Arkansas football added 18 scholarship transfer players since the end of the 2022 season and most of those have a chance to make a serious impact for the Razorbacks this fall.
Not all 18 will see significant playing time, but some will be key players for the Hogs as they try to build on a 7-6 campaign capped off by a Liberty Bowl win over Kansas last season.
Arkansas brought a strong group of transfers who helped make an impact in different areas last year. Highlighting the group was Alabama transfer linebacker Drew Sanders as an AP First Team All-American, transfer receivers Matt Landers and Jadon Haselwood being the team's leading receivers and Georgia Tech transfer Jordan Domineck leading all defensive linemen with 7.5 sacks.
With what the transfer portal has turned into, transfers defining the identity of a team is becoming more and more common. Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman and his staff have adapted well to this new age in college football and they have some impact transfer additions entering the 2023 season.
Here are who HawgBeat sees as three most important transfer additions that the Razorbacks made over the offseason...
Of the defensive transfers that participated during spring practices, Johnson was the most impressive. He's a pesky defender in coverage who will let you know his presence with his voice.
Johnson is a former 5.7 three-star prospect out of Lancaster, Texas. He spent two seasons at Baylor, where he recorded 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, five pass deflections and one forced fumble in his 2022 campaign.
With former LSU Tiger Dwight McGlothern holding down one of the starting cornerback spots, Johnson can provide another lockdown option on the outside. For a team that was dead last in the FBS in pass yards allowed last season, Arkansas needed to add legit secondary pieces and Johnson provides that.
Nicknamed "Snaxx," Johnson is a high-energy guy that can make as big of an impact as any of the transfer additions on the defensive side of the ball.
"I bring energy," Johnson said in the spring. "I don’t know if I’m just trash talking. I don’t know. Whatever gets them off (their game). Whatever gives the defense an advantage I will (do)."
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Not all 18 will see significant playing time, but some will be key players for the Hogs as they try to build on a 7-6 campaign capped off by a Liberty Bowl win over Kansas last season.
Arkansas brought a strong group of transfers who helped make an impact in different areas last year. Highlighting the group was Alabama transfer linebacker Drew Sanders as an AP First Team All-American, transfer receivers Matt Landers and Jadon Haselwood being the team's leading receivers and Georgia Tech transfer Jordan Domineck leading all defensive linemen with 7.5 sacks.
With what the transfer portal has turned into, transfers defining the identity of a team is becoming more and more common. Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman and his staff have adapted well to this new age in college football and they have some impact transfer additions entering the 2023 season.
Here are who HawgBeat sees as three most important transfer additions that the Razorbacks made over the offseason...
Lorando Johnson - Baylor transfer CB
Of the defensive transfers that participated during spring practices, Johnson was the most impressive. He's a pesky defender in coverage who will let you know his presence with his voice.
Johnson is a former 5.7 three-star prospect out of Lancaster, Texas. He spent two seasons at Baylor, where he recorded 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, five pass deflections and one forced fumble in his 2022 campaign.
With former LSU Tiger Dwight McGlothern holding down one of the starting cornerback spots, Johnson can provide another lockdown option on the outside. For a team that was dead last in the FBS in pass yards allowed last season, Arkansas needed to add legit secondary pieces and Johnson provides that.
Nicknamed "Snaxx," Johnson is a high-energy guy that can make as big of an impact as any of the transfer additions on the defensive side of the ball.
"I bring energy," Johnson said in the spring. "I don’t know if I’m just trash talking. I don’t know. Whatever gets them off (their game). Whatever gives the defense an advantage I will (do)."
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