PowerMizzou – Checking out the comp: Arkansas

Missouri completed spring soccer slightly over every week in the past and is shifting on to the subsequent portion of its offseason, and till the switch portal opens Might 1-15 issues could enter a little bit of a quiet interval across the program. So, whereas we give the Tigers a break for a short time there’s nothing stopping us from trying out what their 2023 Energy 5 opponents’ rosters are trying like.

We have already lined Mizzou’s first 4 Energy 5 opponents in Kansas State, Vanderbilt, LSU, Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida.

Arkansas simply completed up spring soccer with its spring sport over the weekend.

Final season’s document:

Key departures: (NFL Draft) WR Matt Landers, WR Jadon Haselwood, OT Dalton Wagner, C Ricky Stromberg, LB Drew Sanders, LB Bumper Pool, S Latavious Brini

(Switch Portal/different) S Myles Slusher, S Jalen Catalon, DL Jordan Domineck, DL Isaiah Nichols, QB Malik Hornsby, TE Trey Knox, WR Ketron Jackson, LT Luke Jones

Key additions: DB Jaheim Singletary, DB Al Walcott, DB Lorando Johnson, DL John Morgan, DE Trajan Jeffcoat, LB Antonio Grier, WR Andrew Armstrong, WR Tyrone Broden. WR Isaac Teslaa, OL Josh Braun

Arkansas’ has a number of gamers which have declared for the NFL Draft with two of them, Matt Landers and Jadon Haselwood, being its main receivers from a season in the past.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Landers, confirmed how good he was at monitoring the ball and utilizing his gentle palms to rack up 47 receptions, a team-high 901 yards and a team-high eight receiving touchdowns in 13 video games.

In final season’s common season-finale in opposition to Mizzou, Landers had 4 catches for 79 yards and a landing.

A workforce in want of a possession receiver on the third day of the draft may draft Landers to fill that function.

Haselwood led the workforce in receptions with 59 and likewise had 702 yards and three touchdowns in 12 video games.

The 6-foot-2 and 215-pound Haselwood is extra of a bodily receiver who is nice at making catches in visitors and hauling in passes downfield.

He is projected to be an undrafted free agent however could possibly be a precedence for groups as soon as Mr. Irrelevant known as on the finish of the seventh spherical.

Proper deal with Dalton Wagner was a strong starter for the Razorbacks final season and had strong pass-blocking (78.2) and run-blocking (76.6) grades in 12 video games, based on PFF School. However he additionally allowed two sacks, 4 quarterback hits, 15 pressures and had a pair of penalties.

Wagner is projected to be an undrafted free agent.

A few spots left of Wagner on the offensive line is heart Ricky Stromberg, who additionally carried out effectively in each the run and move blocking sport.

He had a run-blocking grade of 83.7 and a pass-blocking grade of 77.1 and gave up no sacks or quarterback hits in 12 video games.

On the flip aspect, he allowed 11 pressures and dedicated 5 penalties.

He is projected to be a fifth-round decide.

In all probability the very best participant of the bunch heading to the draft is linebacker Drew Sanders, who led the workforce in tackles, tackles for loss, sacks and compelled fumbles.

He recorded 103 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, 5 move deflections, three compelled fumbles, a fumble restoration and an interception in 12 video games a season in the past.

He recorded seven tackles, a deal with for loss, a sack and a few move deflections in opposition to Mizzou final season.

Sanders could possibly be a very good match for a lot of defenses, particularly 3-4 defenses wanting to make use of him at center linebacker or as a stand-up EDGE.

Sanders is projected to be a second-round decide.

Fellow linebacker Bumper Pool was the workforce’s second-leading tackler with 92 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and three move deflections in 11 video games in 2022.

Pool, who’s a bit undersized at 6-foot-2 and 232 kilos could possibly be a helpful weakside linebacker for a workforce in want of 1, however he is projected to go undrafted.

Security Latavious Brini recorded 55 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, a compelled fumble, a move deflection and an interception in 13 video games final season.

He is more likely to be an undrafted free agent.

Security Myles Slusher, who was ranked as a four-star switch and the No. 48 general accessible switch, determined to take his skills to Colorado.

Slusher performed in six video games final season and recorded 28 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a move deflection.

Becoming a member of Slusher out the door is fellow security Jalen Catalon, who solely performed one sport final season as a consequence of a shoulder harm. He was additionally restricted to 6 video games in 2021 to a shoulder harm.

Nevertheless, Catalon was an All-Southeastern Convention choice as a redshirt freshman, so he is confirmed that when he is on the sector he is one of many higher safeties within the nation.

Catalon was ranked because the 157th-best accessible switch, based on Rivals.com.

