Compiled by Jimmy Carter
Map by Harold McIlvain II
Arkansas inked 25 football prospects to letters-of-intent on National Signing Day, including six new commitments on Wednesday. Here are profiles for each of the Razorbacks’ signees.
Calvin Barnett – DT
Height: 6-3 Weight: 330
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
High School: Booker T. Washington HS
Rivals.com rating: four star, 5.9 rating, No. 13 defensive tackle
Scout.com rating: four star, No. 13 defensive tackle
ESPN.com rating: four star, 79 rating, No. 21 defensive tackle
Notes: Verbally committed to Oklahoma State before flipping to Arkansas on National Signing Day…high school teammates with fellow-Razorback commit Eric Bennett and attended the same high school (Tulsa Booker T. Washington) as Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee…played in the U.S. Army All-American game…was also recruited by USC, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, UCLA, Oregon State and Texas Tech
Bobby Petrino on Barnett: “Calvin’s a defensive tackle, 6-foot-3, 330 pounds out of Tulsa. He’s a guy that we competed hard for and it came down to the last day. We’re very happy to have Calvin with us.”
Jatashun Beachum – RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 270
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: A Maceo Smith HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 37 athlete, No. 56 overall in Texas
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 32 defensive tackle
ESPN.com rating: three star, 79 rating, No. 32 athlete
Notes: Played quarterback, running back, tight end and defensive end in high school…runs a 4.6 40…began his high school career on the offensive line…was also recruited by Michigan, Florida, Oklahoma, Miami, Nebraska, Florida State, Tennessee, Kansas and Utah
Bobby Petrino on Beachum: “We call him an athlete/running back. He’s a very good football player. He wants to start off at running back and we see him as a running back. He might grow out of that, though. If he does, he could either play linebacker, defensive end, or even an h-back, tight end position for us. He’s an unbelievable athlete for the size that he is. When we first put the video on him, he reminded me a lot of a guy I coached at Louisville by the name of Michael Bush. He has such great feet in the hole when he runs with the football.”
Eric Bennett – ATH
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
High School: Booker T. Washington HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 41athlete, No. 10 overall in Oklahoma
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 31 cornerback
ESPN.com rating: three star, 76 rating, No. 133 athlete
Notes: Played quarterback, running back, receiver and cornerback in high school…high school teammates with fellow-Razorback commit Calvin Barnett and attended the same high school (Tulsa Booker T. Washington) as Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee…was also recruited by Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oregon State and Texas Tech
Bobby Petrino on Bennett: “He’s an athlete who played quarterback at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa. He’s a very athletic kid. He’s a true winner; he has a state championship under his belt. He was a great leader on that team. For us, he’s either going to play cornerback or wide receiver.
“We were fortunate to have him in camp and he did an excellent job at both of those positions. We kind of have him penciled in at corner, but don’t rule out the possibility of him playing a little wide receiver. He’s also a guy you look at and say he can be a great returner for us. He’s really exciting with the ball in his hand.”
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LaCraig Brown – DE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 288
Hometown: Monroe, La.
High School: Richwood HS
Rivals.com rating: NR
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 91 defensive end
ESPN.com rating: NR
Notes: Played in the Max Emfinger All-Star game in Austin, Texas…benches 345 pounds and squats 445 pounds…was also recruited by Mississippi State, TCU, Alabama, LSU and Louisiana Tech
Bobby Petrino on Brown: “This kid just keeps getting bigger. When we started recruiting him he was about 260 pounds but he’s gotten much bigger. We pulled up to his house the other day and he was lifting weights out in front of his driveway. He’s a big man who can really move. We’re really excited to have him. We’ll start him off at defensive end but he could possibly grow into an interior lineman on the defensive side of the ball.”
