2010 Arkansas Recruiting Class

Arkansas Razorbacks 2010 ... Head Coach: Bobby Petrino

2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 7-5
2009 Record: 8-5

9/5 Missouri St W 48-10
9/12 OPEN DATE
9/19 Georgia L 52-41
9/26 at Alabama L 35-7
10/3 Tex A&M (Dal) W 47-19
10/10 Auburn W 44-23
10/17 at Florida L 23-20
10/24 at Ole Miss L 30-17
10/31 E Michigan W 63-27
11/7 So. Carolina W 33-16
11/14 Troy W 56-20
11/21 Miss State W 42-21
11/28 at LSU L 33-30 OT
LIBERTY BOWL
1/2 East Carolina W 20-17 OT

2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 6-6
2008 Record: 5-7

Aug. 30 West Illinois W 28-24
Sept. 6 ULM (Litt.Rock) W 28-27
Sept. 13 at Texas PPD
Sept. 20 Alabama L 49-14
Sept. 27 at Texas L 52-10 
Oct. 4 Florida L 38-7
Oct. 11 at Auburn W 25-22
Oct. 18 at Kentucky L 21-20
Oct. 25 Ole Miss L 23-21
Nov. 1 Tulsa  W 30-23
Nov. 8 at So Carolina L 34-21
Nov. 15 OPEN DATE 
Nov. 22 at Miss St L 31-28
Nov. 28 LSU W 31-30

Arkansas Razorbacks

The Top Five Prospects
DT	Calvin Barnett	6-3	330	Tulsa, OK
OL	Cam Feldt	6-5	290	Pilot Point, TX
DT	Byran Jones	6-3	297	Junction City, AR
DE	Jatashun Beachum	6-2	275	Dallas, TX
WR	Eric Bennett	5-10	176	Tulsa, OK
The Rest of the Class
DT	LaCraig Brown	6-4	261	Monroe, LA
K	Eduardo Camara	5-8	155	Cedar Hill, TX
DB	Daunte Carr	6-3	205	Gainesville, GA
OL	Luke Charpentier	6-4	305	River Ridge, LA
LB	Courtney Gaston	6-3	205	Fort Gibson, OK
ATH	Brad Hefley	6-5	255	Joplin, MO
WR	Jay Herndon	6-1	170	Jacksonville, FL
K	Zach Hocker	5-11	165	Russellville, AR
ATH	Julian Horton	6-1	182	Norcross, GA
WR	Maudrecus Humphrey	6-2	185	Hoover, AL
DT	Jeremiah Jackson	6-2	265	Hoover, AL
ATH	Jarrett Lake	6-2	205	Jenks, OK
ATH	Braylon Mitchell	6-2	208	Heber Springs, AR
OL	Denton Simek	6-6	260	Prague, OK
DE	Chris Smith	6-2	230	Mount Ulla, NC
DB	Darrell Smith	6-2	185	Port Saint Joe, FL
ATH	Alan Turner	5-11	181	Junction City, AR
TE	Garrett Uekman	6-4	235	Little Rock, AR
WR	Marquel Wade	5-11	180	Jacksonville, FL
QB	Jacoby Walker	6-2	210	Spring, TX

January 2
LIBERTY BOWL
Arkansas 20 … East Carolina 17 OT
Alex Tejada nailed a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Arkansas the win, but it took ECU mistakes to pull it off. Pirate PK Ben Hartman had a chance to break a 17-17 tie with 1:03 to play, but he hit the upright on a 39-yard field goal attempt. Arkansas missed on three straight passes, ECU got the ball back, and got in a position to win the game with another 39-yard field goal, but Hartman missed on the last play of regulation. In overtime, Hartman missed a 35-yarder, Tejada put his kick down the middle, and Arkansas escaped. ECU outgained Arkansas 393 yards to 283 and held a 10-0 first half lead helped by a three-yard Dominique Lindsay scoring run, but Arkansas game back in a hurry in the second half on a 25-yard Tejada field goal and a 37-yard Tramain Thomas interception return for a score. The two teams traded punches late in the third with Dwayne Harris catching a 13-yard touchdown pass for ECU and Arkansas answering 30 seconds later on a 41-yard Jarius Wright catch.
Player of the Game: In a losing cause, East Carolina RB Dominique Lindsay ran 33 times for 151 yards and a touchdown and caught a pass for 13 yards.
East Carolina: Passing: Pat Pinkney, 17-33, 209 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Dominique Lindsay, 33-151, 1 Td, Receiving: Darryl Freeney, 6-94
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 15-36, 202 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Broderick Green, 11-50, Receiving: Jarius Wright, 4-90, 1 TD
What It All Means: Arkansas should’ve run out of the building the moment Alex Tejada’s overtime field goal passed through the uprights. Don’t collect the trophy, don’t shake hands, don’t even get changed or shower; run out, get on the bus, and get away before someone tries to take this one back. East Carolina lost this game more than Arkansas won it with three missed Pirate field goals and little offense from the Hogs, outside of the great pitch-and-catch from Ryan Mallett to Jarius Wright from 41 yards out for a score. Arkansas was 0-of-13 on third down conversions, held on to the ball for 22:05, and came up with just ten first downs. It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win, and a bowl win is a bowl win. But the coaching staff can still use this as motivation. 