Arkansas additionally misplaced a few defensive linemen with Jordan Domineck and Isaiah Nichols each leaving for different Energy 5 colleges.

Domineck determined to observe Slusher to Colorado after recording 34 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two compelled fumbles and a fumble restoration in 2022.

He was ranked because the No. 166 general accessible switch.

Nichols transferred to Purdue after recording 16 tackles, a deal with for loss and a bat down in 13 video games a season in the past.

He was ranked because the 475th-best accessible switch.

On the opposite aspect of the ball, Arkansas misplaced a quarterback, however not the one most SEC followers have been in all probability anticipating.

KJ Jefferson determined to come back again for one more season with the Razorbacks and Malik Hornsby determined to return to his house state and switch to Texas State.

Hornsby, who is likely one of the extra dynamic gamers within the FBS, performed in eight video games final season at quarterback, working again and vast receiver.

He accomplished 48% of his passes for 268 yards a landing and a pair of interceptions. He rushed for 172 yards on 31 carries (5.5 yards per carry) and had a pair of receptions for eight yards.

Hornsby was ranked because the 259th-best accessible switch.

Extensive receiver Ketron Jackson transferred to Baylor after recording 16 receptions for 277 yards and three touchdowns in 12 video games in 2022.

He was ranked because the No. 323 general accessible switch.

Rounding out the final of the affect transfers is Trey Knox, who was additionally ranked as a four-star switch and the No. 121st-best accessible switch.

The tight finish transferred to SEC foe South Carolina the place he seems to be to be extra of a risk within the passing sport than he was at Arkansas.

Knox recorded 26 receptions for 294 yards and 5 touchdowns in 12 video games final season.

One other beginning offensive lineman departing from the Razorbacks is left deal with Luke Jones, who may’ve returned for one more season however determined to cease enjoying soccer altogether.

He began in 12 video games final season and had a run-blocking grade of 69.3 and a pass-blocking grade of 67.4. He additionally allowed three sacks, three quarterback hits, dedicated three penalties and allowed 23 pressures.

The Razorbacks’ greatest addition got here within the secondary with defensive again Jaheim Singletary transferring over from Georgia.

Singletary, who was a five-star prospect within the class of 2022 and rated because the second-best cornerback in that class, solely performed three video games final season for the reigning and defending nationwide champions of the final two seasons.

He received’t enroll till June however he has signed his SEC settlement, based on head coach Sam Pittman and HawgBeat.com,

Singletary was ranked as a four-star switch and the eighth-best accessible switch.

The Razorbacks additionally added a pair extra defensive backs with the additions of former Baylor defensive backs Al Walcott and Lorando Johnson.

Walcott, who was ranked because the No. 80 general accessible switch, racked up 83 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two sacks, 4 move deflections, three compelled fumbles and an interception in 13 video games a season in the past.

Johnson recorded 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 5 move deflections and a compelled fumble in 12 video games.

On the line of defense, Arkansas added John Morgan and Trajan Jeffcoat.

Morgan transferred from Pittsburgh after recording 19 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a pair of compelled fumbles final season.

He was ranked because the No. 140 general accessible switch.

Jeffcoat is a participant Mizzou followers are very accustomed to since he spent 2018 and 2020-22 with the Tigers.

He began the primary 9 video games of the 2022 season and performed in 12, racking up 21 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack.

Jeffocat was ranked because the A hundred and seventieth-best accessible switch.

Lastly, on the defensive aspect of the ball, Arkansas added former South Florida linebacker Antonio Grier.

Grier, who was ranked because the No. 502 general accessible switch, recorded 21 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in 4 video games in 2022.

Offensive lineman Josh Braun transferred from Florida after getting simply 24 snaps at left deal with in 2022.

He did seem in 24 video games as a starter and reserve guard in 2020 and 2021.

Braun was ranked as a four-star switch and the Thirty fifth-best general accessible switch.

Extensive receiver Andrew Armstrong, who was ranked because the No. 79 general accessible switch, came visiting from Texas A&M Commerce the place he was an FCS All-American in 2022.

He racked up 62 receptions for 1,020 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.

Becoming a member of Armstrong within the vast receiver room are Tyrone Broden and Isaac Teslaa.

Broden, who was ranked because the 532nd-best accessible switch, had 32 receptions for 506 yards and 7 touchdowns in 13 video games in 2022.

Teslaa had 68 receptions, 1,325 yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 video games for Hillsdale final season.

He was ranked because the 810th-best accessible switch.

Armstrong, Broden and Teslaa are all 6-foot-4, so the Razorbacks can have no drawback changing Landers and Haselwood within the measurement division.

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