Arkansas Razorbacks Football

HEIGHT: 6'6"

WEIGHT: 273

HAND: 10"

ARM: 33¼”

WINGSPAN: 83⅝”

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40-YARD DASH: 4.68

3-CONE: 7.13

SHUTTLE: 4.55

VERTICAL: 40.5"

BROAD: 10'9"

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POSITIVES

— Great length and size for an NFL defensive end. He has room for growth on his frame too if need be.

— As a run defender, he's physical at the point of attack and takes on blocks with decent leverage for a tall player.

— Strength and length allow him to get extension against offensive tackles and set the edge.

— Good block recognition and recognizes when he's unblocked to stay tight to the line of scrimmage.

— Has active hands as a pass-rusher to help "defeat the hands, defeat the man"

— Good cross-chop and long-arm moves that he can win with.

— Effective on line games/stunts, he has decent agility to avoid losing ground while working laterally as the looper and his physicality helps get offensive linemen off-balance as the pick player.

— High motor as a pass-rusher.

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NEGATIVES

— A little robotic with his movement, not quick or very athletic.

— Lacks acceleration off the line of scrimmage to win with speed around the edge despite the good 40-yard dash time.

— Bull rush is underwhelming for his size. His pad level rises when rushing the passer.

— Bend at the top of the rush is just average.

— Not a violent block shedder and doesn't have a move to get off blocks at the next level consistently.

— Hand placement can be a little wide as a run defender.

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NOTES

— Born Jan. 2, 2003

—4-star recruit in the 2021 class, per 247Sports

— 2023 First-Team All-SEC

— Transferred from LSU ahead of the 2022 season

— Injuries: 2018 (torn ACL, high school), 2020 (broken ankle, high school missed games), 2021 (leg, missed time at LSU)

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OVERALL

The first thing that stands out about Landon Jackson is his size as he certainly looks the part of an NFL defensive end. Even better, he carries his frame well and has room for growth if a team wants to add some weight to him.

Jackson is a pretty good run defender. He has the strength and length to lock out offensive tackles and set the edge. Also, he shows decent block recognition to consistently be in the right spot and is physical when taking on pullers. He needs to improve at getting off blocks by being more violent when shedding or developing a move to escape.

As a pass rusher, the Razorback is technically sound. He uses his hands well and has a couple of solid moves with a cross-chop and long-arm. However, he is robotic and stiff which could impact his ability to get pressure at the next level.

Jackson isn't quick-twitched and lacks some lateral movement skills which makes it difficult for him to set up his pass-rush moves and win around the edge. Additionally, his hips are a little tight which hinders his ability to clear his lower half and get clean wins as a rusher. Right now, he's pretty reliant on his use of hands and motor to get sacks and pressures.

Overall, the Arkansas product has the makings of being a solid every-down contributor as a traditional defensive end in even fronts or a 4i- to 5-technique in odd fronts. He may not be a perennial Pro Bowler/All-Pro who consistently gets double-digit sacks, but he can be a plus starter teams can win within the NFL.

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GRADE: 7.5 (Potential Impact Player — 2nd Round)

OVERALL RANK: 54

POSITION RANK: EDGE9

PRO COMPARISON: Carl Nassib

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Matt Holder

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Prospect workout numbers, measurables (40-yard dash, hand size, etc.) and 2024 statistics will be added at a later date.

A pair of historic wins led to hefty fines for Vanderbilt and Arkansas.

The Commodores knocked off then-No. 1 Alabama on Saturday while Arkansas took down then-No. 4 Tennessee. Those colossal upsets led to fans storming the field at their respective venues.

Per The Athletic's Seth Emerson, the field-stormings resulted in a $100,000 fine for Vanderbilt and a $250,000 fine for Arkansas. The Commodores were first-time violators while the Razorbacks are second-time offenders—their other offense being a court storming after a win over Duke basketball in 2023.

The fines will be paid to Alabama and Tennessee, respectively.

