2012 Arkansas roster

115 players. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Arkansas (39) and Texas (21). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
8	Tyler Wilson QB4-star recruit	6′3″		Greenwood, AR	3,387 passing yards, 21 TD
17	Brandon Mitchell QB	6′4″		Amite, LA	17 catches, 272 yards
10	Brandon Allen QB	6′2″		Fayetteville, AR	186 passing yards, 1 TD
13	Taylor Reed QB	6′3″	215	El Dorado, AR
18	Davis McElroy QB	6′4″	210	Lee’s Summit, MO

Running backs 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
33	Dennis Johnson RB	5′9″		Texarkana, AR	757 rushing yards, 8 TD
7	Knile Davis RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Missouri City, TX	377 rushing yards, 2 TD
22	Nate Holmes RB	6′1″		Port Arthur, TX	14 returns, 108 yards
32	Jonathan Williams RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Allen, TX	231 rushing yards
20	Ronnie Wingo Jr. RB4-star recruit	6′3″		St. Louis, MO	59 rushing yards, 1 TD
35	Morgan Linton FB	5′11″		Lonoke, AR	4 catches, 37 yards
24	Kody Walker RB	6′2″		Jefferson City, MO	1 rushing yard, 1 TD
21	Brad Shearin FB	6′0″	240	Jonesboro, AR
27	Dylan Cruz RB	5′10″	185	Helena, AR
28	Donovan Roberts RB	6′0″	200	Norman, OK
36	Kiero Small FB	5′10″		Baltimore, MD
37	Brandon Pyle FB	6′2″	240	Hallsville, TX

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
11	Cobi Hamilton WR	6′3″		Texarkana, TX	90 catches, 1,335 yards, 5 TD
19	Javontee Herndon WR	6′1″		Jacksonville, FL	21 catches, 304 yards, 3 TD
82	Mekale McKay WR	6′5″		Louisville, KY	21 catches, 317 yards, 2 TD
6	D’Arthur Cowan WR	6′3″		Olive Branch, MS	10 returns, 176 yards
15	Keante Minor WR4-star recruit	6′0″		East St. Louis, IL	9 returns, 55 yards
2	Julian Horton WR	6′1″		Norcross, GA	14 catches, 193 yards, 2 TD
85	Demetrius Wilson WR	6′3″		Glendale, AZ	9 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
4	Keon Hatcher WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Owasso, OK	3 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
5	Kendrick Edwards WR	6′5″	216	Miami, FL
14	Eric Hawkins WR	5′11″		Longview, TX
16	Brian Buehner WR	5′11″		Louisville, KY
23	Scotty Thurman WR	5′11″	175	Fayetteville, AR
26	Alex Cacciarelli WR	6′0″	180	Brentwood, MO
29	Brad Culp WR	6′2″	180	Fayetteville, AR
84	Ryan Farr WR	6′1″	200	Little Rock, AR

Tight ends 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
80	Chris Gragg TE	6′3″		Warren, AR	22 catches, 289 yards, 3 TD
87	Austin Tate TE	6′6″		Harrison, AR	14 catches, 111 yards
46	Alex Voelzke TE	6′5″		Longview, TX	2 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD
85	Demetrius Dean TE3-star recruit	6′3″		Fayetteville, AR	1 return, 16 yards
6	Colton Miles-Nash TE	6′6″		Sulphur Springs, TX
49	Brett Weir TE	6′5″	250	London, ON
83	Jeremy Sprinkle TE	6′6″		White Hall, AR
86	Brad Taylor TE	6′4″	256	Springdale, AR

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Grady Ollison OT	6′4″	295	Malvern, AR
58	Ray Gervasi C	6′2″	347	Orinda, CA
59	Marcus Danenhauer OL	6′4″	312	Bentonville, AR
63	R.J. Morris OL	6′4″	312	Naperville, IL
64	Travis Swanson C	6′5″	315	Kingwood, TX
65	Mitch Smothers OL4-star recruit	6′3″	322	Springdale, AR
66	Adam Deacon OG	6′2″	315	Little Rock, AR
67	Alvin Bailey OG	6′5″	312	Broken Arrow, OK
68	Austin Beck OL	6′7″	325	Nowata, OK
69	Cordale Boyd OL	6′3″	282	Memphis, TN
69	David Hurd OT	6′6″	318	West Monroe, LA
70	Chris Stringer OT	6′8″	325	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
71	Jason Peacock OL	6′4″	305	Milledgeville, GA
74	Brey Cook OG4-star recruit	6′7″	314	Springdale, AR
75	Luke Charpentier OL	6′4″	305	River Ridge, LA
76	Tyler Deacon OL	6′4″	300	Little Rock, AR
79	Ben Benton OL	6′5″	316	Memphis, TN

