I'll post any notables in this thread:
- Robb Smith said Deon Edwards is a very smart player who can do a number of different things.
- On Austin Capps, Smith said he's a big athlete who plays multiple sports and has very good feet.
- Segrest said Jonathan Marshall weighs 278 but looks like he weighs 240. He said he's a developmental guy who should have good days ahead.
- On Dee Walker, he likes that he played on a national championship team. He also said Walker can fly. Walker ran track and was a captain on the football team. Walker likes to work on cars. Segrest said Dee was actually in shop class when they spoke earlier.
- Big round of cheers when emcee Bo Mattingly mentioned Devwah Whaley's name for the first time. Clay Jennings said Devwah's mom was a track athlete and Devwah does a lot of different track events, as well. Bielema added that Devwah has unbelievable character. Devwah loves to eat and fish. On their in-home, they had fried pork spare ribs, fried wings and the best sweet tea Clay has ever tasted. Devwah's mother actually owns a catering business. Bret raved about mom's fried ribs.
- Jennings said Micahh Smith flew under the radar but has upside. Clay said Micahh took his shirt off at one point this weekend and another assistant coach said "Oh, I think he's a linebacker," referring to Vernon Hargreaves.
- Jennings said the bowl success and more wins has opened some doors in Texas as of late.
- Hargreaves said there were a ton of great players on Alexy Jean-Baptiste's team, but Alexy played LB, DE, S, CB -- everything -- and he felt he'd bring a lot of versatility to the team. Alexy weighed 190 when they got on him but is now 220. 13 Division I players from Alexy's school. Pretty wild if you think about it.
- Hargreaves said Giovanni LaFrance gives the Hogs "a difference. He's the inside guy you're looking for." Bielema said Giovanni was on their radar very early, then they went back and got on him again late.
- Dan Enos said he thinks Deion Malone has had a great start at Arkansas. He said he feels great about Devwah, who was 228 when he saw him last week. "T.J. Hammonds is special," Enos said. The OC said he loved T.J. from the first time he saw him, which was a trip to see Hammonds play basketball during his junior year.
- Enos said Cole Kelley is 6-7 1/4. "If there's a better passer in the country, please show him to me," he said of Kelley. He told Michael Smith in the beginning, "I'm looking for a guy who is taller than me and can throw it through a wall." Smith replied, "I"ve got the guy for you."
- Enos said they evaluated Hayden Johnson as a DE and a TE first, but one day Enos said, "Hey I think this is our fullback." He will start out at FB but could also play on the line TE in some situations.
Johnson as a 3.92 GPA.
Bielema said Johnson's parents have a Missouri tailgate wagon at their home, but they got rid of it when Hayden chose the Hogs.
- Kurt Anderson up now. He raves about the people of NWA. He thinks his family will love it here.
- Anderson's telling the story about tearing his pants in Iowa. He said Jake Heinrich is a "gym rat, a football junkie. He's an unbelievable wrestler, too." He said Jake has some tenacity about him.
- On Paul Ramirez, Anderson said he hasn't seen many offensive linemen that played soccer in high school, but he thinks that's why Ramirez has great feet. "He does things with his feet that my two tackles at Buffalo can't do...He wants to humiliate and embarrass the man in front of him. Those are the guys we want to recruit."
- Anderson did not drop the mic on his way off the stage.
- Michael Smith said he can't wait to work with Jordan Jones. "He's going to make my room better because of the person he is." When Jordan ran a 4.3 at Arkansas' camp prior to his junior year, Smith said everyone on the staff said, "Yes. Sign him."
- Smith said Briston Guidry is the funnest kid he's ever recruited. Smith said Guidry did waver after he visited Miami, but they got him to stick. Guidry is the only player in Louisiana history to be named all-state for three years in a row.
Bielema said Guidry absolutely loves being a Razorback.
- Barry Lunney Jr. said, "I'm the bird dog for the state. I have to know where we need to focus, but everyone on the staff understands the importance of recruiting Arkansas."
- Lunney said the staff evaluated Grayson as a junior. They invited him to visit Arkansas and he earned an offer. Lunney said he's a "loose comparison" to Jeremy Sprinkle."
- "He's got a lot of wiggle," Lunney said of Hammonds. Bielema will start him at tailback but will also play T.J. at slot receiver and on special teams.
- Recruiting coordinator E.K. Franks is on stage now. He had high praise for Kofi Boateng's speed. They showed Kofi's Prothro-type catch from this season. It really is unreal.
- Bielema can't say enough about Dejon Harris. He's going on and on about the kid. They will play Dejon at either Mike or Will, so inside either way. "The best part about it was he went to Alabama on the last weekend, and he left early because he didn't like it there."
- Bielema said Deion Malone is a guy that likes to play the game with anger. Malone came in at 275 but is now 289. Malone was 330 at one time before he got to Arkansas. E.K. said Deion is smiling every time he sees him.
- Bielema said McTelvin Agim does it all on the field, and E.K. said he's their best recruiter among the signees, too.
- On Bielema's in-home visit with Austin Capps in Star City, Bret said 200 people showed up.
