The Recruiting Guy

LB Donta Evans visit update

Arkansas defensive line coach Rory Segrest directs his players during practice Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the UA practice field in Fayetteville.

Linebacker Donta Evans, 6-3, 230 of Lawrenceville, (Ga.) Archer visited Arkansas today and received an offer from Coach Bret Bielema during the trip. He said Arkansas exceeded his expectations facilities and campus wise. He said he's up to 17 or 18 offers. Video highlights CLICK HERE

His parents made the trip and were also impressed. They're on their way to Missouri now. He said the visit definitely put the Hogs in a better position with him. He plans to announce his top five in the near future.

Defensive line coach Rory Segrest is his lead recruiter. Evans said he and Segrest are lovers of cars and they talked about that quite a bit during the visit. He talked well of Segrest and said Segrest recruited one of his trainers.

Bielema told him that he coached linebackers earlier in his career and bragged about his instincts.