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NEWS: Scholarship long snapper Eli Stein no longer with Arkansas

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Arkansas junior scholarship long snapper Eli Stein has stepped away from the football program, head coach Sam Pittman confirmed Wednesday on the SEC Teleconference.

"He's no longer on the team," Pittman said. "I'll go into that with a little more detail next week."

Stein started all 12 games as the team's primary long snapper for the second straight season in 2023. He logged 234 total snaps over his two full seasons with the Razorbacks.

Redshirt junior Ashton Ngo out of Andover, Kansas, is expected to fill in for Stein, Pittman said. The Head Hog also confirmed that he put Ngo on scholarship earlier this week.

"Ashton Ngo was our starter at punt snapping anyway," Pittman said. "It was a very close battle there with the short (field goal) snapping. He was going to be that regardless of what happen, and will certainly take over the short snapping as well, yes."

A former junior college transfer, Ngo appeared in 16 total games at long snapper for Hutchinson Community College during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He redshirted last year during his first season with the Razorbacks.

Arkansas will open its season Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CT against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

Baseball Arkansas expected to host Oklahoma State for fall baseball exhibitions

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The Arkansas baseball team is expected to host outside competition for two fall exhibitions against Oklahoma State in October, head coach Dave Van Horn confirmed Tuesday. According to the D1Baseball website, the two matchups are set for Oct. 11 and 12.

"Friday's game might be a normal game, 9 innings," Van Horn said. "Saturday might be 10, 11, 12 innings. That'll be maybe the end of our fall. Just play a couple of games instead of playing a Red-White series where we always run out of pitching. I don't know, we haven't finished it the last couple of years it seems like. That would be the plan right now. You can only have two outside competitions and that would be it unless something changes."

It will be the first time the Diamond Hogs have faced outside competition on the college level in the fall since September 2019, when the Oklahoma Sooners came to town for a 14-inning exhibition. Arkansas also hosted the Texas Rangers instructional league team for two exhibitions in Oct. 2022. The Razorbacks won both matchups and outscored the Rangers, 18-6.

The Diamond Hogs and Cowboys have plenty of recent history, as Arkansas won two of three games over Oklahoma State to make it out of the 2022 Stillwater Regional and eventually make a deep run in the College World Series before being eliminated by the eventual national champions, Ole Miss.

Arkansas has also played Oklahoma State at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, each of the past two seasons. The Razorbacks picked up an 18-1 run-rule win in seven innings on Feb. 19, 2023, and the Cowboys returned the favor with a 2-1 victory in 14 innings Feb. 24 of this year.

Van Horn's roster features 51 players entering fall ball, and he'll have to cut it down to 40 before starting the 2025 season. After next year, the roster limit of 40 with a total of 11.7 scholarships will change to a limit of 34 roster spots and scholarships.

Key players back for Arkansas include pitchers Gabe Gaeckle, Gage Wood, Will McEntire, Christian Foutch and others, along with position players Kendall Diggs, Wehiwa Aloy, Nolan Souza and more.

Arkansas also dipped in the transfer portal to form one of the nation's top transfer classes this offseason. Names to know include transfer pitchers Zach Root (East Carolina) and Landon Beidelschies (Ohio State), plus Vanderbilt transfer infielder Cam Kozeal, TCU transfer outfielder Logan Maxwell and others in the field.

Competition is set to be fierce this fall with a lot of talent and not enough spots on the roster. As always, HawgBeat will have plenty of coverage of Arkansas fall baseball live on The Trough message board from intrasquad scrimmages and more.

Ricky Stromberg selected by Washington Commanders


Arkansas center Ricky Stromberg was selected 97th overall in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders on Friday.

Stromberg is the first Razorback center to be drafted since Frank Ragnow was selected 20th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2018 NFL Draft. He joins Ragnow, Travis Swanson and Jonathan Luigs as the only Razorback centers to be drafted since 2000.

A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stromberg started 44 of the 46 games he played as a Hog. He anchored the offensive line as the starting center for each of the team's last 25 games over the past two years.