Eduardo Camara – K
Height: 5-8 Weight: 160
Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas
High School: Cedar Hill HS
Rivals.com rating: two star, 5.4 rating, No. 15 kicker
Scout.com rating: two star, No. 19 kicker
ESPN.com rating: three star, 77 rating, No. 8 kicker
Notes: made 15 field goals as a senior, despite being injured in the second game of the season…five kicks were over 40 yards with a long of 49…recorded four touchbacks in five kickoffs…was also recruited by Baylor, North Texas, UTEP and Texas
Bobby Petrino on Camara: “He’s a left-footed kicker that we’re really excited about. We had him in camp and he did an excellent job. He’s very accurate, gets the ball up in the air, and can get it away quickly. We feel like we got a very, very good kicker.”
Daunte Carr – S
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
Hometown: Gainesville, Ga.
High School: Gainesville HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, No. 61 safety
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 81 safety
ESPN.com rating: three star, No. 24 safety,
Notes: Verbally committed to Stanford before flipping to Arkansas on Jan. 17…his high school teams went 56-2 in his career and he played on two state championship and two runner-up teams…played in the Max Emfinger All-Star game…was also recruited by UCLA, Ole Miss, Duke, South Carolina, Wake Forest and West Virginia
Bobby Petrino on Carr: “He was committed to Stanford so we know he’s a very good student. He’s a very quality young man. He plays free safety, is big and physical and can really run down hill and tackle. He also played receiver and made a lot of big plays catching the football. He’s the guy who also has the ability to grow into an outside linebacker or fall into that nickel position. We really like his size and quickness and ability to tackle.”
Luke Charpentier-OL
Height: 6-4 Weight: 315
Hometown: River Ridge, La.
High School: John Curtis Christian HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 50 offensive tackle
Scout.com rating: two star, No. 110 offensive tackle
ESPN.com rating: two star, 73 rating, No. 134 offensive tackle
Notes: Bench presses 345 pounds and squats 585 pounds…was also recruited by Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Southern Miss, SMU and Tulane
Bobby Petrino on Charpentier: “He’s a very good offensive lineman. He’s played all three positions along that offensive front. We see him as either a guard or center for us. He’s real big, physical, strong and very athletic. The one thing that stands out when you watch him is his toughness.”
Cam Feldt – OG
Height: 6-4 Weight: 295
Hometown: Pilot Point, Texas
High School: Pilot Point HS
Rivals.com rating: four star, 5.8 rating, No. 28 offensive tackle
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 35 offensive guard
ESPN.com rating: four star, 81 rating, No. 8 offensive tackle
Notes: Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American game…his father (Blake) was his high school coach and played offensive line at Texas Tech…was Arkansas’ first commit, pledging July 24, 2008…was also recruited by Alabama, Texas Tech, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M and Iowa
Bobby Petrino on Feldt: “You know we’ve had Cam committed for a couple years now. We offered him right after camp when he was a sophomore. He’s been on our campus probably as much as any player that we recruited. Cam is a guy that just grinds and works extremely hard. He’s very talented.
“His dad is a football coach so he knows a lot about the game of football and understands offensive line play. Certainly, he would be one of those guys that would have the ability to come in and contribute right away.”
Courtney Gaston – LB
Height: 6-5 Weight: 225
Hometown: Fort Gibson, Okla.
High School: Fort Gibson HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 40 outside linebacker
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 65 outside linebacker
ESPN.com rating: three star, 76 rating, No. 81 outside linebacker
Notes: runs a 4.5 40…averaged 14.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game on the basketball court as a junior…was also recruited by Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Tulsa
Bobby Petrino on Gaston: “He’s a big guy that can really run, with very, very strong hands, very strong arms. He’s a guy that has endless potential. I think he has the ability to read, run downhill, tackle and cover. That’s something we talked about a lot during recruiting is, we get longer at linebacker and taller at linebacker, your ability to cover is a lot better because quarterbacks don’t like to throw the ball when you have length and size in there.
“He’s a guy we think will be a very, very good football player for us, and we’re certainly happy to have him. He was also a rodeo guy. I don’t know if he won the state championship, but he is a very good rodeo guy.”
