Safety transfer Walcott commits to Arkansas

Security switch Alfahiym Walcott has dedicated to Arkansas, turning into the second Baylor switch to take action. 

Walcott, 6-2, 219 kilos, wrapped up his official go to to Fayetteville on Saturday. He picked Arkansas over Texas A&M and Florida. 

He visited the Aggies previous to his journey to Arkansas and cancelled a go to to Florida. He defined his resolution. 

“I’d say due to the teaching workers,” mentioned Walcott, who was recruited by co-defensive coordinators Travis Williams and Marcus Woodson. “These guys are actually real. They stored it actual with me from the leap, for the reason that first name. I actually suppose they might develop me for the following stage and put together me for there.”

His former Baylor teammate and cornerback Lorando Johnson dedicated to the Hogs on Friday after ending his official go to to Fayetteville on Thursday. 

“Taking part in with a man like Snaxx can be big,” Walcott mentioned. “He has a number of dawg in him.”

Walcott had 82 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 1 interception this season and as a junior, he had 30 tackles whereas beginning 8 of 12 video games. He recorded the longest interception return for a landing in Sugar Bowl historical past with a 96-yard rating.

The return for a landing is the second longest in program historical past.

He had 116 tackles, 3 sacks, 13 go deflections, 12 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 3 pressured fumbles in 3 seasons in Waco. 

Walcott was an ESPN 3-star prospect and the No. 15 cornerback within the nation when he signed with Baylor within the 2020 recruiting class out of Butler Neighborhood Faculty in Kansas. 

He selected the Bears over Auburn, SMU and different faculties. Walcott performed at Laney Excessive College in Wilmington, N.C., previous to junior school. 

Walcott is the seventh switch to announce plans to hitch the Arkansas soccer program for the 2023 season. He has one 12 months of eligibility.