FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas announced Saturday it has named five players team captains for the 2021 season.
Linebacker Grant Morgan and safeties Jalen Catalon and Joe Foucha, three of the Razorbacks’ top defensive pieces, and quarterback KJ Jefferson and offensive lineman Myron Cunningham received the honor following a team vote.
Morgan, a Greenwood native and former walk-on, was a captain in Sam Pittman’s first year with the Razorbacks. He finished last season with 111 tackles in nine games and earned All-SEC and All-America recognition.
Cunningham, one of two Arkansas offensive linemen to start all 10 games in 2020, was voted a captain ahead of the team’s final two games against Missouri and Alabama. He allowed two sacks and five hurries at left tackle.
Catalon and Foucha combined for 159 tackles and five interceptions a season ago. Catalon became the first Arkansas defensive back to earn All-SEC honors by the league’s coaches since 2007, and Foucha was named SEC co-player of the week after a two-pick game in the win at Mississippi State.
Jefferson is entering his first season as the Razorbacks’ full-time starter. In his most recent start, at Missouri in December, he threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score.
In his career, Jefferson has completed 34 of 72 passes for 492 yards and three touchdowns against one interception. He has rushed for 125 yards and four touchdowns on 58 carries.