Brad Hefley – TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 250
Hometown: Joplin, Mo.
High School: Joplin HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, No. 86 athlete
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 25 middle linebacker
ESPN.com rating: three star, 76 rating, No. 74 defensive tackle
Notes: moved from Riverton, Ks., to Joplin before his senior year…runs a 4.86 40…benches 335 pounds and squats 460 pounds…was also recruited by Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Kansas
Bobby Petrino on Hefley: “He is a tight end/defensive end, he played both. When we actually started recruiting him he was a middle linebacker and a tight end, a very good football player. He’s gotten big. Again, we had Brad in cam. He spent a lot of time down here, he’s been to a lot of our meetings and he’s come to as many home games as he could.
“He’s just a guy I think that has endless potential. He’s big and physical, he can run, catch the football and then when he flips over on the other side of the ball he has the ability to rush the passer and play very physical on the point. He’s one of those guys you can play on either side of the ball. Certainly our tight end coach is fighting for him and our defensive coaches like him on defense.”
Javontee Herndon – WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: The Bolles School
Rivals.com rating: two star, 5.2 rating, NR
Scout.com rating: one star, NR
ESPN.com rating: NR
Notes: Won a state championship in 2009…was also recruited by USF, Cincinnati, Vanderbilt and Clemson
Bobby Petrino on Herndon: “He’s a wide receiver/cornerback out of Jacksonville, Fla. and Bolles High School. He’s very, very impressive. He’s very fast, can really run with the ball after the catch and makes a lot of plays with his feet. I’ve had a lot of success recruiting Bolles High School. There’s a couple of guys on our staff right now that played for me, that were graduates from there. It’s a great school, a great academic school.
“The Sharpe brothers, one of them works over in the weight room for us, he’s our assistant strength and conditioning coach, and one is an intern for us over here in the football department who finished his NFL career and came over here to work for us in the fall. We were happy about that, so we have a little in there. You are going to find out that this young man is a very, very good football player.”
Zach Hocker – K/P
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170
Hometown: Russellville, Ark.
High School: Russellville HS
Rivals.com rating: two star, 5.2 rating
Scout.com rating: two star, NR
ESPN.com rating: three star, 76 rating, No. 14 kicker
Notes: Kicked a school-record 15 field goals in 2009…58 of his 61 kickoffs were touchbacks…averaged 45 yards per punt…was also recruited by Hawaii, Arkansas State, Memphis and North Carolina
Bobby Petrino on Hocker: “He can do all three phases and we’re real excited about that. He’s a young man that can really punt the ball. He has to work on his technique and continue to improve on that. He’s kind of grown up with the idea that he’s a kicker and a kickoff guy, but really, really has a lot of talent in punting the football.
“He also has the ability to kick the ball through the end zone just about every time he lines up and that will certainly help us on the kickoff cover team. He is a very good kicker, so we’re excited to have a guy that can actually do all three. We certainly will be counting on him to contribute and compete for a spot right away.”
Julian Horton – WR
Height: 6-1 Weight: 194
Hometown: Norcross, Ga.
High School: Greater Atlanta Christian School
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, No. 76 athlete
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 112 receiver
ESPN.com rating: three star, 78 rating, No. 66 athlete
Notes: Was teammates with Bobby Petrino, Jr., in 2007…starred for the varsity basketball team…was also recruited by Alabama, Maryland, UCLA, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Illinois and Vanderbilt
Bobby Petrino on Horton: “I had the pleasure of being able to watch Julian his sophomore year just about every Friday night. He played with my youngest son, Bobby, and is a very, very impressive young man. He can elevate, catch the ball in his hands, run with the ball after the catch, he can jump over and play cornerback. He plays the ball real well in the air at corner.
“He had a number of interceptions playing corner his sophomore year when I got to watch him, and one of the first things I did when we took the job here was make sure Julian understood that he had a place to come and play college football. We offered him, I think, when he was just a sophomore.”