During his senior year in 2022, Stromberg was an AP First Team All-SEC performer and he also became just the fourth Arkansas player to win the SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy, which is given annually to the league’s best offensive lineman.

According to Pro Football Focus, the 6-foot-3, 306-pound center did not allow a sack or a hit on the quarterback during the 2022 season. Stromberg gave up just four sacks over his four seasons and he improved his PFF blocking grade each season, as he finished with an 82.4 as a senior.

NFL Next Gen Stats gave Stromberg a total score of 80 following his NFL Combine performance, and that score ranked third of all combine centers. His 86 athleticism score ranked first of all combine centers and his prospect grade of 6.22 translates to "will eventually be a starter," according to NFL.com.

ESPN rated Stromberg as the fifth best center in this year's NFL Draft, and he was the fourth center selected.

"Stromberg is a highly competitive player with a nasty streak and good lower-body strength for his size," ESPN's Steve Muench said. "He has excellent initial quickness, takes sound angles and hits moving targets. Stromberg mirrors well and shows good awareness picking up twists and stunts in pass pro."

Stromberg is Arkansas' eighth center to be drafted in the common draft era — since 1970. He is the second Razorback to be selected in the 2023 draft, joining linebacker Drew Sanders, who went 67th overall to the Denver Broncos in the third round.

Arkansas Injury Report: Latest on Armstrong, Kutas

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Arkansas is still unsure if it will see two key offensive starters make their season debut Saturday at No. 17 Oklahoma State after both missed the 70-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season-opener Thursday.

Head coach Sam Pittman told reporters Monday that wide receiver Andrew Armstrong (hamstring) is questionable and left guard Patrick Kutas (back) is "probably doubtful" to see the field Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Armstrong led the team with 56 catches for 764 yards and five touchdowns last season. The 6-foot-4, 202-pound Dallas native made a cryptic social media post Sunday to make it seem like he could be available to play.

Kutas started all nine games he played in last season and he was primarily at tackle for most of the year. The junior out of Memphis moved to guard over the offseason, but he's been out of the action since the second practice of fall camp, although offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino did say Aug. 20 that Kutas was at least doing "some work."

A 6-foot-5, 313-pound lineman, Kutas received an MRI on Friday and it must not have revealed good enough results to get him back this weekend.

Junior running back Rashod Dubinion went from being listed as an "OR" starter along with Ja'Quinden Jackson to fourth string on the depth chart this week. Dubinion battled some knee swelling in fall camp, and it sounds like he's still dealing with some discomfort.

Florida transfer safety Miguel Mitchell missed the UAPB game also, and Pittman said Mitchell is "just out for right now" with no more details. Mitchell started eight games and totaled 37 tackles, two pass breakups and an interception as a sophomore for the Gators last year.

Be sure to tune it to HawgBeat and The Trough premium message board for full game week coverage of the Razorbacks’ matchup against Oklahoma State, which will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT Saturday on ABC.
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What Sam Pittman said about Oklahoma State

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Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman officially began his fifth season with the Razorbacks on a high note after the team's 70-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, but now it's time for a much tougher test in the No. 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

This will mark the 47th meeting between the two teams, and Arkansas leads the series 30-15-1. The last meeting came back on Sept. 20, 1980, when then-No. 17 Arkansas secured a 33-20 win over the Cowboys at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

"We’re excited to go to Stillwater and play Oklahoma State," Pittman said Monday. "I have a ton of respect for Coach (Mike) Gundy, I mean going into 20 years now at Oklahoma State University. He’s just done a phenomenal job. I have a lot of respect for him and the way he handles his program. They have 17 to 18 returning starters, played really well Saturday."

Oklahoma State opened its season with a 44-20 win over reigning FCS national champs South Dakota State. Star running back Ollie Gordon II is the name to know for the Cowboys, as the 6-foot-2, 225-pound junior won the Doak Walker Award last year after rushing for 1,732 and 21 touchdowns.