Nov. 28
at LSU 33 … Arkansas 30 OT
LSU capped off a brilliant last-gasp drive, answering a 14-yard Joe Adams touchdown catch with 1:18 to play, going 41 yards in 1:08 leading to a Josh Jasper 41-yard field goal to force overtime. In the OT, Jasper hit his fourth kick of the game, connecting from 36 yards out for a Tiger lead. Arkansas PK Alex Tejada missed a 36-yarder giving LSU the win. Jordan Jefferson threw two touchdown passes for the Tigers, highlighted by a 16-yarder to Brandon LaFell in the first, and Trindon Holliday returned a punt 87 yards for a score on the way to a 17-3 LSU lead, but Arkansas kept pace helped by touchdown runs from Ronnie Wingo from 13 yards out and Broderick Green from eight yards away.
Player of the Game: LSU PK Josh Jasper connected on all four of his field goals from 47, 47, 41, and 36 yards away.
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 17-39, 227 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dennis Johnson, 9-78, Receiving: Greg Childs, 5-124
LSU: Passing: Jordan Jefferson, 17-25, 179 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Trindon Holliday, 9-57, Receiving: Richard Dickerson, 6-44
What It All Means: Arkansas knows how to fight with the big boys on the road, but this is the second time this year there was a huge chance to make a statement and it didn’t happen. The first was against Florida, and like the LSU game, the defense couldn’t close. Jerry Franklin made 13 tackles, half a sack, and an interception, but the Hog D struggled against the LSU offense when it had to come up with a stop the most. While this will be disappointing for the bowl picture and the program’s momentum, the Hogs could still end up going to the Cotton. 

Nov. 21
at Arkansas 42 … Mississippi State 21
Ryan Mallett threw five touchdown passes including plays from 58 and 64 yards away to Cobi Hamilton, but Mississippi State wouldn’t go away until late thanks to Anthony Dixon. The Bulldog star tore off scoring runs from four and 70 yards in the third quarter to pull MSU within seven, but Mallett connected with Greg Childs from 11 yards out early in the fourth quarter and Broderick Green close things out with a two-yard scoring dash.
Player of the Game: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett completed 18-of-34 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions
Mississippi State: Passing: Chris Relf, 4-7, 27 yds
Rushing: Anthony Dixon, 24-176, 2 TD, Receiving: Marcus Green, 3-17
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 18-34, 313 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Dennis Johnson, 11-50, Receiving: Cobi Hamilton, 3-131, 2 TD
What It All Means: As if Ryan Mallett wasn’t doing enough already, now he’s going to need to do even more with RB Michael Smith done for the year with a hamstring problem. It’s not like the offense was missing him much anyway as Mallett has caught fire in a four-game winning streak to put the Hogs in a position for a New Year’s Day bowl game. The SEC has to fill three key spots (Outback, Capital One, and Cotton), with Ole Miss likely to grab one, and the winner of the Arkansas-LSU game next week to determine one of the others. LSU can’t run and doesn’t have the firepower to keep up if Mallett stays how. Arkansas can absolutely go 8-4, but it’s all on Mallett. 

