First, we are allowed to post reports from practice but cannot include any missing players or injuries during practice.
The quarterbacks were in green jerseys with numbers. This is the first time quarterbacks at Arkansas have had numbers on their jerseys since quarterbacks started wearing different colored jerseys.
Alex Collins is noticeably thinner-looking. He is listed approximately 15 pounds lighter than he was last season, and I can see it. He goes about 215 now.
There is a new junior college receiver named Jovante Siglar, pretty tall-looking kid. I assume he's a walk-on.
At kickoff return, the following players were returning kicks - Alex Collins, Siglar, Damon Mitchell, Keon Hatcher, Rawleigh Williams, Drew Morgan, Dominique Reed and Eric Hawkins.
Austin Cantrell was working with the second group on field goal/extra point. Sometimes that's an early indication that a player may see early playing time. That was the only special teams group they did in the first four period.
The No. 1 defense was the same group of players as last time.
Kevin Richardson and Henre' Toliver were the No. 2 corners.
I'm pretty sure they had Derrick Graham working at SAM linebacker and Dre Greenlaw at WILL, but I could be mistaken based on what the offense was supposed to be giving them, but that's how it looked to me.
Willie Sykes, who was listed at cornerback as a recruit, was working with the safeties.
La'Michael Pettway has changed his jersey from No. 89 to No. 16.
I wasn't able to put it all together (only four periods), but the No. 2 defense had De'Andre Coley and Davyon McKinney at the safety spots, Richardson and Toliver at corner, Deatrich Wise at one of the ned spots, Nicholas Thomas-Smith and Josh Harris at linebacker, Hjalte Froholdt at defensive tackle, and that's all I was able to piece together with such a short amount of time.
I watched Dominique Reed as much as I could and just watching him catch the ball that little amount I can tell you he's extremely long and athletic. He catches the ball really well with his hands. I didn't get to see much, but I liked what little I saw.
We'll of course have a lot more on the way, but practice is still going on!