The SEC adopted new penalties at its spring meetings in 2023, one of which increased the fines for field and court-stormings. In the past, a first violation would result in a $50,000 fine, a second would mean a $100,000 fine and a third offense would incur a $250,000 fine.

The new fines are $100,000, $250,000 and $500,000, respectively, meaning Arkansas will owe half a million dollars if its fans storm the field again.

If there was ever an appropriate time to storm the field for Vanderbilt and Arkansas, it was on Saturday.

The 40-35 win for the Commodores was their first win over an AP top-five team ever, snapping a 60-game losing streak. The Razorbacks' 19-14 win over the Vols marked their first win over an AP top-five team since 2007, when Arkansas knocked off No. 1 LSU. Arkansas had lost 18 straight against top-five opponents before Saturday.

Saturday was also the first time two top-five teams from the same conference lost on the same regular-season weekend since 2012 and the first time since 2004 that two top-five teams lost to unranked opponents on the same day.

With momentum from Saturday's wins, Vanderbilt and Arkansas will look to submit themselves as more than just middle-tier SEC teams. The Commodores will take on Kentucky next week while the Razorbacks will be idle before facing LSU the following week.

After spending nearly a decade playing professional baseball with three seasons in MLB, Monte Harrison is heading back to school to try his hand at another sport.

Per Richard Davenport of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (h/t Nick Kosko of On3.com), Harrison has committed to play college football at Arkansas. The 28-year-old will be playing wide receiver for the Razorbacks.

Harrison was rated a 4-star prospect and the No. 7 player in the state of Missouri in the class of 2014 by 247Sports. Per Kosko, he recorded 60 catches for 1,007 yards and 13 touchdowns and added 198 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns plus a passing touchdown during his senior season.

Harrison had originally committed to Nebraska over offers from schools such as Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan State, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. However, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers with a second-round pick that same year and chose to pursue a baseball career.

Unfortunately, it took Harrison some time before he found his footing on the diamond. He spent six years in the minor leagues before finally making it to the majors in 2020 with the Miami Marlins. He played 32 games that season and hit .170 with one home run and three RBI. He appeared in nine games the following year and was sent back down to Triple-A.

In April 2022, Harrison signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels. He was promoted to the major league roster in June of that year and played nine games before the Angels designated him for assignment. He rejoined the Brewers on a minor league deal in 2023 and played 88 games for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

Harrison is joining an Arkansas team that went 4-8 in 2023 and finished last in the SEC West.

HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 302

HAND: 9½"

ARM: 31⅞"

WINGSPAN: 77⅞"

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40-YARD DASH: 5.22

3-CONE: 7.47

SHUTTLE: 4.57

VERTICAL: 36.5"

BROAD: 9'2"

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POSITIVES

— Rangy, springy blocker with light feet and loose hips.

— Can get his hip into extension to create space out of his stance and hit landmarks against wide rush alignments from the pivot.

— Has the balance, quickness and grip strength to stay attached, strain and work his hips around defenders to seal off rush lanes.

— Excels on back blocks lining up various alignments as far away as a 4i-technique.

— Fluid making adjustments on the fly to sort through gap exchanges and loopers on twists.

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NEGATIVES

— Minimal girth or sand will make it a chore to consistently drop anchor, create force through the ground and sit down against the bull rush.

— Will drift into oversets and invite inside counters across his face.

— Can get overaggressive and a little frenetic with his aiming points, which leads to overshooting his target in the run game.

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2023 STATISTICS

— 12 starts at center

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NOTES

— Born June 10, 2001

— 3-star recruit from the 2020 class, per 247Sports

— 40 career starts at right guard (27) and center (13)

— Accepted his invite to the Senior Bowl

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OVERALL

Beaux Limmer is a three-and-a-half-year starter primarily at right guard before he switched to center full-time during the 2023 season. He amassed 12 starts inside first-year offensive coordinator Dan Enos' 60-40 run-pass split, multiple run scheme. Limmer has an athletic, lean and wiry build with very good athletic ability and solid play strength.