Maudrecus Humphrey – WR
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
High School: Hoover HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, No. 85 receiver
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 113 receiver
ESPN.com rating: three star, 77 rating, No. 93 receiver
Notes: Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game…ran track in high school…the son of former Alabama and NFL running back Bobby Humphrey…was also recruited by Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Nebraska and West Virginia
Bobby Petrino on Humphrey: “Certainly one of the top programs in the country; he has been very well coached. He is also a tremendous track athlete. His mom was a very good track athlete, I think she holds some records at UAB. His dad was a very good football player at the University of Alabama. We are very excited to have Maudrecus, he is a guy who can really run after the catch.
“He runs excellent routes, and he has Cobi Hamilton type hands. He can extend his hand away from his body catch balls, elevate and catch balls. He is only going to get stronger and faster. He hasn’t spent a lot of time in the weight room because basically when football is over he is running track. He has been running track his whole life. I think his goal at the high jump is 6’10” and it certainly feels like he is going to get that.”
Jeremiah Jackson – DT
Height: 6-3 Weight: 260
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
High School: Spain Park HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 45 defensive tackle
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 65 defensive tackle
ESPN.com rating: three star, 78 rating, No. 39 defensive tackle
Notes: Was selected to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game…was also recruited by Auburn, Duke, Kentucky, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Southern Miss, UAB and Vanderbilt
Bobby Petrino on Jackson: “Jeremiah is a very good football player, very strong young man. We will start him off at defensive end. He played both defensive end and defensive tackle in high school. He has a very good ability to rush the passer. He is a very strong and physical guy. I am very excited about him, there is no doubt about that. He is going to be a good football player. He is young, he just turned 17, he is only going to get bigger and stronger.”
Byran Jones – DT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 310
Hometown: Junction City, Ark.
High School: Junction City HS
Rivals.com rating: four star, 5.8 rating, No. 19 defensive tackle
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 85 defensive tackle
ESPN.com rating: three star, 78 rating, No. 44 defensive tackle
Notes: Committed to Arkansas on National Signing Day…high school teammates with fellow-Razorback commit Alan Tuner…won back-to-back state championships his junior and senior seasons…is the three-time defending state champion in the shot put…plays varsity basketball…was also recruited by Auburn, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Baylor
Bobby Petrino on Jones: “This is obviously a guy we are very excited about. A great football player; he is very physical. The great thing about Bryan is that he seems to never come off the field. He played offensive tackle, defensive tackle, some defensive end, kicked the extra points for field goals for them, he is just a great football player.
“Obviously we feel that he will come in and contribute and compete to play right away, much like D.D. Jones did a year ago. He is a special, special football player, and we are very excited to have him. There was a lot of energy and effort that went into recruiting him with the entire staff and we did a great job in the recruiting process.”
Jarrett Lake – ATH
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
High School: Jenks HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.5 rating, NR
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 44 outside linebacker
ESPN.com rating: three star, 79 rating, No. 43 receiver
Notes: Verbally committed to Oklahoma before flipping to Arkansas on National Signing Day…attended Hargrave Military Academy before moving to Tulsa, Okla…was ruled ineligible in July…was also recruited by Kansas State, Missouri, Tulsa, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, TCU, UNLV and Wyoming
Bobby Petrino on Lake: “Kind of an interesting story, we watched him play as a wide receiver, run around, catch the ball, elevate, jump, catch touchdown passes. We brought him into camp last summer and we said ‘hey we would like to see you play linebacker’. He jumped right in there and was a natural, instincts, movement, size, strength, physical ability, really looking forward to his senior year.
“Eligibility-wise because of his guardian moving, he wasn’t able to play at Jenks this year. He was committed to Oklahoma and Coach McGee did a great job of staying on him and turning him around. We were on the phone with him all through the night last night.”
Braylon Mitchell – ATH
Height: 6-2 Weight: 225
Hometown: Heber Springs, Ark.