- Robb Smith said Deon Edwards is a very smart player who can do a number of different things.
- On Austin Capps, Smith said he's a big athlete who plays multiple sports and has very good feet.
- Segrest said Jonathan Marshall weighs 278 but looks like he weighs 240. He said he's a developmental guy who should have good days ahead.
- On Dee Walker, he likes that he played on a national championship team. He also said Walker can fly. Walker ran track and was a captain on the football team. Walker likes to work on cars. Segrest said Dee was actually in shop class when they spoke earlier.
- Big round of cheers when emcee Bo Mattingly mentioned Devwah Whaley's name for the first time. Clay Jennings said Devwah's mom was a track athlete and Devwah does a lot of different track events, as well. Bielema added that Devwah has unbelievable character. Devwah loves to eat and fish. On their in-home, they had fried pork spare ribs, fried wings and the best sweet tea Clay has ever tasted. Devwah's mother actually owns a catering business. Bret raved about mom's fried ribs.
- Jennings said Micahh Smith flew under the radar but has upside. Clay said Micahh took his shirt off at one point this weekend and another assistant coach said "Oh, I think he's a linebacker," referring to Vernon Hargreaves.
- Jennings said the bowl success and more wins has opened some doors in Texas as of late.
- Hargreaves said there were a ton of great players on Alexy Jean-Baptiste's team, but Alexy played LB, DE, S, CB -- everything -- and he felt he'd bring a lot of versatility to the team. Alexy weighed 190 when they got on him but is now 220. 13 Division I players from Alexy's school. Pretty wild if you think about it.
- Hargreaves said Giovanni LaFrance gives the Hogs "a difference. He's the inside guy you're looking for." Bielema said Giovanni was on their radar very early, then they went back and got on him again late.
- Dan Enos said he thinks Deion Malone has had a great start at Arkansas. He said he feels great about Devwah, who was 228 when he saw him last week. "T.J. Hammonds is special," Enos said. The OC said he loved T.J. from the first time he saw him, which was a trip to see Hammonds play basketball during his junior year.
- Enos said Cole Kelley is 6-7 1/4. "If there's a better passer in the country, please show him to me," he said of Kelley. He told Michael Smith in the beginning, "I'm looking for a guy who is taller than me and can throw it through a wall." Smith replied, "I"ve got the guy for you."
- Enos said they evaluated Hayden Johnson as a DE and a TE first, but one day Enos said, "Hey I think this is our fullback." He will start out at FB but could also play on the line TE in some situations.
Johnson as a 3.92 GPA.
Bielema said Johnson's parents have a Missouri tailgate wagon at their home, but they got rid of it when Hayden chose the Hogs.
- Kurt Anderson up now. He raves about the people of NWA. He thinks his family will love it here.
- Anderson's telling the story about tearing his pants in Iowa. He said Jake Heinrich is a "gym rat, a football junkie. He's an unbelievable wrestler, too." He said Jake has some tenacity about him.
- On Paul Ramirez, Anderson said he hasn't seen many offensive linemen that played soccer in high school, but he thinks that's why Ramirez has great feet. "He does things with his feet that my two tackles at Buffalo can't do...He wants to humiliate and embarrass the man in front of him. Those are the guys we want to recruit."
- Anderson did not drop the mic on his way off the stage.
- Michael Smith said he can't wait to work with Jordan Jones. "He's going to make my room better because of the person he is." When Jordan ran a 4.3 at Arkansas' camp prior to his junior year, Smith said everyone on the staff said, "Yes. Sign him."
- Smith said Briston Guidry is the funnest kid he's ever recruited. Smith said Guidry did waver after he visited Miami, but they got him to stick. Guidry is the only player in Louisiana history to be named all-state for three years in a row.
Bielema said Guidry absolutely loves being a Razorback.
- Barry Lunney Jr. said, "I'm the bird dog for the state. I have to know where we need to focus, but everyone on the staff understands the importance of recruiting Arkansas."
- Lunney said the staff evaluated Grayson as a junior. They invited him to visit Arkansas and he earned an offer. Lunney said he's a "loose comparison" to Jeremy Sprinkle."
- "He's got a lot of wiggle," Lunney said of Hammonds. Bielema will start him at tailback but will also play T.J. at slot receiver and on special teams.
- Recruiting coordinator E.K. Franks is on stage now. He had high praise for Kofi Boateng's speed. They showed Kofi's Prothro-type catch from this season. It really is unreal.
- Bielema can't say enough about Dejon Harris. He's going on and on about the kid. They will play Dejon at either Mike or Will, so inside either way. "The best part about it was he went to Alabama on the last weekend, and he left early because he didn't like it there."
- Bielema said Deion Malone is a guy that likes to play the game with anger. Malone came in at 275 but is now 289. Malone was 330 at one time before he got to Arkansas. E.K. said Deion is smiling every time he sees him.
- Bielema said McTelvin Agim does it all on the field, and E.K. said he's their best recruiter among the signees, too.
- On Bielema's in-home visit with Austin Capps in Star City, Bret said 200 people showed up.
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