2017 Arkansas roster

118 players: 11 freshmen, 26 sophomores, 16 juniors, 65 with no class listed. From 20 states and 1 other country; the most from Arkansas (44) and Texas (17). The 2017 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
8Austin Allen QB4-star recruit6′1″215Fayetteville, AR1,427 passing yards, 10 TD
15Cole Kelley QB6′7″258Lafayette, LA1,038 passing yards, 8 TD
4Ty Storey QB4-star recruitSo.6′2″225Charleston, AR−5 rushing yards
14Carson Proctor QB6′4″212Vero Beach, FL
18Jack Lindsey QBFr.6′2″206Fayetteville, AR

Running backs 10

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
21Devwah Whaley RB4-star recruitSo.5′11″212Beaumont, TX559 rushing yards, 7 TD
33David Williams RB4-star recruit6′1″229Philadelphia, PA656 rushing yards, 8 TD
22Chase Hayden RB4-star recruit5′10″205Memphis, TN326 rushing yards, 4 TD
41T.J. Hammonds RB4-star recruit5′10″190Little Rock, AR262 rushing yards, 1 TD
34Kendrick Jackson FBJr.6′0″259Haynesville, LA0 rushing yards
5Rakeem Boyd RBFr.6′0″206Houston, TX
26Justice Hobbs RB5′10″220Farmington, AR
31Connor McPherson RB5′7″192The Woodlands, TX
32Maleek Williams RB5′11″223Punta Gorda, FL
44Jermarcus Arnold RBRS5′8″180Marianna, AR

Receivers 16

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
1De’Vion Warren WR5′10″188Monroe, LA29 returns, 765 yards
4Jonathan Nance WRSo.6′0″190Gulfport, MS37 catches, 539 yards, 5 TD
13Deon Stewart WRSo.5′11″161Hardy, AR33 catches, 404 yards, 3 TD
1Jordan Jones WR6′2″197Smackover, AR21 catches, 401 yards, 3 TD
5Brandon Martin WR6′4″219Monroe, LA9 catches, 119 yards
7La’Michael Pettway WRSo.6′2″223Nashville, AR6 catches, 92 yards
1Jared Cornelius WR5′11″203Shreveport, LA5 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD
1Jarrod Barnes WR5′11″180Cabot, AR2 catches, 30 yards
82Gary Cross WRJr.6′1″188Fordyce, AR1 catch, −2 yards
11Daulton Hyatt WR3-star recruitRS6′4″197Arab, AL
14Maleek Barkley WR5′10″175Austin, TX
17Kofi Boateng WR6′1″190Arlington, TX
19River Warnock WR5′11″190North Little Rock, AR
83De’Shawn Gulledge WR5′9″175Kensett, AR
83Jimmie Stoudemire WRSo.6′2″204Prattville, AL
86Tobias Enlow WR6′2″207North Little Rock, AR

Tight ends 9

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
85Cheyenne O’Grady TE4-star recruitSo.6′4″256Fayetteville, AR21 catches, 132 yards, 2 TD
44Austin Cantrell TESo.6′3″263Roland, OK13 catches, 85 yards
18Jeremy Patton TEJr.6′5″253Indianapolis, IN11 catches, 189 yards
10Will Gragg TE4-star recruitSo.6′4″245Dumas, AR5 catches, 61 yards
32Hayden Johnson TESo.6′2″248Columbia, MO5 catches, 49 yards
40Trey Purifoy TESo.6′7″246Little Rock, AR
87Blake Kern TERS6′4″255Lamar, AR
87Jack Kraus TE6′5″248Bentonville, AR
89Grayson Gunter TE6′5″247Madison, MS

