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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Razorbacks Football National Signing Day 2 Summary

Today is the second date for national signings for college football, and the University of Arkansas has just released a summary of the combined signings for national signing day one and two.

Attached is information, including bios on each of 30 signees over both signing periods.

KEY NOTES

• The Razorbacks’ 2023 signing class consists of 20 high school athletes and 10 college transfers.

• Late signing class features five transfers and one high school signee. Each side of the ball is represented equally with three offensive players (2 WR, 1 TE) and three defenders (2 DB, 1 DL). The early signing class featured 14 defenders (6 DB, 4 DL, 4 LB) and 10 offensive players (4 OL, 2 QB, 2 WR, 1 RB, 1 TE).

•30 signees hailing from 13 different states – Texas (7), Alabama (3), Arkansas (4), Georgia (4), Florida (2), Michigan (2), Oklahoma (2), Illinois (1), Maryland (1), Mississippi (1), North Carolina (1), South Carolina (1) and Tennessee (1).

• Four in-state signees, including transfer quarterback Jacolby Criswell (Morrilton), defensive lineman Quincy Rhodes Jr. (North Little Rock), offensive lineman Joey Su’a (Bentonville) and Shamar Easter (Ashdown).

• 16 of the 23 December signees enrolled early and are already participating in offseason workouts. All five transfers in the late signing period have enrolled and are participating in offseason workouts for a total of 21 new Razorbacks this spring.

• No. 21 class nationally and No. 9 class in the SEC by Rivals. According to Rivals rankings, marks the first time with consecutive Top 25 recruiting classes since 2004-2005.

• No. 22 class nationally and the No. 9 class in the SEC by 247Sports, as of now best ranked overall class by 247Sports since 2015. According to 247Sports recruiting rankings, marks the first time since 2015-16 with consecutive Top 25 classes.

• No. 19 transfer class nationally and No. 6 transfer class in the SEC by 247Sports.

FEBRUARY SIGNING PERIOD

Player                                   Pos.        HT          WT         Hometown                         High School / Previous School

Tyrone Broden ^               WR         6-7          210         Detroit, Mich.                    West Bloomfield HS/Bowling Green State

Shamar Easter                   TE           6-5          230         Ashdown, Ark.                   Ashdown HS

Trajan Jeffcoat ^               DL           6-4          269         Columbia, S.C.                   Irmo HS/Missouri

Lorando Johnson ^           DB          6-0          193         Lancaster, Texas               Lancaster HS/Baylor

Isaac TeSlaa ^                     WR         6-4          215         Hudsonville, Mich.           Unity Christian HS/Hillsdale College

Alfahiym Walcott ^          DB          6-2          211         Wilmington, N.C.              Laney HS/Baylor

DECEMBER SIGNING PERIOD

Player                                   Pos.        HT          WT         Hometown                         High School / Previous School

Andrew Armstrong ^       WR         6-4          189         Dallas, Texas                       Bishop Dunne HS / Texas A&M-Commerce

Isaiah Augustave               RB           6-2          205         Naples, Fla.                         Naples HS

Joshua Braun ^                  OL           6-6          335         Live Oak, Fla.                      Suwannee HS / Florida

Jaylon Braxton ^               DB          6-0          180         Frisco, Texas                       Lone Star HS

Luke Brown ^                     OL           6-6          320         Paris, Tenn.                         Henry County HS

Jacolby Criswell ^             QB          6-1          225         Morrilton, Ark.                  Morrilton HS / North Carolina

Carson Dean ^                   LB           6-4          230         Frisco, Texas                       Hebron HS

Davion Dozier                    WR         6-4          195         Moody, Ala.                        Moody HS

Christian Ford                    DB          6-0          185         McKinney, Texas               McKinney HS

Ian Geffrard                        DL           6-5          370         Mableton, Ga.                    Whitefield Academy

Antonio Grier ^                 LB           6-1          220         Atlanta, Ga.                         Mays HS / USF

Dylan Hasz ^                       DB          5-11       175         Bixby, Okla.                         Bixby HS

Luke Hasz ^                         TE           6-3          245         Bixby, Okla.                         Bixby HS

Kaleb James                        DL           6-4          260         Mansfield, Texas               Mansfield HS

RJ Johnson ^                       DB          6-2          182         Locust Grove, Ga.             Eagles Landing Christian Academy

TJ Metcalf ^                        DB          6-1          185         Birmingham, Ala.              Pinson Valley HS

John Morgan ^                  DL           6-2          265         Upper Marlboro, Md.     DeMatha Catholic HS / Pitt

Paris Patterson ^              OL           6-6          340         East St. Louis, Ill.               East St. Louis HS

Quincy Rhodes Jr.             DL           6-6          250         North Little Rock, Ark.    North Little Rock HS

Alex Sanford                       LB           6-1          230         Oxford, Miss.                      Oxford HS

Malachi Singleton ^         QB          6-1          220         Kennesaw, Ga.                   North Cobb HS

Brad Spence ^                    LB           6-2          225         Houston, Texas                  Klein Forest HS

Joey Su’a ^                          OL           6-4          331         Bentonville, Ark.               Bentonville HS

Dallas Young ^                   DB          6-0          185         Gardendale, Ala.               Gardendale HS

Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced directly and in its entirety from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Kyle Parkinson.

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