FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will have five graduates on this year's football team, including two who received their degrees elsewhere.
Quarterback Austin Allen, running back Connor McPherson and safety De'Andre Coley received their degrees from the University of Arkansas. All are fifth-year seniors.
Offensive lineman Jake Raulerson is a graduate of the University of Texas and running back David Williams is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Both transferred to Arkansas by virtue of the NCAA's graduate transfer rule, which allows graduated players to play without sitting out a season.
Running back Juan Day used the graduate transfer rule to leave Arkansas for Stephen F. Austin earlier this year.
The Razorbacks' graduate count is tied with LSU and Tennessee for eighth among SEC teams this season, according to data released Wednesday by the National Football Foundation. Alabama leads the league with 12 graduates, followed by Ole Miss (9) and Kentucky (8). Mississippi State's two graduates are the fewest among SEC teams.
Graduates by SEC Team
Alabama 12
Ole Miss 9
Kentucky 8
Georgia 7
Missouri 7
Auburn 6
Florida 6
Arkansas 5
LSU 5
Tennessee 5
Texas A&M 4
South Carolina 4
Vanderbilt 3
Mississippi State 2
Source: National Football Foundation