Offensive line 18

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
54Austin Capps OL4-star recruitSo.6′4″304Star City, AR22 tackles, 1.5 sacks
51Hjalte Froholdt OL4-star recruitJr.6′5″315Svendborg, Denmark1 tackle
69Dylan Hays OLFr.6′3″294Little Rock, AR1 tackle
50Chibueze Nwanna OLRS6′7″338Hyattsville, MD
50Jake Raulerson OL6′4″313Celina, TX
55Jake Heinrich OL4-star recruit6′4″293Urbandale, IA
60Brian Wallace OL4-star recruitJr.6′6″320Florissant, MO
61Cooper Sone OL6′2″272Fayetteville, AR
62Johnny Gibson Jr. OLJr.6′4″319Dumas, AR
66Ty Clary OLRS6′4″315Fayetteville, AR
67Tyler Hall OL6′4″295Maumelle, AR
71Jackson Hannah OL6′2″305Bentonville, AR
73Deion Malone OL6′3″293Batesville, MS
74Colton Jackson OLSo.6′5″298Conway, AR
75Zach Rogers OL6′1″309Carrollton, TX
76Myron Cunningham OLRS6′6″330Warren, OH
76Paul Ramirez OL6′5″308Rialto, CA
79Jalen Merrick OL4-star recruit6′4″316Oak Hill, FL

Defensive line 15

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
3McTelvin Agim DL5-star recruitSo.6′3″300Texarkana, TX37 tackles, 2.5 sacks
52T.J. Smith DLSo.6′3″293Moultrie, GA26 tackles, 2 sacks
78Bijhon Jackson DL4-star recruit6′1″339El Dorado, AR22 tackles, 1 sack
7Briston Guidry DL4-star recruit6′2″292Metairie, LA21 tackles, 1 sack
95Jake Hall DTJr.6′5″253Springdale, AR11 tackles, 1 sack
42Jonathan Marshall DLFr.6′3″317Shepherd, TX6 tackles
90Armon Watts DLJr.6′5″298St. Louis, MO4 tackles
6Gabe Richardson DLSo.6′3″240Decatur, GA1 tackle
86Jamario Bell DL4-star recruitSo.6′5″265Junction City, AR1 return, 13 yards
6Alexy Jean-Baptiste DLFr.6′3″245Pompano Beach, FL
23Dorian Gerald DL6′3″256Florence, SC
46Damani Carter DLSo.5′11″248Fayetteville, AR
91Michael Taylor II DLJr.6′2″248Orlando, FL
92Elias Hale DLFr.6′4″251Fayetteville, AR
97Brandon DePrato DL6′4″222Cypress, TX

Linebackers 19

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
8De’Jon Harris LBSo.6′0″245Harvey, LA115 tackles, 3.5 sacks
23Dre Greenlaw LBJr.6′0″227Fayetteville, AR103 tackles, 1 sack
10Randy Ramsey LBJr.6′4″236Ft. Lauderdale, FL42 tackles, 2 sacks
31Grant Morgan LB5′11″230Greenwood, AR38 tackles, 1 sack
35Dwayne Eugene Jr. LB6′1″240Marrero, LA31 tackles, 2.5 sacks
Dee Walker LB6′2″224Moultrie, GA7 tackles
22Deon Edwards LB6′1″220Clermont, FL6 tackles
27Hayden Henry LB6′2″225Little Rock, AR3 tackles
96Karl Roesler LB6′1″252Louisville, KY3 tackles
8Kyrei Fisher LB6′1″237Tulsa, OK1 tackle
20Giovanni LaFrance LB6′1″248New Orleans, LA1 tackle
29Derrick Munson LBFr.5′11″200New Orleans, LA
34Tyler Phillips LB6′1″219North Little Rock, AR
36D’Vone McClure LB6′2″219Rixey, AR
44Josh Paul LB6′2″195Kenner, LA
45Josh Harris LB5′10″221Pine Bluff, AR
47Tyler Pennington LB5′10″222Cary, IL
53Ben Brasuell LB6′1″202Benton, AR
54Terrell Collins LBFr.6′0″245St. Louis, MO

