Martrell Spaight and Tevin Mitchel are the second and third Razorbacks off the board at the NFL draft, as both were picked by the Washington Redskins.
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Spaight, a linebacker at Arkansas, had a breakout season in 2014, leading the SEC with 128 tackles and earning first-team All-SEC honors. The Redskins took him in the fifth round, 141st overall.
He was the first Arkansas player to be named to the coaches’ first-team All-SEC team since Sam Olajubutu in 2006 and the first in school history to lead the SEC in tackles.
In his first season with the Razorbacks after coming to Arkansas from Coffeyville Community College, Spaight made 22 tackles and had one sack.
Mitchel, a defensive back at Arkansas, was taken in the sixth round, with the 182nd overall pick.
In four seasons with the Razorbacks, he made 157 tackles and had 18 pass breakups. He also intercepted four passes during his career.
Spaight and Mitchel join defensive end Trey Flowers as former Razorbacks taken in this year’s draft, so far. Flowers was picked by the New England Patriots in the fourth round, 101st overall.