High School: Heber Springs HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, NR
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 97 running back
ESPN.com rating: three star, 77 rating, No. 74 running back
Notes: Played running back and linebacker in high school…was also recruited by Arkansas State and Ole Miss
Bobby Petrino on Mitchell: “Braylon is a guy who can play either one. He can be that big back that we like, that is very physical, catch the ball in the back field, and the speed to go the distance. He also can go on the other side and play linebacker. When we started recruiting him he was strictly playing running back, he came to our camp, and did a great job at our camp.
“Then this year they played him at linebacker and he did a very nice job, he certainly has the size and speed to play both sides of the ball. We are looking forward to him. He is only going to get bigger and stronger. He is going to be a very good football player for us.”
Denton Simek – OL
Height: 6-6 Weight: 285
Hometown: Prague, Okla.
High School: Prague HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, No. 66 offensive tackle
Scout.com rating: two star, No. 102 offensive tackle
ESPN.com rating: three star, 77 rating, No. 27offensive guard
Notes: Verbally committed to Texas Tech before flipping to Arkansas on National Signing Day…runs a 4.86 40…competed in the shot put on his high school track team…was also recruited by Arizona, Texas Tech, TCU, Missouri, Tulsa, Nebraska and Baylor
Bobby Petrino on Simek: “Denton has been on our campus a number of times. He was committed to another school but we kept recruiting him, and he called us back about a week or so ago and his interest rate went way up and we were able to get him to become a Razorback. He is a guy that we really like his length.
“He has great arms, great athletic ability, he did have an injury this year and only got to play a number of games but he is a guy we think will play offensive tackle for us. He is going to continue to grow for us. We really like his athleticism, and his long arms, he will be a pass protector that will learn run block a little bit better.”
Chris Smith – DE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 40: 4.52
Hometown: Mount Ulla, N.C.
High School: West Rowan HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 24 weakside defensive end
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 104 outside linebacker
ESPN.com rating: three star, 77 rating, No. 48 outside linebacker
Notes: Played on back-to-back state championship teams in high school as a junior and senior and was part of a 30-game winning streak…named Class 3A state championship MVP honors and was also named MVP of the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star game…invited to participate in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C…was also recruited by Penn State, Wisconsin, Arizona, Clemson, East Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Wake Forest ,Georgia Tech, Georgia and South Carolina
Bobby Petrino on Smith: “Chris is a special player. He can rush the passer, as good of first step coming off the ball as I’ve ever seen out of a high school player. He can really bend, accelerate. When we were at his high school speaking with coaches and a number of players, some that signed today, one or two with division one schools, one thing that always came up is that Chris was that fastest guy on the team.
“A couple prospects for next year, wide receivers, other positions, Chris was the fastest guy on the team, that was something that we were very, very impressed with. He was able to come over to our campus in the spring and made an early commitment and we hung on to it.”
Darrell Smith – S
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190
Hometown: Port Saint Joe, Fla.
High School: Port St. Joe HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.6 rating, No. 80 safety
Scout.com rating: two star, No. 114 safety
ESPN.com rating: three star, 76 rating, No. 78 safety
Notes: was also recruited by Toledo, Duke and Tulane
Bobby Petrino on Smith: “Darrell is a guy who had a connection to Arkansas. He had a previous coach down there that moved to Arkansas. Darrell came up here over the summer, liked it, we started recruiting, he committed right away, and I was like ‘why is this guy committing so soon?’ One of the reasons was he had already been here on our campus and he really liked what he saw.
“He is another guy who fought through a lot of people coming after him and stuck to his commitment. I am really excited about him. We talked to his coaches, we talked to everybody at the school and the first thing they say about him is how tough he is, how physical he is, and how well he runs. We are really excited to add him to our secondary.”
Alan Turner – ATH
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
Hometown: Junction City, Ark.
