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2016 Arkansas Football Recruiting Class: Can Arkansas keep pace with the SEC big boys for talent? With this coaching staff and this style of play, it doesn’t have to. This class fits the program.

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Arkansas Football Recruiting Class Overview

Bret Bielema has figured out how to get the right guys to do what he needs to do, and that starts with the lines. Great for the defensive front, he got a great class full of D linemen that should be able to hold up in the SEC West wars, while never forgetting that his style of play depends on the offense being able to grind away with a massive O line. It might not be an elite class like most of the SEC teams brought in, but the program won its share of fights.

The Class Is Heavy On …

Defensive linemen. McTelvin Agim was the best of the lot with the potential to work inside or out, while Austin Capps is a true interior presence and Briston Guidry is a good get for the interior. Throw in Jonathan Marshall on the end, and the Hogs should be set up front for a while.

The Star of the Class Is …

RB Devwah Whaley, 6-0, 195 – While Agim might turn out to be the biggest get if he can be what the D line needs as an all-around producer, Whaley is the likely star considering what the offense needs and who productive the backs are. He might not be a blazer, and he might not be a huge thumper, but he should be ultra-productive behind the massive offensive front. Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas were in the running for the Texas native.

The Team’s Biggest 2016 Depth Chart Hole Is …

The offensive stars. Three starters are gone off the offensive line with LT Denver Kirkland taking off early for the NFL, but that’s the least of the problems. The Hogs lose star TE Hunter Henry and RB Alex Collins early to the big leagues, and they have to replace QB Brandon Allen, who came up with a surprisingly strong season as a downfield bomber. Fortunately, nine starters are back on defense.

2016 Arkansas Football Recruiting Class

McTelvin Agim DE 6-3 280 Texarkana, Texas
Kofi Boateng WR 6-1 183 Arlington, Texas
Austin Capps DT 6-4 320 Star City, Ark.
Deon Edwards S 6-1 200 Clermont, Fla.
Briston Guidry DT 6-3 286 Metairie, La.
Grayson Gunter TE 6-6 233 Madison, Miss.
T.J. Hammonds WR 5-11 195 Little Rock, Ark.
De’Jon Harris MLB 6-0 240 Marrero, La.
Jake Heinrich OG 6-4 295 Urbandale, Ia.
Alexy Jean-Baptiste OLB 6-3 220 Pompano Beach, Fla.
Hayden Johnson FB 6-3 250 Columbia, Mo.
Jordan Jones WR 6-3 180 Smackover, Ark.
Cole Kelley QB 6-7 260 Lafayette, La.
Giovanni LaFrance LB 6-2 235 New Orleans, La.
Deion Malone OG 6-3 295 Batesville, Miss.
Jonathan Marshall DE 6-4 270 Shepherd, Texas
Paul Ramirez OT 6-5 275 Rialto, Calif.
Micahh Smith S 6-1 197 Marshall, Texas
Dee Walker OLB 6-2 210 Moultrie, Ga.
Devwah Whaley RB 6-0 210 Beaumont, Texas

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