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Arkansas opened preseason camp Monday with quarterback Feleipe Franks leading the first-team offense. Franks, the senior graduate transfer from Florida, hasn't been named the Razorbacks' starting quarterback for the Sept. 26 opener against Georgia, but all indications pointed toward him being the front runner in the lead up to Monday's first practice. It was Franks' first practice as a Razorback. He transferred to Arkansas for the start of the spring semester in January, but the team wasn't able to go through spring drills. Franks' only on-field work in Fayetteville had been walkthroughs in the weeks leading up to the start of the preseason. "Feleipe's got a very, very strong arm," Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman said following Monday's practice. "I thought he was really accurate today. He played like what you certainly hope a veteran quarterback would play." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB Feleipe Franks, Arkansas
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08/15/20 - Feleipe Franks, rSr/2021, Arkansas, 6-7, 234 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Arkansas first-year offensive coordinator Kendal Briles had to wait and wait some more before getting an up-close-and-personal look at Feleipe Franks throwing the football. To this point, approaching the start of preseason practice Monday, Briles has not been disappointed by what he's seen from the Florida graduate transfer. Watching Franks on film, Briles figured he would have a live arm. "He does," Briles said Friday during a Zoom conference with reporters. "The thing I've been impressed with is how he's been able to get the ball out of his hand and just really consistent with all his throws. "Not a lot of wobble in the ball."

Briles and Arkansas coach Sam Pittman have been adamant that Franks, the projected starter, is not going to simply be handed the starting job. But he certainly does have a leg up given his experience with the Gators. Franks started 24 of the 27 games he appeared in at Florida and threw for more than 4,500 yards and 38 touchdowns. Briles expects him to be sharp and precise when the Razorbacks hit the field next week. "Hopefully Feleipe will be what we think he is," Briles said. "There's still going to be competition, but I would say it's going to be his job to lose." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB Feleipe Franks, Arkansas
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08/13/20 - Luke Jones, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-5, 327 (DS#999 OT) + More +

Arkansas offensive lineman Luke Jones was put on scholarship on Tuesday, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has learned. Jones, a 6-5, 294-pounder from Pulaski Academy, was originally committed to Arkansas before flipping to Notre Dame in the Class of 2018. Jones spent one year with the Fighting Irish before transferring to the Razorbacks. He sat out last season per NCAA transfer rules. With Jones serving as a walk-on last season, the Razorbacks were able to sign full classes in 2019 and 2020. He is expected to compete for a spot on the two deep at either guard or center this season. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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OT Luke Jones, Arkansas
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08/08/20 - Dorian Gerald, rSr/2023, Arkansas, 6-2, 265 (DS#999 DE) + More +

Nearly one year ago, Dorian Gerald's health was in question and his football career was uncertain as he laid in a bed at a local hospital. In the second quarter of Arkansas' season opener against Portland State last August, a puzzling injury abruptly ended Gerald's year. Two days after the game, former Razorbacks coach Chad Morris announced the junior college transfer strained an artery in his neck. Morris, who labeled the injury "very strange," added he did not know what the future would hold for Gerald other than he would be on blood thinner and undergo testing over the next several months. It was far too early to say whether he would be able to play football again.

Gerald, though, was deadset on returning to the field, writing in a tweet that he would be "back next year better than ever." Next year has arrived. And based on what he has been seen in offseason conditioning and team walkthroughs in recent weeks, Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman is a believer in the defensive end. "He is a very vocal guy and has been working his tail off, so I've been really pleased with him," Pittman said of Gerald on Thursday during a Zoom conference with reporters. "And I will be when we put pads on, but we haven't yet. But I promise I will be. "He's too talented for us not to be." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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DE Dorian Gerald, Arkansas
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08/07/20 - Myron Cunningham, rSr/2022, Arkansas, 6-6, 322 (DS#26 OT) + More +

In losing the offensive line coach he committed to play for at Arkansas, Myron Cunningham gained two coaches who will oversee his position. Brad Davis is the Razorbacks' offensive line coach to replace the departed Dustin Fry, but first-year head coach Sam Pittman will also add his considerable expertise gained over more than two decades coaching college lines. "I feel like their knowledge of the game is just very, very strong," Cunningham said. "It helps when you have a head coach who is such a highly recognized offensive line guy. Then you have an offensive line coach who is almost like the second best (behind Pittman). It just really helps, especially when you're trying to go to that next level. They can teach you so many things. They've taught the whole offense things we haven't known."

Cunningham said the coaches are trying to make sure the Razorbacks don't "have a repeat of last year" when they were often pushed around, especially in pass coverage. Arkansas allowed 19 sacks a year ago, including 15 in conference games. Ole Miss, Kentucky, Auburn and LSU all recorded three sacks against the Razorbacks to go along with several other quarterback hurries. "I think the motivation is to prove not only to everyone else, but prove to ourselves because we know we're better than that," Cunningham said of last season. "I think this year we'll go around with a chip on our shoulder to prove to ourselves…who we are and what we're capable of. I think that's our goal." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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OT Myron Cunningham, Arkansas
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08/05/20 - John Ridgeway, rSr/2022, Arkansas, 6-5, 320 (DS#14 DT) + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM: John Ridgeway, Illinois St, Jr.,...Ridgeway was All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection in 2019...started all 15 games at nose guard for the Redbirds, who ranked No. 4 in the country in scoring defense (16.0) and No. 1 in sacks (52)...finished the season with 50 tackles, including 28 solo stops, and had three TFLs while often demanding double teams in the middle of the defensive front...also credited with two pass breakups and a forced fumble. - Illinois State Football