Limmer is a springy, rangy run-blocker with loose hips and wiry strength who understands how to adjust leverage and positioning to strain, sustain and secure blocks. He has experience in a multiple run scheme executing a variety of concepts, but he excels most while working zone combinations and back blocks.

Limmer has the quickness and balance to hit landmarks and intersect moving targets, but he needs to temper his overaggressive, frenetic energy to avoid overshooting his target and getting beat across his face.

In pass protection, Limmer uses his very good athletic ability and reactionary quickness to get to his spots and recover out of compromising positions. However, his narrow, lean build makes it a chore to consistently anchor against the bull rush and maintain the integrity of the pocket on pick attempts.

Overall, Limmer is a very athletic, lean, nimble blocker with wiry strength who can strain to finish blocks. His extensive guard experience should at least help him cross-train across the interior as a swing backup in the NFL right away, but his narrow frame and minimal girth likely pigeonholes his path into a starting role as a center-only in a zone-heavy scheme.

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GRADE: 6.8 (Potential Role Player/Contributor — 4th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 99

POSITION RANK: IOL13

PRO COMPARISON: Daniel Kilgore

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

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Bobby Petrino is ready for his second chance at Arkansas, this time as the offensive coordinator.

"It's something I hoped would happen," he said Wednesday when discussing a return to the Razorbacks, per ESPN's Chris Low. "Wasn't sure if it ever would, but it is a dream come true to be able to go back to the University of Arkansas and do anything I possibly can to make it right this time. I'm grateful to coach [Sam] Pittman and [athletic director] Hunter Yurachek for making it happen."

Petrino was the head coach at Arkansas for four seasons from 2008 through 2011. While he went 5-7 in his first season, the team quickly improved and went 8-5 in his second, 10-3 in his third and 11-2 in his fourth.

Those last two years included a Sugar Bowl appearance and Cotton Bowl win and remain the last time the program reached double-digit wins in a season.

However, as Low noted, he was fired for cause after a motorcycle crash led to the reveal he was involved in an extramarital affair with a female staffer he hired for the football program. Then-athletic director Jeff Long said he lied to school officials during the ensuing investigation, which led to his firing as the head coach despite the success on the field.

Since then, the Razorbacks have turned to John Smith, Brett Bielema, Chad Morris and Pittman as head coach, none of whom reached the level of success that Petrino did during his tenure.

Arkansas was an ugly 4-8 in 2023 and turned to the past in an effort to improve the future with this hire.

"I've always been a Razorback fan and rooted for them and know how hard this last season has been for all of them, so when Coach Pittman had the idea of me coming back, I was immediately interested," the new offensive coordinator said. "Like I said, it was almost a dream."

Petrino has bounced around some following his first stint at Arkansas and was the head coach at Western Kentucky, Louisville and the FCS' Missouri State. He was also the offensive coordinator for Texas A&M in 2022.

The Razorbacks need a boost after a disappointing season that saw them go 1-7 in the SEC, and Petrino is excited to provide one for them.

Bobby Petrino is in line for a return to Arkansas.

According to ESPN's Chris Low, Petrino has "agreed to return" to Arkansas as offensive coordinator.

Petrino make $1.35 million in 2024 as well as $1.6 million in 2025 and 2026. Not only that, but his contract will include a country club membership.

Bobby Petrino will be paid $1.35 million in 2024, $1.6 million in 2025 and $1.6 million in 2026.

He gets a country club membership, 8 tickets to home football games and $7,200 in car allowance.

Arkansas will also pay up to $25,000 in moving expenses/temporary housing. pic.twitter.com/dQNvoOInyr

— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) November 29, 2023

Petrino served as head coach at Arkansas from 2008-2011 and he led the Hogs to a 51-34 record. The program also secured victories in the Cotton Bowl and Liberty Bowl during his tenure and a berth in the Sugar Bowl.

