ARLINGTON, Texas — Junior defensive lineman Chris Daniels is planning to visit Arkansas for a spring practice or the spring game.
Daniels of Euless, (Texas) Trinity weighed in at 299 pounds at 6-foot 4 at the Nike Football The Opening Regional on Sunday. He recorded a 5.0 time in the 40, 23.8 vertical jump, 4.75 pro-shuttle and tossed the power ball 42 feet for a 93.12 SPARQ rating.
Junior defensive end McTelvin Agim of Hope weighed in at 268 pounds and measured 6-3. He scored a 96.87 SPARQ rating with a time of 4.91 in the 40, 30.7 vertical, 4.49 pro-shuttle and a 36.5 power ball toss.
Four Arkansas athletes placed in the top ten in the SPARQ rating at the Dallas Nike Combine at AT&T stadium on Saturday. Seven of the top 20 performances were from Arkansas athletes.
Bryant junior defensive lineman Cameron Murray scored the highest SPARQ rating among linemen at the Dallas Nike Combine on Saturday with a 94.77. He had a 103.50 SPARQ rating on Sunday and is expected to be among the best linemen once the results are released.
Junior defensive end Houston Miller of Keller, Texas measured 6-3 and weighed 228. He scored a 105.18 SPARQ rating with a 4.67 time in the 40, 30.9 vertical, 4.18 pro-shuttle and 36.6 power ball toss. He has several offers and Arkansas has shown interest.
Junior defensive lineman Ross Blacklock of Missouri City, (Texas) Elkins measured 6-3 and weighed 324 on Sunday. He recorded a 5.34 time in the 40, 25.1 vertical, 4.61 pro-shuttle and 37 feet in the power ball for a SPARQ rating of 90.66. Arkansas has shown interest.
Sophomore running back Dezmon Jackson of Parkers Chapel measured 5-10 and weighed 198. He recorded a time of 4.71 in the 40, 30.3 vertical, 4.19 pro-shuttle and tossed the power ball 35.5 feet for a SPARQ rating of 93.63. Jackson is one of the top 2017 prospects in the state and has a solid shot to earn an offer from Arkansas.
Junior tight end Austin McNeely of Pottsville measured 6-4 sand weighed 257. He scored a 77.28 SPARQ rating with a 5.16 time in the 40, 26.3 vertical, 4.34 pro-shuttle and 32.5 power ball toss.
North Little Rock junior receiver Corvasea Cooney had the fifth best SPARQ rating at the Dallas Nike Combine with a 116.22 with a time of 4.70 in the 40, 4.18 pro-shuttle, 36.7 vertical and a 44 power ball toss. He measured 6-1 and weighed 180.
Junior linebacker Raymond Hill of Camden Fairview had the best SPARQ rating for his position at the Dallas event. He scored a 104.46 with a time of 4.87 in the 40, 4.50 pro-shuttle, 39.5 power ball toss and 36.7 vertical. He measured 5-10.5 and weighed 229 pounds.
Note: All 40 yard dash times were electronic. Handheld times are usually .1 to .2 seconds faster.
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Arkansas has extended an offer to junior linebacker De'jon Harris of Marrero, (La.) John Ehret. He and his cousin and highly recruited teammate Michael Divinity plan to visit Fayetteville together. Divinity reported his desire to visit Arkansas in an Sunday update on wholehogsports.com