The Razorbacks and Cowboys are set for an 11:00 a.m. CT kickoff Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The game will be televised on ABC.

Here's everything Pittman had to say about Oklahoma State, from the Cowboys' offensive skill positions to the environment at Boone Pickens Stadium:

Cowboys loaded at skill positions​

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In Oklahoma State's Week 1 victory over South Dakota State, the Cowboys racked up 394 total yards of offense with 23 first downs and zero turnovers. The Razorbacks will likely offer a stiffer defensive test than the Jackrabbits, but defending the skill positions will still be a major chore.

"Offensively, they have a ton of skill, really good at the skill spots, starting with the quarterback (Alan) Bowman," Pittman said. "Then Ollie Gordon (II) is certainly as good as any running back in the country. It starts with Brennan Presley. They love to get the ball to him. He’s a fantastic returner as well.

"And then I like the (De'Zhaun) Stribling kid they got out of Washington State. He’s done a really good job at wideout, and they already had (Rashod) Owens. Then they have their entire offensive line coming back who’s really playing well together. So you know they went to the Big 12 championship game last year and look to be headed north on that as well this year."

Interestingly, Oklahoma State only averaged 3.8 yards per rush against South Dakota State and it took Gordon a whopping 27 carries to eclipse the 100-yard mark. The Cowboys' receivers are fast, though, so Arkansas' secondary will be stressed in this Week 2 matchup.

"If you press them, they’re going to test you," Pittman said. "They have so many things they can do with the RPO, with handing it off to Gordon and then their bubble game, their screen game is a big part of what they do.

"They didn’t do it as much Saturday as what I think they — well, what I know they’ve done in the past, but if you press them, they’re going to go deep on you. If you don’t, you’re going to have the bubble or hand the ball off because normally you’re in a box that’s, number-wise, is going to give them an advantage handing the ball off to Gordon."

Defensive game-changers in the trenches​

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On the defensive side of the ball, Oklahoma State allowed 388 total yards of offense but was especially exploited in the backend. The Cowboys allowed 264 yards through the air (7.1 yards per attempt) but did force an interception.

The biggest contributors are pass-rusher Collin Oliver and linebacker Nick Martin, who were named to All-Big 12 Teams last season for their efforts. On Saturday, Martin finished with 10 total tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack, while Oliver notched two total tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.

"Defensively, they have some outstanding players over there as well, starting with Collin Oliver and Nicholas Martin," Pittman said. "Those two guys are game changers. I really like their D-line, Collin Clay, obviously he was here for I think a year. Putnam City I believe, young man. He’s playing extremely well.

"Then I like Kody Walterscheid, just a big, physical defensive end. And they’ve got Kendal Daniels who is their "Sam", who I think was second on their team in tackles last year behind Martin. Then Trey Rucker, he’s a tackling machine. What we saw off of film is that they tackle extremely well. They play hard. They’re sound. Just a well, well-coached football team."

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Jordan Anthony using track speed to 'fly' in Arkansas offense

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Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jordan Anthony ignited in Arkansas' 70-0 Week 1 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a culmination of his practice performance to end the preseason, according to head coach Sam Pittman.

"I think Jordan, maybe over the last 7-10 days has really upped his game," Pittman said after the game. "He can run. We didn’t get a sweep with him today, but he certainly can do that. Again, you talked about Taylen (Green) on the first throw, well he dropped his first pass, I believe, and then came back and got the other ones.

"Some of them were difficult catches and all that. You know, he’s never played. He’s transferred and he ran track, but he’s really never played football at the college level until today and I thought he did a nice job."

In his first game as a Razorback, the 5-foot-10, 162-pound track star caught three passes for 46 yards (15.3 AVG) with a long of 24 yards. Now in his second season under offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino after following him from Texas A&M, Anthony is primed for a career season in 2024.

"His speed and his skill set, he can fly," co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson said Aug. 12. "I seriously doubt that we’ll see a receiver who’s as fast as him. So he’s really preparing us in the slot."

