FAYETTEVILLE — Razorback wide receiver commit Maleek Barkley of Lake Travis, Texas, will be back on the Arkansas campus on Thursday.
Barkley (5-11, 185) will join 2018 prospect, teammate and cousin Isaiah Connor as well as Razorback cornerback commit Jarques McClellion (6-1, 170) of Delray Beach, Fla., American Heritage in taking unofficial visits to Arkansas on Thursday.
“Yes, we are coming up tomorrow and I am looking forward to seeing everything again,” Barkley said. “I haven’t really talked to him (Connor) much about it yet, but I will let him know how beautiful it is, what great facilities they have and how great the coaches are.”
Barkley, who committed to Arkansas in April, is coming off a junior season in which he rushed for 617 yards and 10 touchdowns after moving in from wideout where he caught 56 passes for 596 yards and 10 more scores.
He also returned two kickoff returns for scores while helping lead Lake Travis to a 15-1 season that ended in the Class 6A state title game.
“Right now I am just working on getting bigger and stronger and working toward helping my team have a great senior season before I go to Arkansas,” Barkley said.
He has offers from Arkansas Arizona, Utah, UNLV and Texas State with the Wildcats and Utes offering after he committed to the Razorbacks.
“My relationship with the Arkansas coaches has gotten even stronger over these last three months and I feel even better about my choice to come to Arkansas,” Barkley said.
Lake Travis advanced to the state 7-on-7 championship for large schools and finished 2-2.
“We didn’t get as far as we wanted in the state tournament, but did a good job getting there and got a lot of good work in,” Barkley said. “That can only help us this season.”