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Arkansas is expected to host more than 50 prospects, including at least 15 4-star recruits, for the Hogwild Hangout recruiting event Saturday. 

The event starts at 11 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. It is expected to be the last big recruiting event held this summer with the dead period starting Aug. 1 and running until Aug. 31. 

Numerous commitments along with prospects from the 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 classes are expected to attend. 

Class of 2025 Arkansas commitments:

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QB Grayson Wilson — 6-3, 205 pounds, of Conway

• Rated a 4-star prospect by Rivals and ESPN, is rated Rivals’ No. 6 dual-threat quarterback

WR Antonio Jordan — 6-6, 230 pounds, of Warren

• Chose Arkansas over Florida State, South Carolina, Ole Miss and others 

LB Tavion Wallace — 6-1, 215 pounds, of Jesup (Ga.) Wayne County

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• Consensus 4-star prospect, ESPN’s No. 4 inside linebacker

S Taijh Overton — 6-2, 180 pounds, of Mobile (Ala.) Williamson

• Consensus 3-star recruit, had offers from Florida State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Central Florida and others 

ATH Quentin Murphy — 6-1, 205 pounds, of LR Parkview

• Consensus 3-star prospect, has other offers from Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon and Oklahoma

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OL Blake Cherry — 6-6, 280 pounds, of Owasso, Okla.

• Consensus 3-star recruit who chose Arkansas over Texas A&M, TCU, Kansas State, Kansas and Nebraska

OL Kash Courtney — 6-5, 270 pounds, of Carthage, Texas

• Consensus 3-star prospect who chose Arkansas over Texas Tech, Houston, West Virginia, Duke and others

CB Nigel Pringle — 6-1, 180 pounds, of Houston North Shore 

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• On3.com 3-star recruit who had offers from Oregon, Houston, Arizona, Kansas, Arizona State and others

DE Trent Sellers — 6-5, 240 pounds, of Moblie, (Ala.) Faith Academy

• On3.com 3-star prospect with offers from Ole Miss, Nebraska, Mississippi State and others 

OL Connor Howes — 6-6, 300 pounds, of Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola

• On3.com 4-star recruit, No. 14 offensive tackle and No. 150 overall prospect

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LB JJ Shelton — 6-1, 205 pounds, of Dallas South Oak Cliff 

• Consensus 3-star recruit who had other offers from Ohio State, Auburn, Notre Dame, TCU and others 

P Gavin Rush — 6-3, 185 pounds, of Franklin (Tenn.) Page, 

• Pledged to Arkansas as a preferred walk-on over scholarship offers from Air Force, Western Kentucky and Army

Non-committed prospects:

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’25 CB Aidan Anding — 6-0, 165 pounds, of Ruston, La.

• Consensus 3-star with Arkansas, Texas, LSU and Miami offers

’25 RB Cameron Settles — 6-0, 198 pounds, of LR Parkview 

• On3.com 3-star prospect who officially visited Arkansas in June 

’25 TE Dakotah Terrell — 6-7, 215 pounds, of Pocola, Okla. 

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• On3.com 3-star recruit with Arkansas, Oklahoma, Michigan and Texas A&M offers 

’25 WR Josiah Warrior-Benson — 6-3, 210 pounds, of Maumelle

• Has an Arkansas State offer

’25 OL Bryson Weathers — 6-6, 285 pounds, of Cabot

• Has interest from Arkansas and Florida State

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’26 RB Racine Guillory Jr. — 5-9, 170 pounds, of  Aldeo, Texas 

• Consensus 4-star prospect with Arkansas, Texas, Southern Cal and Oklahoma offers

’26 RB TJ Hodges — 6-1, 175 pounds, of Marked Tree 

• On3.com 4-star prospect with Arkansas, Oregon, Florida State and Ole Miss offers

’26 DE Jordan Harris — 6-6, 220 pounds, of Maumelle

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• Has offers from Arkansas, Missouri, Ole Miss and SMU

’26 OL Jahlon Harris — 6-6, 330 pounds, of Maumelle

• Has offers from Missouri and Arkansas State 

’26 Noah Best — 6-3, 290 pounds, of Midlothian, Texas

• ESPN 3-star prospect with Arkansas, Missouri, LSU and Oklahoma offers 

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’26 DB Lebron Bauer — 5-11, 160 pounds, of Allen, Texas 

• Arkansas, Texas Tech and Arizona State offers 

’26 S Jordan Deck — 6-2, 185 pounds, of Frisco, (Texas) Lone Star 

• 247Sports 4-star prospect with Arkansas, Penn State, LSU and Oklahoma offers 

’26 QB Jayvon Gilmore — 6-6, 190 pounds, of Elgin, (S.C.) Gaffney 

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• On3.com 3-star with top five of Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Texas A&M and N.C. State 

’26 TE Landon Pace — 6-3, 230 pounds, of St. Louis University HS

• Son of former Ohio State and NFL offensive lineman Orlando Pace

’26 DL Anthony Kennedy — 6-6, 280 pounds, of Maumelle 

• ESPN 4-star with Arkansas, Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee and Texas A&M offers

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’26 WR Caleb ‘The Jet’ Smith — 5-10, 160 pounds, of Allen, Texas

• On3.com 3-star recruit with Arkansas, Nebraska, Louisville and Baylor offers

’26 OL Cody Taylor — 6-3, 280 pounds, of Greenwood

• On3.com 3-star recruit with Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Virginia Tech offers

’26 DE Colton Yarbrough — 6-5, 240 pounds, of Durant, Okla.