Prior to joining Arkansas, Anthony had only participated in six games between Kentucky (2022) and Texas A&M (2023). He made a combined three catches for 14 yards in that span, and also starred on the Wildcat's track and field team.

"Jordan does have speed but I’ve been impressed with his toughness," wide receivers coach Ronnie Fouch said Aug. 6. "Most track guys you’re worried about ‘OK, how can they take a hit?’ Right? Can he learn the offense, does he love football? All those boxes are checked with him.

"Very impressed with his ability to study the playbook and pick it up fast. I mean, he’s a fast learner. He puts in time on his own. He’ll watch film at the facility on his own. But his hands and his toughness have been the most impressive to me. We know he’s fast but he can get in and out of his breaks and make the tough catches."

Arkansas and No. 17 Oklahoma State are set for an 11:00 a.m. CT kickoff on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The game will be televised on ABC.
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Injury Report: Latest on Andrew Armstrong, Patrick Kutas

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Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman provided injury updates Wednesday during his weekly SEC Teleconference, and he said the Razorbacks are "relatively healthy" ahead of Thursday's season-opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Earlier this week, Pittman said he didn't believe junior offensive lineman Patrick Kutas would play against the Golden Lions due to a back injury suffered early in fall camp. The nine-game starter a year ago will have a check-up later in the week, according to Pittman.

"He’s going to get a reading on his back on Friday and then we’ll know a little bit more after that," Pittman said. "But, he has — you know, he’s progressed from things in the pool to things on land now, to a little bit of hitting. So, we’re going to get this MRI read and then I’ll have a better answer for you, I guess next time we meet. Next Monday."

Pittman reaffirmed Kutas' absence against UAPB on Wednesday's SEC Teleconference, and he also touched on the health of redshirt senior wide receiver Andrew Armstrong, junior running back Rashod Dubinion and the rest of the team.

"I think we're in great shape," Pittman said. "Anytime we've had days before bye weeks, opening games, we've come out pretty well. We've won most of those games. I think Georgia's beat us. Other than that, we've been well and in good condition and ready to play.

"Feel really good about that. Just have a few question marks. Probably whether Andrew Armstrong would be one of those guys, whether he's going to be able to play. Other than that, I think we're in good shape."

Pittman didn't reveal the specific injury for either player, but Armstrong did have a hamstring injury in fall camp and Dubinion dealt with some knee swelling.

Armstrong was named to the 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List after leading the Hogs in receptions (56), receiving yards (764) and touchdowns (five) a season ago. Dubinion played in 10 games during the 2023 season and rushed for 260 yards on 82 carries with a touchdown.

"I don’t know that Andrew’s quite ready," Pittman said. "Certainly, he won’t start. He’ll be available. (Rashod) will play, and we feel like he’s healthy enough. More importantly, he feels like he’s healthy enough to play. He won’t start, but he’ll be available there. Both of them are available. I see R-Dub with an opportunity to play a little more than I do with Andrew."

Although not injury-related, Arkansas also lost a scholarship player ahead of Thursday night's matchup. Junior scholarship long snapper Eli Stein is no longer on the team, according to Pittman.

Pittman confirmed that redshirt junior Ashton Ngo is expected to fill in for Stein and he was put on scholarship earlier this week.

"Ashton Ngo was our starter at punt snapping anyway," Pittman said. "It was a very close battle there with the short (field goal) snapping. He was going to be that regardless of what happen, and will certainly take over the short snapping as well, yes."

Arkansas will kick off the 2024 season Thursday, Aug. 29, against UAPB at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.
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Stats, scores from Arkansas high school commits

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The high school football season is here for much of the country, and several Arkansas commits put up some crazy stat lines in their season openers over the weekend.

Right now, Arkansas has 22 commits in the class of 2025, which ranks No. 27 nationally. The most recent commit is four-star defensive tackle Kevin Oatis, who went public with his decision Friday afternoon.