Arkansas fired Petrino in April 2012 after news broke that he had an affair with his then-25-year-old assistant Jessica Dorrell. News of the affair came out after Petrino got into a single-vehicle motorcycle crash with Dorrell as his passenger.

Former Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said at the time during a press conference that Petrino "engaged in a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletic staff, both before and after the motorcycle accident."

Petrino began his coaching career at Louisville in 2003 and he spent four seasons with the Cardinals before heading to Arkansas. After being fired by the Razorbacks, he returned to coaching in 2013 at Western Kentucky and led the Hilltoppers to an 8-4 record.

Following his one-year stint with Western Kentucky, Petrino returned to Louisville from 2014-18. In his nine seasons with the Cardinals, he went 77-35 and posted three wins in bowl games.

Petrino was hired by Missouri State in January 2020 and he went 18-15 in his three seasons with the team. He went on to accept the UNLV offensive coordinator position following the 2022 season but left after one month to join Jimbo Fisher's staff as offensive coordinator at Texas A&M.

The Aggies finished the 2023 campaign with a 7-5 record.

Petrino will replace Dan Enos, who was fired by the Razorbacks during the regular season. Arkansas finished the year with a disappointing 4-8 record.

Class of 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks football recruit Dion Stutts died Tuesday in an apparent ATV accident at age 18. The school released a statement announcing his death:

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— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) June 14, 2023

According to CBS Sports' Will Backus, Memphis University School football coach and athletic director Bobby Alston told Wynston Wilcox of the Commercial Appeal that Stutts was on his family farm in Batesville, Mississippi, when the accident occurred. He was scheduled to take an official visit to Arkansas the weekend of June 23.

"Our hearts are broken for the family," Alston said. "Dion was such a great young man. He had a smile that warmed your heart when you had a chance to be around him."

A 6'3", 250-pound defensive lineman, Stutts was a 3-star recruit and ranked as the 18th-best player in the state of Tennessee and No. 65 player at his position, per 247Sports' composite list. He officially made his commitment to the Razorbacks on March 11 over offers from Louisville, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and South Carolina, among others.

As a junior for MUS this past season, Stutts recorded 30 total tackles and 13 tackles for loss to establish himself as one of the best defensive linemen in the Memphis area. He also competed on the school's wrestling team.

"We're going to miss that smile, miss that wonderful personality and we're just praying for his family right now," Alston said.

HEIGHT: 6'1 1/2"

WEIGHT: 211

HAND: 9"

ARM: 32"

WINGSPAN: 75 3/4"

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40-YARD DASH: 4.64

3-CONE: 7.31

SHUTTLE: 4.38

VERTICAL: 32.5"

BROAD: 9'10"

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POSITIVES

— Excellent size and length for the position.

—Versatile player who can play at multiple levels of the defense. Best when playing close to the line of scrimmage.

— Aggressive player against the run. Triggers quickly.

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NEGATIVES

— Below-average man cover skills. Lacks ideal twitch and movement skills. Heavy-footed at times and can be handsy.

— Lacks physicality for his size when tacking. Takes on blocks, but does not control them. Below-average strength.

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2022 STATISTICS

— 13 G, 55 TOT, 4 TFL, 1 FF, 1 PD, 1 INT

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NOTES

— 21 games started

— Transferred from Georgia after 2021 season

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OVERALL

Latavious Brini is a big-bodied safety with excellent size and length. He has enough versatility to play at multiple levels of the defense, but he does his best work closer to the line of scrimmage. He plays with good physicality, but he lacks the ideal strength for the NFL.

As a run defender, Brini does a very good job of triggering and coming downhill. He quickly closes the space and looks to deliver physical hits. Though he typically takes the correct angles when closing the gap, he doesn't always come to balance and often drops his head on tackles, which leads to shoestring and missed tackles. When coming downhill within a gap or limited space, he does a very good job of fronting up ball-carriers and wrestling them down.