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DT John Ridgeway, Arkansas
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07/28/20 - John Ridgeway, rSr/2022, Arkansas, 6-5, 320 (DS#14 DT) + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS THIRD TEAM: DL John Ridgeway, Illinois St, Jr.,...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection in 2019...started all 15 games at nose guard for the Redbirds, who ranked No. 4 in the country in scoring defense (16.0) and No. 1 in sacks (52)...finished the season with 50 tackles, including 28 solo stops, and had three TFLs while often demanding double teams in the middle of the defensive front. - - Illinois State Football

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DT John Ridgeway, Arkansas
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07/27/20 - *Treylon Burks, Jr/2022, Arkansas, 6-2, 224 (DS#4 WR) + More +

2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Treylon Burks, Arkansas,...Burks produced an impressive all-around freshman campaign in 2019, earning SEC All-Freshman status as a wide receiver and second-team honors as a returner. He started nine of the 11 games he played in and led the Razorbacks with 475 receiving yards, catching 29 passes for a team-best 16.4 yards per reception. The Warren, Ark. native also added punt and kick return duties to his list of responsibilities, returning 10 punts for 130 yards and 10 kicks for 226 yards for a team-best average of 22.6 yards. He ended his first season on the Hill second on the team with 866 all-purpose yards, trailing only Rakeem Boyd's 1,293 yards. - Arkansas Football

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WR *Treylon Burks, Arkansas
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07/27/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas,...Boyd ran 184 times for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns last season, leading the Razorbacks in rushing yards for the second consecutive season. The Houston, Texas native ranked fourth in the SEC and 27th nationally averaging 94.4 yards per game on the ground; in addition, Boyd's 6.4 yards per carry ranked ninth in the conference. - Arkansas Football

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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07/23/20 - A.J. Reed, rSr/2022, Arkansas, 5-11, 186 (DS#999 K) + More +

2020 PRESEASON LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD WATCH LIST: AJ Reed, Arkansas,...A 2019 Groza semifinalist while at Duke, Reed has transferred to Arkansas and brought his stellar resume with him. He is one of only six returning FBS kickers to make multiple field goals from 50 yards without missing a long-distance attempt. He comes to Arkansas with a streak of 61 consecutive extra points, having missed only one in his career at Duke. - Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

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K A.J. Reed, Arkansas
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07/18/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Rakeem Boyd (Sr.), Arkansas,...Boyd, a senior from Houston, Texas, was the team's leading rusher for the second consecutive season, totaling 1,133 yards on 184 carries, scoring eight times in 2019. He ranked fourth in the SEC and 27th nationally with an average of 94.4 rushing yards per game and ninth in the conference with 6.2 yards per carry. He ran for 100+ yards in five games, posting a season-high 185 yards against Western Kentucky on Nov. 9, his most rushing yards as a Razorback. - Arkansas Football

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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07/15/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Arkansas running back Rakeem Boyd is on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the best running back in college football. It is the second consecutive season Boyd, the Razorbacks' leading rusher in 2019, has been placed on the award's watch list. "I'm taking things a little more serious than I did in the past," Boyd told Hawgs Illustrated this summer. "I'm still that same dude. I'm just taking things a little more serious." The Houston native totaled 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground as a junior, averaging 94.4 rushing yards per game, which ranked fourth in the SEC. Boyd surpassed the 100-yard mark in five games last season and rushed for 90-plus yards in seven games. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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07/14/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Six Arkansas football players were named to Phil Steele's preseason All-SEC teams on Tuesday. Senior running back Rakeem Boyd highlights the group as a second-team selection, and sophomore receiver Treylon Burks received third-team recognition. Senior center Ty Clary, junior linebacker Bumper Pool, senior receiver De'Vion Warren and senior long snapper Jordan Silver were listed on the fourth team. Boyd, Warren and Silver landed on Steele's fourth team last season.

A native of Houston, Boyd has led the Razorbacks in rushing each of the last two seasons. He rushed for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns in 2019, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark against Western Kentucky in early November. Boyd has rushed for 100-plus yards eight times at Arkansas, making him one of 16 running backs in program history to do so. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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07/09/20 - Xavier Kelly, rSr/2021, Arkansas, 6-5, 306 (DS#36 DT) + More +

Graduate transfer Xavier Kelly, a backup for Clemson teams that have been competing for national championships the last several years, comes aboard the Arkansas defensive front as a former top 150 prospect out of Wichita, Kan. He's one of a large group of newcomers on the Razorbacks' front that includes junior college transfer Julius Coates, a 6-6, 281-pounder who was an early enrollee in January, Boykin and fellow freshmen Jaqualin McGhee and Jashaud Stewart. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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DT Xavier Kelly, Arkansas
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07/08/20 - Rakeem Boyd, Sr/2021, Arkansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#19 RB) + More +

Boyd, who last season rushed 184 times for 1,133 yards and 8 touchdowns and caught 19 passes for 160 yards, considered entering the NFL Draft, but decided to return to Arkansas after meeting with Pittman and the new coaching staff. "He's working extremely hard and obviously he knows what this senior season holds for him and for the football team," Pittman said. "The better he is the better our football team is going to be as well and the people around him. "I've been really, really excited for him and I think he's going to have a heck of a football season."

Boyd had touchdown runs last season of 74 yards at Kentucky and 76 and 86 yards against Western Kentucky. He was the first Razorback to have two rushing touchdowns of 76 ore more yards in the same season since Felix Jones in 2006. "I'm expecting an incredible season," Arkansas redshirt junior cornerback Montaric Brown said about Boyd. "Rakeem is the best running back in the conference to me, so I'm expecting great things for him." Brown said speed is what impresses him most about Boyd. "A lot of people don't think Rakeem is that fast, but Rakeem is very fast," Brown said. "It will surprise you and sneak up on you." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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RB Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas
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