Nov. 14
at Arkansas 56 … Troy 20
Ryan Mallett became the Arkansas single-season passing leader bombing away for 405 yards and five scores including two to Ronnie Wingo from 16 and 83 yards away. Troy bombed away with Levi Brown throwing for 321 yards, but he threw three interceptions and the team lost the ball four times. Arkansas jumped over every mistake on the way to a 28-7 first half lead and was never threatened. 24 different players between the two teams caught passes, and 13 players got carries.
Player of the Game: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett completed 23-of-30 passes for 405 yards and five scores with an interception.
Troy: Passing: Levi Brown, 29-50, 321 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Shawn Southward, 9-42, Receiving: Jerrel Jernigan, 5-43
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 23-30, 405 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dennis Johnson, 4-58, Receiving: Jarius Wright, 5-67, 1 TD
What It All Means: Ryan Mallett showed what he could do in one season setting the Arkansas record for the most passing yards in a season, but more importantly, the team is on a nice three game winning streak and is bowl eligible. Now it’s gravy time with Mississippi State and LSU up next, and if the Hogs win the two games, they’ll likely be playing on New Year’s Day. To do that, the aggressive defense has to keep forcing turnovers to make up for the yards allowed through the air. Fortunately, the Bulldogs and Tigers can’t throw. 

Oct. 7
at Arkansas 33 … South Carolina 16
Arkansas overcame a rocky start and tough start to the second half, with South Carolina’s Alshon Jeffery taking a pass 80 yards for a score, by scoring 23 unanswered points. Ryan Mallett didn’t throw any touchdown passes, but he ran it in from one-yard out and Broderick Green scored from two and three yards away. South Carolina got a touchdown pass and a one-yard scoring run from Stephen Garcia.
Player of the Game: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett completed 23-of-27 passes for 329 yards, and he ran for a short score
South Carolina: Passing: Stephen Garcia, 20-34, 327 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Kenny Miles, 8-34, Receiving: Alshon Jeffery, 5-116, 1 TD
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 23-27, 329 yds
Rushing: Broderick Green, 13-47, 2 TD, Receiving: D.J. Williams, 7-137
What It All Means: Ryan Mallett had put up big numbers throughout the year, but he wasn’t always accurate. He might not have thrown a touchdown pass against South Carolina, but he was deadly accurate and was terrific on third down throw after third down throw. The run defense came up with a nice game, and while the secondary gave up a huge touchdown pass, it tightened up late. With home games against Troy and Mississippi State up next, a bowl game should be a lock. But now it’s about improving to have a shot of winning at LSU to close out the regular season. 

Oct. 31
at Arkansas 63 … Eastern Michigan 27
Arkansas got up to a 42-0 halftime lead highlighted by a 99-yard Broderick Green touchdown run and a 78-yard Joe Adams scoring catch. The defense got into the act early with a 50-yard Freddy Burton interception return for a score, and the special teams came up with a score on a blocked punt for a touchdown for a 49-0 lead. Eastern Michigan got three touchdown passes from Kyle McMahon in the third quarter including a 77-yarder to Kinsman Thomas.
Player of the Game: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett completed 14-of-16 passes for 248 yards and three scores, and he ran five times for 42 yards.
Eastern Michigan: Passing: Kyle McMahon, 10-19, 231 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dwayne Priest, 21-66, 1 TD, Receiving: John Bonner, 2-66, 1 TD
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 14-16, 248 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Broderick Green, 9-134, 2 TD, Receiving: Cobi Hamilton, 4-73
What It All Means: Arkansas was able to come up with a nice, easy win with everything working and Ryan Mallett producing with a nearly perfect performance. Big deal, it was against Eastern Michigan, but it’s never a bad thing this late in the year for a team to stretch its legs a little bit before going into the heart of the schedule. With three more home games in the current stretch, including a big game against South Carolina next week, the Hogs have to show they’re for real in the SEC. Getting a healthy Michael Smith back at running back should help, assuming he’s ready after sitting out the layup. 

Oct. 24
at Ole Miss 30 … Arkansas 17
Ole Miss got a huge day from Dexter McCluster, who lead the team in both rushing and receiving, can Jevan Snead ran for a score and threw two touchdown passes in the win. The Rebels took a 17-0 lead in the first half before Arkansas got on the board with a three-yard Knile Davis run followed up by a 44-yard Alex Tejada field goal, but McCluster took over taking a pass 64 yards for a score. The Hogs answered right back with a 58-yard Carlton Salters touchdown catch, but that would be it for the Arkansas offense. Joshua Shene nailed three field goals for the Rebels.
Player of the Game: Ole Miss RB Dexter McCluster ran 22 times for 123 yards and caught seven passes for 137 yards and a score.
Ole Miss: Passing: Jevan Snead, 22-33, 332 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Dexter McCluster, 22-123, Receiving: Dexter McCluster, 7-137, 1 TD
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 12-34, 254, 1 TD
Rushing: Michael Smith, 6-35, Receiving: Greg Childs, 3-83 
What It All Means: For all the good things Arkansas has done this year for with the close call against Florida last week still being talked about, the team is 1-4 in SEC play and has some work to do just to get to a bowl. The Hogs will get a 13th game, there are two layups ahead with Eastern Michigan and Troy as part of a four game homestand, but the passing game has to be more effective, there are too many misfires, and the line has to play better. It got manhandled by Ole Miss and couldn’t get the running game going.