High School: Junction City HS
Rivals.com rating: two star, 5.4 rating, NR
Scout.com rating: one star, NR
ESPN.com rating: one star, 60 rating, No. 215 safety
Notes: Committed on National Signing Day…is high school teammates with fellow-Razorback commit Byran Jones…is a three-sport athlete…was also recruited by Auburn, Louisiana Tech and Baylor
Bobby Petrino on Turner: “Alan is a running back and safety, 6-0, 185 pounds from Junction City High School. We are going to line Alan up at safety. He is very physical, very fast and very athletic. I think he will be a very good football player for us. We are real excited to have him and we can’t say enough about Alan.”
Garrett Ukeman – TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 241
Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.
High School: Little Rock Catholic HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 23 tight end
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 46 tight end
ESPN.com rating: three star, 75 rating, No. 45 tight end
Notes: Plays varsity basketball…was also recruited by Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Louisville, Nebraska and Ole Miss
Bobby Petrino on Uekman: “Garrett Uekman is 6-4, 241 pounds. He is 241 pounds. He is from Catholic High School in Little Rock. Garrett is a guy that as you watched his video you said this guy can really run and catch the ball. He can jump, he can elevate, he can get down the field; he can run the corner route and catch the ball over his shoulder. Can he block? Can he play tight end for us? In this league can he block for us? My first question was: you are telling me he is 241 pounds, are you sure he is 241 pounds? So he came to camp, he is 241 pounds. There is no question about it.
“He came to camp to prove that he could play at the University of Arkansas and he did a great job of blocking. He can really shoot his hips, run his speed. He doesn’t do that a lot at his high school. He basically splits out, plays a lot of receiver type schemes in his high school, but he is very athletic. He is a great basketball player. He is the kind of guy I know will come in and compete and have a chance to play early for us.”
Marquel Wade – WR
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: Andrew Jackson HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.7 rating, No. 65 receiver
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 91 receiver
ESPN.com rating: two star, No. 155 receiver
Notes: Averaged 15.6 points per game as a junior for his high school basketball team…was also recruited by South Carolina, Purdue, Ole Miss, Illinois, Miami and South Florida
Bobby Petrino on Wade: “Marquel Wade is 5-11, 180-pound wide receiver from Andrew Jackson High School. He is a very special player with the ball in his hands. Marquel can really make plays after the catch with his ability to run, his ability to return punts and kickoffs. He is real special. He is a guy who I think can be a great player for us.
“The last receiver that I coached from Andrew Jackson High School was a young man by the name of Arnold Jackson. He actually broke Jerry Rice’s record for the most catches in a career, I think it was 305 catches, at the University of Louisville, and Marquel reminds me a lot of Arnold. He is long legged, very fast, great hands and can really make plays after the catch. I think he is a very special player.”
Jacoby Walker – QB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 197
Hometown: Houston, Texas
High School: Westfield HS
Rivals.com rating: three star, 5.5 rating, No. 33 dual-threat quarterback
Scout.com rating: three star, No. 40 quarterback
ESPN.com rating: three star, 75 rating, No. 78 quarterback
Notes: Graduated early from high school and enrolled at Arkansas in Jan…named Texas District 5A-13 co-Offensive Player of the Year…was also recruited by Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Utah, Nebraska and Syracuse
Bobby Petrino on Walker: “Jacoby Walker is a quarterback who we already have on campus. We really liked Jacoby. One of the things that we were real impressed with about Jacoby is that he played from under the center and he played shotgun. We really liked his offense in the fact that he can already take a snap, drop back, get to the right mesh point.
“He is a very confident young man who is very knowledgeable about the game of football. I think that is one of the things that impressed Coach McGee when he went down and met with Jacoby for the first time. When you asked him questions, he could put your defense in his mind. When you asked him to draw something up on the board, he could draw it up. He really understands the game real well. He understands defense, he knows offensive schemes.
“He was very, very well coached at his high school and we are very happy to have him already on campus and he has done a nice job here. I think the one thing about Jacoby is that every person that has said something to me about our new quarterback is saying how nice a young man he is and how happy they are that he is here with us, and that means a lot. He is a very high character guy that will certainly be a good player for us.”