The Recruiting Guy

Highly recruited Whaley includes Arkansas in top five

Running back Devwah Whaley is a major target for the Razorbacks in the 2016 class.

Highly recruited running back Devwah Whaley, a major priority for Arkansas, has announced a top five that includes the Hogs.

Whaley, 5-11, 196 pounds, 4.45 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Beaumont (Texas) Central, has more than 20 scholarship offers, but lists Arkansas, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia as his top schools.

He placed fifth in the 100 meters at the regional track and field meet with an electronic time of 10.60 seconds and finished third in the triple jump with a jump of 46 feet, 6 inches. He had a best jump of 47-11 in the triple jump in the spring.

ESPN rates Whaley the No. 3 running back and the No. 49 overall prospect in the nation for the 2016 class. He rushed 172 times for 1,225 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior for the Class 5A Jaguars.

He's being recruited by defensive backs coach Clay Jennings and running backs coach Jemal Singleton.