Oct. 17
at Florida 23 … Arkansas 20
Florida fumbled it four times but survived a scare with a 69-yard drive in 14 plays, ending with a game-winning 27-yard field goal from Caleb Sturgis. Sturgis also connected on field goals from 51 and 30 yards away, while Arkansas PK Alex Tejada missed two field goals, and made two, but the two offenses had their moments in the second half with Deonte Thompson catching a 77-yard touchdown pass for the Gators, and with Greg Childs coming up with a 75-yard scoring play off a brilliant throw from Ryan Mallett. The Childs play gave the Hogs a 20-13 lead, but Jeffery Demps scored on a ten-yard run to tie it on the ensuing drive. Florida finally ended it by stopping an attempt at a last gasp Cal band play.
Player of the Game: Florida CB Joe Haden tied for the team lead with six tackles, made a sack, two quarterback hurries, two tackles for loss, and broke up a pass.
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 12-27, 224 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Dennis Johnson, 14-107, Receiving: Greg Childs, 4-135, 1 TD
Florida: Passing: Tim Tebow, 17-26, 255 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Tim Tebow, 27-69, Receiving: Aaron Hernandez, 7-92
What It All Means: Florida made the mistakes early, but Arkansas made them late. The Hogs were helped by four Gator fumbles, but two missed field goals, ten penalties (though some of them were very soft), and too many wasted opportunities let the Gators up off the mat. Ryan Mallett only completed 12-of-27 passes, and he struggled on third downs, but he kept the pressure on the Florida secondary all game long. While this hurts, and the Hogs are now 1-3 in conference play, they have to refocus in a hurry for a winnable game against Ole Miss before getting a nice four-game homestand.

Oct. 10
at Arkansas 44 … Auburn 23
Arkansas had the machine humming getting up to a 20-0 lead and was never threatened the rest of the way. Ryan Mallett threw three touchdown passes and ran for a four-yarder on the way to a 34-3 advantage, but Auburn tried to make a run with Ben Tate touchdown runs from one and 60 yards away, to go along with a three-yard Ontario McCalebb touchdown to make it closer in the third. Arkansas put it away with ten points in the fourth. Arkansas held on to the ball for 38:27 including 10:11 in both the first and fourth quarters.
Player of the Game: Arkansas RB Michael Smith ran 18 times for 145 yards and a score, and he caught a pass for 12 yards.
Auburn: Passing: Chris Todd, 15-28, 133 yds
Rushing: Ben Tate, 22-184, 2 TD, Receiving: Darvin Adams, 3-24
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 24-37, 274 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Michael Smith, 18-145, 1 TD, Receiving: D.J. Williams, 6-57, 1 TD
What It All Means: It was nice to blow away Texas A&M, the Aggies hadn’t played anyone with a pulse, but getting the offense rolling like it was against an Auburn team that was playing at a high level showed that everything is working. While the attack will revolve around Ryan Mallett, there was nice balance with Michael Smith and the ground game to help keep the defense off the field. The Hogs aren’t going to stop anyone, so the time of possession advantage will be vital. With road dates at Florida and Ole Miss coming up, the Hogs should have a puncher's chance if the offense can stay balanced and consistent. 

Oct. 3
Texas A&M 47 … Arkansas 19 (in Arlington)
Texas A&M got up 10-0 helped by a 60-yard Brandal Jackson touchdown catch, while the defense stuffed the Arkansas passing game with two sacks. And then the floodgates opened in Jerry Jones’ new building as the Hogs scored 30 straight points on three Ryan Mallett touchdown passes and a 85-yard fumble return for a touchdown from De’Anthony Curtis. Mallett added a fourth touchdown pass on a 29-yard play to Michael Smith in the third to keep the Hogs comfortably ahead. Jerrod Johnson threw for 345 yards for the Aggies.
Player of the Game: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett completed 17-of-27 passes for 271 yards and four touchdowns.
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 17-27, 271 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Ronnie Wingo, 4-86, 1 TD, Receiving: Michael Smith, 5-65, 1 TD
Texas A&M: Passing: Jerrod Johnson, 30-58, 345 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Cyrus Gray, 12-65, Receiving: Ryan Tannehill, 6-66, 1 TD 
What It All Means: It took a little while, but once the offense got moving it couldn’t be stopped. Ryan Mallett needs time to operate, and he got it after the first few drives and showed what he could do. He made better and better decisions as the game went on, and he handled the pressure better than he did against Alabama. Auburn isn’t going to provide the same pressure next week, but the offense will make it more of a shootout. The secondary has to do a better job of preventing the deep ball; the Hogs are last among SEC teams in pass defense.