Defensive line 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
6	JaMichael Winston DE	6′5″		Pritchard, AL
41	Austin Flynn DE	6′5″	260	Torrance, CA
42	Chris Smith DE	6′3″	268	Mount Ulla, NC
48	Deatrich Wise Jr. DL	6′5″	271	Carrollton, TX
51	Alfred Davis DT	6′1″	318	College Park, GA
54	Byran Jones DT4-star recruit	6′2″	318	Junction City, AR
56	Will Coleman DE	6′3″	253	Helena, AR
57	Jared Green DT	6′0″	315	Little Rock, AR
63	Devin Bowers DE	6′1″	224	Fayetteville, AR
73	Jeremy Ward DL	6′4″	288	Pottsville, AR
86	Trey Flowers DE	6′3″		Huntsville, AL
89	Mitchell Loewen DL	6′5″		Lahaina, HI
91	Darius Philon DT	6′2″	272	Mobile, AL
92	DeQuinta Jones DT3-star recruit	6′5″	299	Bastrop, LA
93	DeMarcus Hodge DL	6′1″	340	Monroe, LA
94	Taiwan Johnson DL4-star recruit	6′2″		Manvel, TX
95	Horace Arkadie DE	6′4″	303	Irving, TX
97	Darrell Kelly-Thomas DE	6′4″	261	Lufkin, TX
98	Robert Thomas DT	6′3″	325	Muskogee, OK
99	Brandon Lewis DL	6′4″		Memphis, TN
99	Lavunce Askew DT	6′3″	290	Camden, AR

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
5	Otha Peters LB4-star recruit	6′2″	237	Covington, LA
15	Price Holmes LB	6′3″	220	Batesville, AR
25	Terrell Williams LB	6′3″		Tulsa, OK
31	A.J. Turner LB	6′2″	210	Lepanto, AR
34	Braylon Mitchell LB	6′3″	232	Heber Springs, AR
39	Jarrett Lake LB	6′3″	235	Jenks, OK
43	Tenarius Wright LB	6′2″	252	Memphis, TN
44	Robert Atiga LB	6′3″	232	West Valley City, UT
45	Alonzo Highsmith LB	6′1″		Missouri City, TX
47	Matt Marshall LB	6′1″		Camden, NJ
49	Austin Jones LB	6′2″	237	Dallas, TX
50	Ben Poeschl LB	6′1″	220	Lee’s Summit, MO
52	Daunte Carr LB	6′3″	224	Gainesville, GA

Defensive backs 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
35	Ross Rasner S	6′0″		Waco, TX	3 INT
9	Will Hines CB	6′1″		Waco, TX	1 INT
23	Tevin Mitchel CB4-star recruit	6′0″		Mansfield, TX	1 INT
27	Alan Turner S	5′11″		Junction City, AR	1 INT
23	Kaelon Kelleybrew CB	5′10″		Little Rock, AR	1 return, −1 yards
3	Defonta Lowe S	6′3″	190	Bearden, AR
4	Kelvin Fisher Jr. CB4-star recruit	5′11″	190	Queen Creek, AZ
13	Davyon McKinney DB	6′1″	215	Forrest City, AR
14	Eric Bennett S	6′0″		Tulsa, OK
17	Dakota Baggett CB	5′8″	160	Bentonville, AR
21	Darius Winston CB5-star recruit	6′0″		West Helena, AR
23	Eric Redmon CB	5′9″	183	Little Rock, AR
26	Rohan Gaines DB	5′11″		Bainbridge, GA
28	Ray Buchanan Jr. CB	5′11″	180	Suwanee, GA
29	Jared Collins DB	5′11″		Tulsa, OK
38	Jerry Mitchell S	6′1″	222	Mandeville, LA

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
18	Zach Hocker PK	6′0″		Russellville, AR	11 of 18 field goals
14	Dylan Breeding P	6′1″		Hoover, AL	53 punts, 45.6 average
43	John Henson PK	5′11″		Southlake, TX	2 of 2 field goals
32	Drew Gorton LS	6′0″	210	Fayetteville, AR
47	Cameron Bryan PK	5′10″	176	Oklahoma City, OK
49	Derek Rutten P	6′2″	180	Southlake, TX
62	Nick Brewer LS	6′1″	221	Austin, TX
82	Alan D’Appollonio LS	6′2″		Phoenix, AZ

Hometowns of the 2012 Arkansas roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Arkansas 39
Texas 21
Oklahoma 10
Louisiana 7
Georgia 6
Missouri 5
Alabama 4
Tennessee 4

Top counties

Washington County, Arkansas pop. 257,000 9
Tulsa County, Oklahoma pop. 681,000 6
Pulaski County, Arkansas pop. 400,000 6
Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 4
Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2012 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.