FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas senior linebacker De'Jon Harris has accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Harris is the second Razorbacks player this week to confirm participation for the game. It was announced that senior defensive tackle McTelvin Agim accepted a game invite on Wednesday.
A native of Harvey, La., Harris, one of three permanent team captains, leads Arkansas in tackles with 82 through 10 games. He finished with a team-high 118 tackles in 2018 and 115 in 2017, becoming the seventh Razorback and first since Jerry Franklin in 2010-11 to total 100-plus stops in back-to-back seasons.
Harris has also recorded 3.5 tackles for loss this season and recovered a team-high two fumbles, one for a touchdown against Texas A&M.
The nation’s longest-running college football all-star game, the Shrine Bowl will be played Jan. 18, 2020 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will air on NFL Network.