Sept. 26
at Alabama 35 … Arkansas 7
Alabama dismantled Arkansas with the passing game as Greg McElroy had a career-high 291 passing yards with three touchdown passes connecting with Julio Jones from 50 yards out, Marquis Maze from 80 yards away, and Mark Ingram from 14 yards out. Ingram also ran for a two-yard scoring dash while Trent Richardson opened up the scoring with a 52-yard touchdown. Arkansas was held in check all game with just 254 yard of total offense with the lone score on a 18-yard Greg Childs catch in the third quarter.
Player of the Game: Alabama QB Greg McElroy completed 17-of-24 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 12-35, 160 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Michael Smith, 12-61, Receiving: Joe Adams, 6-81
Alabama: Passing: Greg McElroy, 17-24, 291 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Trent Richardson, 9-65, 1 TD, Receiving: Roy Upchurch, 3-30 
What It All Means: The secondary is going to be a problem all season long, and it might never get fixed. Now it’s up to the offense and Ryan Mallett to not only be more consistently explosive to keep up the pace, but there needs to be a better job of ball control and rushing the passer to help out the beleaguered secondary. The Texas A&M game next week is going to be a shootout and Mallett has to be ready to be nearly perfect.

Sept. 19
Georgia 52 … at Arkansas 41
In a wild game with 783 passing yards, ten passing scores, and 25 penalties, Georgia pulled ahead in the back-and-forth shootout with Joe Cox fifth and final touchdown pass of the game on a 28-yard throw to A.J. Green. Ryan Mallett also threw for five scoring passes including a 40-yarder to Greg Childs and a two-yarder to D.J. Williams in the third quarter, but Cox and the Georgia passing game kept up the pace with a 44-yard play to Orson Charles and a 50-yarder to Tarvarres King in the crazy third quarter. Georgia averaged 20.8 yards per completion while Arkansas averaged 19.4 yards per catch.
Player of the Game: Georgia QB Joe Cox completed 18-of-26 passes for 375 yards and five touchdowns with an interception
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 21-39, 408 yds, 5 TD
Rushing: Michael Smith, 8-59, Receiving: Greg Childs, 5-140, 2 TD
Georgia: Passing: Joe Cox, 18-26, 375 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Richard Samuel, 16-104, 1 TD, Receiving: A.J. Green, 7-137, 2 TD
What It All Means: Eventually, the Bobby Petrino offense will match up with a not-that-bad defense and the results will be terrific. Ryan Mallett, showing off his next-level arm, was sensational in his first game in SEC play and he did a great job of using his receivers to spread the ball around. However, the offense finally slowed down late while the defense couldn’t shut down Georgia completely. But this was a great sign and a good jumping off point for a program that’s going to be bombing away from everyone week after week. With this offense, the Hogs have a puncher’s chance against everyone.

Sept. 5
at Arkansas 48 ... Missouri State 10
Arkansas set a school record with 447 passing yards with Ryan Mallett accounting for 309 and Tyler Wilson stepping in and throwing for 138 in the rout. The Hogs started off the scoring with a 91-yard kickoff return from Dennis Johnson, and got all the points they'd need halfway through the first quarter on a 15-yard Michael Smith run. Joe Adams caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Mallett, and Van Stumon caught a two-yard score from Tyler Wilson.
Player of the Game: Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett completed 17-of-22 passes for 309 yards and a score.
Missouri State: Passing: Cody Kirby, 12-20, 107 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Chris Douglas, 11-38, Receiving: Clay Harbor, 4-61
Arkansas: Passing: Ryan Mallett, 17-22, 309 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Ronnie Wingo, 8-50, Receiving: Jarius Wright, 6-139
What It All Means: It was an expected blasting of Missouri State, but the pieces now appear to be in place with quarterbacks like Ryan Mallett and Tyler Wilson who can wing the ball all over the place. Mallett didn't appear to be the slightest bit rusty, while Wilson threw like a veteran. The defense was able to generate decent pressure and only gave up 205 yards, and it looked like it's ready for the showdown against Georgia.