Inside the state, three-star quarterback Grayson Wilson led the Conway Wampus Cats to a 42-21 beatdown of Jonesboro on Friday night. Wilson was pulled from the game after the Cats led 42-7 midway through the third quarter.

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Two Arkansas commits headed out of the state Saturday, as Little Rock Parkview traveled to Texas to take on Melissa High School, which finished with a 10-2 record in Texas 5A Division II last year.

Quarterback Quentin Murphy — who is expected to play wide receiver at Arkansas — and running back Cameron Settles came away with a 27-20 win.

The Razorbacks also have a commitment out of the junior college ranks in defensive back Shannon Blair Jr. from East Mississippi Community College. EMCC lost to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, 34-28 Thursday, but Blair had a great day with 10 tackles and three pass breakups.

HawgBeat compiled notable stats and scores from Arkansas commits during last weekend’s action:

Notable Stats​

2025 QB Grayson Wilson: 9-of-13 passing, 228 yards, 2 TDs, 33 rushing yards, 2 TDs

2025 ATH Quentin Murphy: 71 passing yards, rushing TD

2025 DT Kevin Oatis: 1.5 sacks, 5 tackles, forced fumble

2025 DB Shannon Blair Jr.: 10 tackles, tackle for loss, 3 pass deflections

2025 DE Reginald Vaughn: sack, forced fumble

Final Scores​

Table Name
* denotes a JUCO player
NameHigh SchoolHigh School OpponentOutcome
QB Grayson WilsonConwayJonesboro42-21 Win
QB Quentin MurphyParkviewMelissa27-20 Win
DT Kevin OatisHattiesburg (MS)Petal7-3 Win
LB Tavion WallaceAppling County (GA)Wayne County34-0 Win
WR Kamare WilliamsPalm Beach Central (FL)West Boca Raton28-7 Loss
CB Shannon Blair Jr.*East Miss. CCMiss. Gulf Coast CC34-28 Loss
DT Reginald VaughnHartfield Academy (MS)Simpson Academy49-0 Win
OL Lionel Prudhomme Jr.Captain Shreve (LA)Byrd20-13 Win
CB Nigel PringleNorth Shore (TX)South Oak Cliff38-0 Win
LB Jayden SheltonSouth Oak CliffNorth Shore38-0 Loss
K Evan NoelSt. Stanislaus (MS)Forrest County Agricultural34-10 Loss
S Taijh OvertonWilliamson (AL)Wayne County44-6 Win
ATH Markeylin BattonAtlanta (TX)Pleasant Grove33-3 Loss
RB Cameron SettlesParkviewMelissa (TX)27-20 Win
OL Blake CherryOwasso (OK)Bixby40-21 Win
OL Kash CourtneyCarthage (TX)Kilgore20-15 Loss
OL Connor HowesOsceola (FL)Lake Mary24-7 Loss
DT JaQuentin MadisonAlpharetta (GA)Milton58-0 Loss
ATH Keiundre JohnsonTerrell (TX)Frisco Memorial28-0 Win
DE Caleb BellMilton (GA)Alpharetta58-0 Win
DE Trent SellersFaith Academy (AL)Fairhope36-0 Loss
WR Antonio JordanWarrenGreenbrier41-34 Loss

Arkansas soars in ESPN FPI after UAPB win

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The Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0) soared in the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) following their 70-0 victory Thursday over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-1) at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock.

Led by heroing performances from quarterback Taylen Green, running back Ja'Quinden Jackson and steady dominance from the offensive line, Arkansas' offense smashed a program record by scoring on all 10 offensive drives.

By the end of the night, Bobby Petrino's unit had amassed 687 total yards with zero punts, zero turnovers and an average of 9.81 yards per play.

Defensively, the Razorbacks accumulated four sacks, 10 tackles for loss and 42 total tackles as a team. Stephen Dix Jr., Xavian Sorey, Eric Gregory and Bradley Shaw each recorded a sack, while Dix, Gregory and Ian Geffrard each made 1.5 tackles for loss.