When playing the pass, Brini struggles at times in both man and zone coverage. He's heavy-footed at times, which causes him to be slower reacting and carrying receivers downfield. When breaking in front of him, he does a good job of showing a burst and running through receivers.

As a deep defender, Brini has limited range and struggles to make plays on the sideline. He's best at playing from the box, when he can use his leverage to give receivers a one way go. As an underneath zone defender, he does a good job of playing his zone, but he can occasionally display poor awareness and lose his threats.

Ultimately, Brini has the ideal body type to play in the NFL, but he lacks the movement skills to play as a deep safety. He may be best served as a box safety, or even seeing if he can make the transition to "Will" linebacker. He is a draftable backup with limited upside.

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GRADE: 5.9 (Backup or Draftable/Rounds 6-7)

OVERALL RANK: 203

POSITION RANK: S16

PRO COMPARISON: Foyesade Oluokun

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Cory Giddings

HEIGHT: 6'2 1/8"

WEIGHT: 235

HAND: 9 3/4"

ARM: 31 3/4"

WINGSPAN: 76 1/4"

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40-YARD DASH: TBD

3-CONE: TBD

SHUTTLE: TBD

VERTICAL: TBD

BROAD: TBD

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POSITIVES

– Solid athlete with solid movement skills to help defend against outside runs and in coverage.

– Knows when to pick his spots to shoot an open gap versus the run and get unblocked tackles for a short gain.

– Takes on blocks with his hands which, combined with his lateral movement skills, allows him to escape against outside runs.

– Good at reading the running back's path versus zone runs to put himself in a position to make plays.

– Hustle player.

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NEGATIVES

– Instincts in coverage are a work in progress. Late to read pass versus play action, struggles to locate threats in zone and will lose his man when playing man coverage, ending up covering grass far too often.

– Lacks strength to hold his ground against inside runs when blocked by offensive linemen. Occasionally ends up on the ground.

– Tries to work around blocks and will take himself out of his gap.

– Dives and leaves his feet when making open-field tackles, leading to misses.

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2022 STATS

– 11 G, 92 TOT (37 SOLO), 4.5 TFL, 2 SK, 3 PD

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NOTES

– Born September 28, 1999

– A 4-star recruit in the 2018 class, No. 339 overall, No. 18 ILB, per 247Sports' composite rankings

– Injuries: 2019 (clavicle strain, missed part of 1 game), 2020 (shoulder, missed 1 game), 2022 (hip surgery, missed 2 games and all predraft events)

– 37 career starts

– 2021 Honors: Third-Team All-American (Phil Steele), First-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele), Second-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches), Third-Team All-SEC (PFF), SEC Academic Honor Roll

– 2020 Honors: Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches), SEC Academic Honor Roll

– 2019 Honors: SEC Academic Honor Roll

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OVERALL

Bumper Pool is a very experienced linebacker. He took advantage of the extra year of eligibility from the COVID-19 pandemic and was a contributor all five years at Arkansas.

Pool is best as a run defender with his instincts and ability to make plays against outside runs. However, he needs to get stronger to hold up at the point of attack when he has to take on blocks.

In coverage, Pool can be a bit of a liability. He'll inexplicably leave his assignment when playing man coverage, and he struggles to locate threats coming into his area while playing zone. He has decent athletic traits to be at least serviceable in coverage, but he needs more work on the mental side of things than you'd hope for from someone with his amount of experience.

The Razorback also suffered a late-season hip injury that required surgery and kept him from proving himself in predraft events like the all-star games and the NFL combine. That'll impact his draft stock, as he's likely going to be an undrafted free agent and will need to contribute on special teams to land on a 53-man roster.

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GRADE: 5.4 (Backup or UDFA with Roster Potential/UDFA)

OVERALL RANK: 264

POSITION RANK: LB19

PRO COMPARISON: Will Compton

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Written by B/R NFL Draft Scout Matt Holder