Notes/Tidbits
The RundownPractice officially began at approximately 3:50 p.m. CT and we walked out around 5:50 p.m. CT. We watched individual drills, fastball, one-on-ones, seven-on-seven, red zone work, blitz drills and two minute drills.
Two Minute
At the end of practice, they went through get-the-ball-back and two minute drills with the first and second team groups. We saw running back Mike Washington have a breakaway run on a toss play that he could've scored on, but he got down in field goal range instead (situation had them down by two).
Quarterback KJ Jackson targeted Stanford transfer receiver Ismael Cisse on four of the five plays during one of the second team offense's two minute drives. Cisse has a knack for getting open and also making tough catches when he needs to. He could develop into a solid receiver.
Coaches fired up
While we are not allowed to report on anything said by players or coaches on the field during practice per UA policy, we can let readers know that offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and offensive line coach Eric Mateos were both fired up during Tuesday's practice.
HawgBeat observed Petrino during the offensive groups practicing read option plays, and the Hogs' play caller was very unpleased more often than not, it seemed. Mateos let his emotion show during the two minute drill.
Madden Iamaleava looked really good
Freshman quarterback Madden Iamaleava really impressed in Tuesday’s practice. The 6-foot-3, 191-pound California native had some dimes that hit the receivers in stride and threw several touchdowns in the 1-on-1 work. From when practice started, he completed his first eight passes before he had his first errant throw.
Through all seven practices this spring, Iamaleava has gotten more comfortable and has settled in. It makes sense because he hasn’t played since his junior year of high school, but he’s coming along quicker than what I’d initially thought he would.
Wind gets the better of the kickers
It was an extremely windy day in Fayetteville and that was most evident when the kickers got their chances at the end of the two-minute drills. Both freshman Scott Starzyk and redshirt junior Blake Ford missed field goals, with Starzyk’s being a 37-yard attempt and Ford’s being a 40-yard attempt.
Both kicks were wide left, and they seemed to get killed by the wind the closer they got to the uprights.
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Notable plays
- During the 1-on-1 portion, Iamaleava found Krosse Johnson down the left sideline for a touchdown with Miguel Mitchell in coverage. It's probably the throw of the spring so far.
- Taylen Green hit Raylen Sharpe for a touchdown on the right sideline for a touchdown with Quentavius Scandrett in coverage.
- It’s worth noting wind may have helped, but Devin Bale had two 60-ish yard punts in a row.
- Miguel Mitchell picked off a pass from Grayson Wilson during the 11-on-11 portion.
- During the situational work, Anton Pierce made a really nice pass breakup on a throw from Iamaleava.
- Iamaleava hit Johnson again with a well-placed ball over the middle for a 20-yard gain.
- Scandrett picked off a pass from Blake Boda during 11-on-11 work.
- Iamaleava threw a touchdown pass to O’Mega Blake during 11-on-11.
- Ismael Cisse caught a pass from Green on the left sideline with a defender draped all over him.
- During the two-minute drill portion of practice, Green threw a pass to Kam Shanks, who bobbled it five times before he secured it for a catch. It was only a 10-yard gain, but the catch was impressive.
- Mike Washington broke free from the defense during the two-minute drill that he would have scored on if he didn’t intentionally go down to set up a field goal.
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Depth Chart
These depth charts are unofficial and just a general list based on the fastball drills ran. They go with different personnel and different formations often.FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB: Taylen Green
RB: Rodney Hill
TE: Andreas Paaske
WR: O'Mega Blake, CJ Brown, Raylen Sharpe
LT: Corey Robinson II
LG: Fernando Carmona Jr.
C: Caden Kitler
RG: Keyshawn Blackstock
RT: E'Marion Harris
Defense
DE: Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DT: Ian Geffrard
DT: Danny Saili
DE: Charlie Collins
LB: Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB: Stephen Dix Jr.
NB: Larry Worth III
CB: Jaheim Singletary
CB: Selman Bridges
S: Caleb Wooden
S: Miguel Mitchell
SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB: KJ Jackson
RB: AJ Green
TE: Rohan Jones
WR: Ismael Cisse, CJ Brown, Monte Harrison
LT: Kavion Broussard
LG: Bubba Craig
C: Brooks Edmonson
RG: Blake Cherry
RT: Shaq McRoy
Defense
DE: Justus Boone
DT: Kevin Oatis
DT: Kaleb James
DE: Ken Talley
LB: Tavion Wallace
LB: Brad Shaw
NB: JJ Shelton
CB: Jaden Allen
CB: Keshawn Davila
S: Quentavius Scandrett
S: Ahkari Johnson
THIRD TEAM
Offense
QB: Madden Iamaleava
RB: JuJu Pope
TE: Gavin Garretson
WR: Courtney Crutchfield, Shamar Easter, Krosse Johnson
LT: Aaron Smith
LG: Zuri Madison
C: Kash Courtney
RG: Tim Dawn
RT: Marcus Dumervil
Defense
DE: Donovan Whitten
DT: JJ Hollingsworth
DT: Caleb Bell
DE: Kavion Henderson
LB: Wyatt Simmons
LB: Justin Logan
NB: Cade Fields
CB: Aidan McCowan
CB: Landon Phipps
S: Braylon Watson
S: Anton Pierce