Following the victory, the Hogs rose in the rankings in one of ESPN's top predictive metrics for college football.

After starting the season ranked 44th overall, the Razorbacks ascended 13 spots to No. 31 off the back of the win over UAPB in ESPN’s FPI this week.

Head coach Sam Pittman’s squad now has a 6.0-6.1 projected win total with a 59.4% chance of obtaining six wins during the season. On top of that, Arkansas has a 0.2% chance of winning the SEC and a 4.5% chance of making the College Football Playoff, according to the FPI.

After one week of football, Arkansas rose to No. 4 in the country in efficiency rankings, according to ESPN. This includes a 97.7 (No. 5) offensive rating.

The defensive rating moved up to 85.7 (No. 32) this week as well. The special teams unit also increased its rating, as it rose to 85.4 (No. 17) after the UAPB game.

Compared to the rest of the SEC, the Razorbacks come in at No. 12 in the FPI just above South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. The Hogs look better in the efficiency department, as they slot in at No. 4 in the SEC.

Going into a Week 2 matchup against the Oklahoma State Cowboys — a team that ranks No. 28 in the FPI — the Razorbacks will have to quickly refocus for what will be a much tougher opponent.

Arkansas and No. 17 Oklahoma State are set for an 11:00 a.m. CT kickoff on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The game will be televised on ABC.

PFF snap counts - Arkansas vs. UAPB (early look at grades)

We will have full stories with grades later, but as most of you know, we like to give them a buffer period because they always go back through and change grades for the next day or two after games.

As of now, here's how the grades look (snap counts below):

Overall: 89.1

Offense: 91.2
Pass: 85.0
Pass block: 88.8
Receiving: 79.7
Run: 84.0
Run block: 78.8

Defense: 71.7
Run defense: 84.4
Tackle: 49.3
Pass rush: 71.3
Coverage: 58.0

Offense (player, snap count)

- OL E'Marion Harris: 61
- OL Keyshawn Blackstock: 49
- OL Addison Nichols: 49
- OL Fernando Carmona Jr.: 49
- OL Joshua Braun: 49
- QB Taylen Green: 43
- WR Tyrone Broden: 37
- WR Isaac TeSlaa: 29
- WR Isaiah Sategna: 29
- TE Luke Hasz: 27
- OL Amaury Wiggins: 22
- OL Brooks Edmonson: 22
- OL Joe More: 22
- RB Rodney Hill: 20
- QB Malachi Singleton: 18
- TE Andrease Paaske: 16
- WR Monte Harrison: 15
- WR CJ Brown: 15
- WR Davion Dozier: 14
- RB Ja'Quinden Jackson: 14
- TE Var'keyes Gumms: 13
- RB Braylen Russell: 12
- RB Rashod Dubinion: 12
- RB Tyrell Reed Jr.: 10
- WR Krosse Johnson: 10
- QB KJ Jackson: 10
- TE Ty Washington: 10
- WR Kamron Bibby: 10
- OL Ty'Kieast Crawford: 10
- WR Khafre Brown: 9
- WR Jaedon Wilson: 8
- TE Shamar Easter: 4
- TE Maddox Lassiter: 3

Defense (player, snap count)