Defensive backs 17

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
9Santos Ramirez DBJr.6′2″204Shreveport, LA63 tackles, 1 INT
30Kevin Richardson II DBJr.5′11″180Jacksonville, AR50 tackles, 3 INT
5Henre’ Toliver DB6′1″185Marrero, LA43 tackles, 3 INT
28Josh Liddell DB6′1″211Pine Bluff, AR50 tackles, 1 INT
2Kamren Curl DBFr.6′2″198San Diego, CA46 tackles
20De’Andre Coley DB6′1″211Miami, FL19 tackles
26Ryder Lucas DBJr.6′0″188The Woodlands, TX11 tackles
11Chevin Calloway S4-star recruit5′10″190Dallas, TX10 tackles
38Reid Miller DB5′9″201Hollidaysburg, PA9 tackles
3Micahh Smith DB6′0″207Marshall, TX3 tackles
13Nate Dalton DBSo.6′3″195Baton Rouge, LA3 tackles
14Britto Tutt DBSo.6′1″176Augusta, GA2 tackles
37Brenden Young DBSo.6′1″202Little Rock, AR2 tackles
11Ryan Pulley DBJr.5′11″198Fort Myers, FL1 tackle
5Korey Hernandez DB5′10″193Atlanta, GA
35Matt Berry DBSo.5′10″200Booneville, AR
39Byron Keaton DB5′10″183Camden, AR

Specialists 9

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2017
19Connor Limpert PKSo.6′1″175Allen, TX8 of 9 field goals
18Blake Johnson PSo.6′1″182Long Beach, CA59 punts, 38.6 average
30Cole Hedlund PKJr.5′10″166Argyle, TX0 of 2 field goals
49Robert Decker LS5′11″253Greenwich, CT1 tackle
29Jared Sackett PKFr.6′1″180Fort Worth, TX
40Blake Mazza PKRS5′9″183Plano, TX
43George Madden LSSo.6′1″212Blanchard, OK
92Chad Stephens PFr.5′11″188Owasso, OK
98M Phillips PK5′10″175Brentwood, TN
Austin Allen, Jack Lindsey, Dre Greenlaw, Damani Carter, Cooper Sone, Ty Clary, Cheyenne O’Grady, Elias Hale, Jake HallRiver Warnock, Kevin Richardson II, Tyler Phillips, D’Vone McClure, Tobias EnlowHayden Henry, Brenden Young, Trey Purifoy, T.J. Hammonds, Dylan HaysDe’Vion Warren, Brandon MartinJared Cornelius, Santos RamirezJordan Jones, Bijhon JacksonHenre’ Toliver, Dwayne Eugene Jr.Korey Hernandez, Gabe RichardsonBriston Guidry, Josh PaulWill Gragg, Johnny Gibson Jr.Giovanni LaFrance, Derrick MunsonRyder Lucas, Connor McPhersonJosh Liddell, Josh HarrisT.J. Smith, Dee WalkerTerrell Collins, Armon WattsJackson Hannah, Jack KrausJarrod BarnesKamren CurlMcTelvin AgimMicahh SmithJonathan NanceTy StoreyRakeem BoydAlexy Jean-BaptisteLa’Michael PettwayDe’Jon HarrisKyrei FisherRandy RamseyChevin CallowayDaulton HyattRyan PulleyDeon StewartNate DaltonBritto TuttCarson ProctorMaleek BarkleyCole KelleyKofi BoatengBlake JohnsonJeremy PattonConnor LimpertDe’Andre ColeyDevwah WhaleyChase HaydenDeon EdwardsDorian GeraldJustice HobbsJared SackettCole HedlundGrant MorganHayden JohnsonMaleek WilliamsDavid WilliamsKendrick JacksonMatt BerryReid MillerByron KeatonBlake MazzaJonathan MarshallGeorge MaddenAustin CantrellJermarcus ArnoldTyler PenningtonRobert DeckerChibueze NwannaJake RaulersonBen BrasuellAustin CappsJake HeinrichBrian WallaceTyler HallDeion MaloneColton JacksonZach RogersMyron CunninghamPaul RamirezJalen MerrickGary CrossDe’Shawn GulledgeJimmie StoudemireJamario BellBlake KernGrayson GunterMichael Taylor IIChad StephensKarl RoeslerBrandon DePratoM PhillipsAR 44TX 17LA 14FL 9GA 5
Hometowns of the 2017 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

  1. Arkansas 44
  2. Texas 17
  3. Louisiana 14
  4. Florida 9
  5. Georgia 5
  6. Oklahoma 4
  7. Missouri 4
  8. California 3

Top counties

  1. Pulaski County, Arkansas pop. 400,000 11
  2. Washington County, Arkansas pop. 257,000 10
  3. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana pop. 431,000 5
  4. Collin County, Texas pop. 1.2 million 3
  5. Union County, Arkansas pop. 37,900 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’ 2017 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.