Arkansas has landed longtime defensive line target Cameron Ball.
Ball, 6-5, 295 pounds, of East Point (Ga.) Tri-Cities, had more than 30 scholarship offers from schools such as Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Arizona State, Illinois, Michigan State, Mississippi State and others before signing with the Razorbacks.
Coach Sam Pittman, defensive line coach Derrick LeBlanc and running backs coach Jimmy Smith headed up Ball’s recruitment. He was recruited by Pittman when he was at Georgia and by Smith while at Georgia State.
ESPN rates him a 3-star recruit, the No. 39 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 50 prospect in Georgia.
Ball had 42 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 3 pass deflections, 2 recovered fumbles and a forced fumble as a senior. He recorded 57 tackles, 6 sacks, 8 quarterback hurries, 3 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a junior. Ball also had 28 pancake blocks on the offensive line.
He joins tackles Solomon Wright and Jalen Williams as signees on the defensive line.
Ball and linebacker signee Christopher Paul of Cordele (Ga.) Crisp County are close friends.