric Brown Foucha and Myles Mason for backup reps began taking reps at at safety, which has been thin for many cornerback during the years for the Razorbacks.
second week of training Special teams
camp. The nickel back
spot, where sixth-year De’Vion Warren is one of the veteran Kevin Richardson Razorbacks’ top weapons back for his is recovering from foot sophomore season after ranking 11th in surgery, features D’Vone the nation (second among freshmen)
McClure, the 24-year-old sophomore and with 26.4 yards per kickoff return. four-year minor league baseball player, Warren, who led the SEC, had a 100-yard Derrick Munson and Nate Dalton, who touchdown return vs. Auburn. The top