- DB TJ Metcalf: 34
- DB Jaylon Braxton: 29
- DB Doneiko Slaughter: 26
- DB Marquise Robinson: 24
- DT Eric Gregory: 24
- DT Cam Ball: 23
- DB Larry Worth: 21
- DE Nico Davillier: 21
- DE Anton Juncaj: 21
- DB Jayden Johnson: 21
- DE Landon Jackson: 20
- LB Stephen Dix Jr.: 20
- LB Brad Spence: 18
- DT Ian Geffrard: 18
- LB Xavian Sorey Jr.: 18
- LB Anthony Switzer: 18
- DE Quincy Rhodes Jr.: 17
- DB Jaheim Singletary: 16
- DB Hudson Clark: 16
- DB Tevis Metcalf: 14
- DT Keivie Rose: 14
- DB Kee'yon Stewart: 13
- DB Ahkhari Johnson: 10
- DB Selman Bridges: 10
- DE Kavion Henderson: 7
- DT Kaleb James: 7
- DT JJ Hollingsworth: 7
- LB Bradley Shaw: 6
- LB Kaden Henley: 6
- DE Jon Hill: 6
- DE Charlie Collins: 4
- DB Aidan McCowan: 4
- LB Wyatt Simmons: 3
- DT Danny Saili: 3
- LB Brooks Yurachek: 3
- LB Carson Dean: 3
- DB Jabrae Shaw: 1
- DB Dylan Hasz: 1
- LB Brooks Both: 1
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Arkansas' PFF grades, snap counts vs. UAPB 2024 - Offense

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We continue HawgBeat's series of analyzing Arkansas' games through the lens of Pro Football Focus after the Razorbacks' 70-0 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

The analytics from PFF keep track of grades for each player on a scale of 0-100. The website goes further into depth on specific grades, but for the purpose of this story, we will just look at offensive grades.

Here are grades on the offensive side of the ball from the UAPB game.

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Team Grades

~Overall: 89.1

~Offense: 91.2

~Passing: 85.0

~Pass blocking: 88.8

~Receiving: 79.7

~Running: 84.0

~Run blocking: 78.8

Notes​


~ Arkansas' two standout offensive players — Taylen Green (91.5) and Ja'Quinden Jackson (83.4) — both finished in the top three of graded players.

~ No starting offensive lineman finished with a PFF grade below 70.0. The highest grade was Fernando Carmona Jr. (79.5).

~ Despite finishing second on the team in receiving yards (46), Jordan Anthony only had a 61.4 PFF grade on 37 snaps.

~ The lowest-graded starter was wide receiver Tyrone Broden, who finished his day with a 58.8 grade on 38 snaps.

~ Walk-on receiver Monte Harrison played just 15 snaps, but recorded a higher PFF grade (73.1) than Isaiah Sategna (71.8).

~ Carmona crushed the competition in the pass game, as he finished with a team-leading 86.6 pass-block grade.

~ The run-blocking department was won by Keyshawn Blackstock, who ended with a 79.4 grade at right tackle.

~ Arkansas tight ends Luke Hasz (82.4) and Ty Washington (80.6) both racked up 80.0+ pass grades from PFF.

~ Brought in during the offseason for blocking purposes, tight end Andreas Paaske fared well with a 71.2 run block grade.


Arkansas Offense PFF Grades - UAPB
Player, positionPFF Grade - UAPBSnaps vs UAPB
Taylen Green, QB91.543
Shamar Easter, TE83.94
Ja'Quinden Jackson, RB83.414
KJ Jackson, QB82.410
Khafre Brown, WR81.49
Ty Washington, TE80.610
Krosse Johnson, WR79.810
Fernando Carmona Jr., LT79.549
Luke Hasz, TE79.127
Addison Nichols, C76.349
Joshua Braun, RG74.449
Keyshawn Blackstock, RT74.349
Monte Harrison, WR73.115
Josh Street, LG72.522
Isaiah Sategna, WR72.229
Isaac TeSlaa, WR71.829
E'Marion Harris, LT70.861
Tyrell Reed Jr., RB69.210
Rodney Hill, RB67.620
Braylen Russell, RB65.312
Andreas Paaske, TE65.316
Malachi Singleton, QB65.218
Davion Dozier, WR64.714
Brooks Edmonson, LG63.422
Maddox Lassiter, TE62.63
Kamron Bibby, WR62.610
Joe More, LG62.522
Jordan Anthony, WR61.437
Rashod Dubinion, RB61.212
Tyrone Broden, WR58.838
Amaury Wiggins, C58.622
Jaedon Wilson, WR56.68
Ty'Kieast Crawford, RT55.610
Var'Keyes Gumms, TE53.513
CJ Brown, WR53.115
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