Pictured are River Valley football all-stars (from left) Matt O’Bar (Booneville), Bryce Perkins (Van Buren), L.J. Robins (Greenwood), Reese Merechka (Charleston), M.J. Parker (Ozark), Braden Hunt (Ozark) and Charlie VanDenBerg (Ozark) at the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game at Estes Stadium on the campus of University of Central Arkansas in Conway on June 22. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Pictured are River Valley football all-stars (from left) Matt O’Bar (Booneville), Bryce Perkins (Van Buren), L.J. Robins (Greenwood), Reese Merechka (Charleston), M.J. Parker (Ozark), Braden Hunt (Ozark) and Charlie VanDenBerg (Ozark) at the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game at Estes Stadium on the campus of University of Central Arkansas in Conway on June 22. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Reese Merechka of Charleston (left) and M.J. Parker of Ozark line up defensively for the West All-Stars in the AHSCA all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Reese Merechka of Charleston (left) and M.J. Parker of Ozark line up defensively for the West All-Stars in the AHSCA all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins receives his MVP ring from the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins receives his MVP ring from the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 at Estes Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins drops back to pass during the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Van Buren’s Bryce Perkins drops back to pass during the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star football game on June 22 in Conway. (Special to River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Leland Barclay)

Hackett’s Aubree Ruggles (left) and Prairie Vaughn) poses for a photo after the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway. (Submitted photo/Bridget Freeman)

Hackett’s Aubree Ruggles (left) and Prairie Vaughn) poses for a photo after the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway. (Submitted photo/Bridget Freeman)

Emerson Schaefer of Lavaca played for the West All-Stars in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway. (Submitted photo/Shannon Todaro)

Emerson Schaefer of Lavaca played for the West All-Stars in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association all-star volleyball game on June 21 in Conway. (Submitted photo/Shannon Todaro)

FAYETTEVILLE — The latest up-and-down recruiting cycle for Arkansas football continued Saturday with a pair of top recruits from inside the state committing elsewhere and spurning the Razorbacks.

Omarion Robinson and Monterrio Elston of Little Rock’s Parkview Magnet High School are headed west. Robinson, the No. 2 recruit in Arkansas and the No. 26 safety in the country according to the 247sports composite, committed to SEC rival Oklahoma. Elston announced his pledge for Kansas State.

Both players went public with their commitments at a ceremony inside Parkview Magnet.

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Robinson is a significant loss, with the top-three players from Arkansas all committed to other schools. The state’s top recruit, offensive tackle Carius Curne, committed to LSU on June 20, while four-star safety Marcus Wimberly is slated to play for Oklahoma.

Elston is another top-10 prospect out of Arkansas and is the 96th-ranked running back in the country.

Two local players spurning the Hogs is a disappointment for head coach Sam Pittman, but the Razorbacks logged their biggest win of the recruiting cycle last week with the commitment of four-star linebacker Tavion Wallace. The Georgia native shocked recruiting experts by picking the Hogs over Florida State and Florida.

The Razorbacks 2025 class ranks 28th in the country and 12th in the SEC. There are just three in-state commits currently in the class with quarterback Grayson Wilson, athlete Quinten Murphy and wide receiver Antonio Jordan.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — One of the state’s most electric athletes, Omarion Robinson, will announce his college decision Saturday at 4 p.m. at Parkview High School’s gym. He will choose between Arkansas, LSU, Oregon and Oklahoma.

The 6-foot, 190 pound safety is an explosive athlete who can make an impact at any position. Robinson’s debut for Parkview came late in the 2021 season as a freshman when he scored four touchdowns between reps on defense and special teams.

He is rated just inside the 247 Top-300 composite ranking. Robinson is No. 26 among safeties and No. 2 overall in Arkansas.

As a junior, Robinson recorded 42 tackles, 10 pass break-ups, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Offensively, he caught 16 passes for 465 yards and three touchdowns. He tacked on another 15 carries for 119 yards and three rushing touchdowns.

IN HIS WORDS

LSU: “They are building something special down there with with defensive coordinator Blake Baker. I think there’s a chance to bring ‘DBU’ back to LSU.”

Oregon: “Up in Eugene, if I go there, there’s nothing really to do. No distractions, possibly play as a freshman, play on an elite team and compete for a natty.”

Arkansas: “It’s my home state, so I’ve got a lot of love for them. They show me a lot of love. I can relate to all the coaches. I can have the opportunity to play on both sides of ball and special teams. Fayetteville is a good city and can see myself playing there. I know a lot of the players there, great connections with all of them. My relationship with Coach Woodson is big. I can see myself making immediate impact with the Razorbacks.

OU: Nothing different being up there. Coach [Brandon] Hall has been recruiting me since 9th grade and he’s always reaching out. The Sooners’ brotherhood the players have is real big. I can see myself playing there, in the SEC, as a freshman and competing for a national championship.

Robinson recently visited the Ducks, but despite a strong impression, On3’s Chad Simmons still writes the Sooners are the school to beat.

“After his Oregon OV, there was a lot of buzz around the Ducks, but I have checked with numerous sources a week later, and things has started to shift back toward the Sooners,” Simmons wrote. “He does not announce until July 6, so there is still a few more days to go, but OU is trending.”

– Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

Oklahoma has already earned a commitment from a central Arkansas prospect in Bauxite 4-star safety Marcus Wimberly. He pledged to Arkansas early on after the 2022 season, but surprisingly backed off a few months later. Wimberly is now firmly committed to Oklahoma and actively recruiting potential teammates on social media.

Rivals national analyst Sam Spiegelman forecasts Robinson to the Sooners’ as of Friday morning. On the flip side, recruiting experts from 247sports have not offered a prediction regarding which school the Little Rock native will play for in 2025.

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