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• 247Sports 4-star prospect with Arkansas, Oklahoma St., Oregon and Georgia offers

’26 OL Desmond Green — 6-5, 350 pounds, of St. Stephen, (S.C.) Timberland

• Rivals 4-star recruit with South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson and Florida offers

’26 OL Blaise Thomassie — 6-5, 270 pounds, of Baton Rouge, (La.) Catholic

• Rivals 4-star recruit with Arkansas, Oregon and Florida State offers

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’26 OL Bryce Gilmore — 6-4, 270 pounds, of Prosper, Texas

• Rated a 4-star by three of four recruiting services and has Arkansas, Nebraska and California offers

’26 OL Deminio Patterson — 6-4, 320 pounds, of Joe T. Robinson 

• Has an offer from Ole Miss

’26 OL Tucker Young — 6-5, 300 pounds, of Hot Springs Lakeside

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• Has offers from Arkansas and Memphis

’26 DB Adam Auston — 6-2, 200 pounds, Lawton, (Okla.) MacArthur 

• On3.com 3-star recruit with Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Baylor offers

’26 WR Tre’von McGory — 6-0, 175 pounds, of Germantown, Tenn.

• On3.com 3-star prospect with Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee and Missouri offers

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’26 WR Blair Irvin III — 6-1, 170 pounds, of Bentonville

• Kansas State, Minnesota and UNLV offers

’26 WR Dequane Prevo — 5-9, 160 pounds, of  Texarkana, (Texas) Liberty-Eylau

• ESPN 4-star prospect with Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma offers

’26 QB Jackson Presley — 6-2, 190 pounds, of Kalispell, (MT.) Glacier

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• On3.com 3-star recruit with Arkansas, Texas A&M, Florida State and Colorado offers 

’26 DB Caden Harris — 6-0, 165 pounds, of Brownsville, (Tenn.) Haywood

• On3.com 4-star with Arkansas, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Alabama offers 

’26 LB Jakore Smith — 6-1, 190 pounds, of LR Parkview 

• 247Sports 4-star recruit with Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama and Ole Miss offers 

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’26 Tylen Mathews — 6-0, 170 pounds, of Lake Cormorant, Miss. 

• On3.com 3-star recruit with Arkansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Auburn offers 

’26 S Kyndrick Williams — 6-1,185 pounds, of Fayetteville 

• Has an offer from UNLV

’26 WR Blake McLane — 6-3, 190 pounds, of McKinney, (Texas) Frisco Emerson

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• Attended an Arkansas camp in June

’27 LB/DE Ba’Roc Willis — 6-2, 220 pounds, of Moody, Ala.

• Has offers from Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn and Florida State

’27 DB Jayden Anding — 6-0, 165 pounds, of Ruston, La. 

• Has offers from Arkansas and Miami and is the brother of Arkansas ’26 DB target Aidan Anding

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’27 DE-TE Hayden Sublette — 6-4, 220 pounds, of Maumelle

• Earned an offer from Arkansas after attending camp in June 

’28 WR David Thomas — 5-11, 160 pounds, of Stillwater, Okla.

• Has offers from Arkansas and Oklahoma State



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Joseph Flaherty covers the city of Little Rock for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of Middlebury College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, he has worked for the newspaper since 2020.

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Benton County Sheriff’s Office

Scott Minor, 45, of Elm Street in Jefferson City, Mo., was arrested Friday on suspicion of computer child pornography and sexually grooming a child. Minor was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail with a $150,000 bond set.

Bentonville

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Damond Drake, 52, of West Highland Drive in Rogers was arrested Saturday on suspicion of delivery of methamphetamine or cocaine. Drake was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail with no bond set.

Fayetteville

Cornelius Anderson, 33, of Dawn Street in Fayetteville was arrested Saturday on suspicion of third-degree assault on a family member, third-degree domestic battery, first-degree criminal mischief and theft of property. Anderson remained at the Washington County Detention Center Monday in lieu of $5,000 bond.

Eduard Korshakov, 37, of Prairie Dunes Trail in Fayetteville was arrested Saturday on suspicion of aggravated assault on a family or household member, kidnapping, first-degree false imprisonment, third-degree domestic battery and interference with emergency communications. Korshakov remained at the Washington County Detention Center Monday in lieu of $25,000 bond.

Efrain Quiroz, 29, of North Shamblin Avenue in Fayetteville was arrested Sunday on suspicion of second-degree battery and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. Quiroz remained at the Washington County Detention Center Monday in lieu of $25,000 bond.

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Leo Ward, 21, of West Tanner Drive in Fayetteville was arrested Sunday on suspicion of aggravated residential burglary and stalking. Ward was released from the Washington County Detention Center Monday on $25,000 bond.

Rogers

John Jenkins, 21, of Arkansas 351 in Jonesboro was arrested Saturday on suspicion of fraudulent use of credit/debit card. Jenkins was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail with no bond set.

Springdale

Ashlyn Neal, 19, of Powell Street in Springdale was arrested Saturday on suspicion of kidnapping, second-degree battery, endangering the welfare of a minor, resisting arrest and obstruction of government operations. Neal was released from the Washington County Detention Center Saturday on $5,000 bond.

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Jose Neal, 37, of South Powell Street in Springdale was arrested Saturday on suspicion of second-degree domestic battery, third-degree domestic battery, interference with emergency communications and resisting arrest. Neal was released from the Washington County Detention Center Saturday on $5,000 bond.

Skyler Shane, 31, of Highway 62 in Westville, Ok., was arrested Sunday on suspicion of Possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to deliver, simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm, carrying a prohibited weapon and disorderly conduct. Shane was released from the Washington County Detention Center Sunday on $3,500 bond.

University of Arkansas Police Department

Celso Adame-Gallegos, 19 of Jade Street in Springdale was arrested Friday on suspicion of possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with intent to deliver. Adame-Gallegos was released from the Washington County Detention Center Saturday on $5,000 bond.

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