Arkansas practiced inside Razorback Stadium on Tuesday. Here are some notes from the hour I took in:
• Players in green jerseys: Jalen Catalon, Jadon Haselwood. Rocket Sanders was out of the green top he wore last week.
Trey Knox, Pooh Paul, Terry Wells, Zach Zimos and Landon Jackson were present but not in pads. Did not see Dalton Wagner. Sam Pittman said Tuesday evening that Paul got a concussion in Saturday's scrimmage.
Dominique Johnson did not practice again. Pittman said he is likely done for the spring and will be able to do cutting-type work by early summer.
• Arkansas signee Isaiah Sategna watched practice today. Several players came up and talked to him. He decided not to go through spring ball so he could compete in track at Fayetteville High.
• Deke Adams is intense and his voice truly carries. He’s demanding and guys respond well to his messages. He huddled the defensive line together once after what he likely considered an unfocused sequence.
“If you want to be great, guys, you’ve got to put the work in,” he yelled.
Sounds like a standard line, but the tone he delivered it in was just different. It resonated.
• Linebackers and running backs went head-to-head in a pass rush/pass pro drill. Rocket vs. Bumper Pool was a good matchup. Pittman set aside time after reps by tailbacks AJ Green and Rashod Dubinion to talk with them. Very intentional, technique-centric conversations.
• The best catch I saw today came from Haselwood. Matched 1-on-1 against Anthony Brown, he made a one-handed grab in which he contorted his body toward the sideline. Malik Hornsby threw the pass.
Jaedon Wilson also caught a deep ball for what would’ve been a score from Hornsby.
• Pittman said Hornsby did not play any receiver in last Saturday’s scrimmage. He has been working there in practices. Pittman added Hornsby had his best day at quarterback over the weekend.
• Attention to detail in special teams is evident. There was a period with 4-5 different groups working on various aspects of it, from gunners crowding yet giving returners space to catch all the way down to shield work.
• In some team work, Dubinion had a pair of nice carries that drew oohs and ahs from teammates. After the second run, I turned to Clay to ask what he thought of the runs. “He reads with his eyes.” Pittman spoke highly of Dubinion in his press conference after practice.
Depth chart
Here is what I could come up with for the defense. Players listed with AND shared the field with a particular team at the same position:
DE
Eric Gregory
Eric Thomas
JJ Hollingsworth
DL
Isaiah Nichols
Cameron Ball
DL
Taurean Carter
Marcus Miller
DE
Zach Williams
Jashaud Stewart
Mataio Soli
LB
Bumper Pool
Jackson Woodard
Kaden Henley
LB
Drew Sanders
Jordan Crook
Brooks Both
CB
Hudson Clark
LaDarrius Bishop
Keuan Parker
CB
Dwight McGlothern
Malik Chavis
Chase Lowery
Nickel
Myles Slusher
Jacorrei Turner
Anthony Brown AND Jaylen Lewis
Safety
Jalen Catalon
Latavious Brini
Khari Johnson
Safety
Simeon Blair
Jayden Johnson
Trent Gordon
OFFENSE
Here is a breakdown of the offense. Players listed as an OR shared reps with a particular team:
QB
KJ Jefferson
Malik Hornsby
Lucas Coley OR Cade Fortin
RB
Rocket Sanders OR AJ Green
Rashod Dubinion OR Javion Hunt
James Jointer Jr. OR Dennis Daniels
TE
Hudson Henry
Nathan Bax
Tyrus Washington OR Erin Outley
WR
Warren Thompson OR Malik Hornsby
Jaedon Wilson
Quincey McAdoo
WR
Jadon Haselwood
Bryce Stephens
Chris Harris
WR
Ketron Jackson Jr.
Harper Cole
Landon Rogers
LT
Luke Jones
Devon Manuel
Andrew Chamblee
LG
Brady Latham
Jalen St. John
Cole Carson
C
Ricky Stromberg
Marcus Henderson
Eli Henderson
RG
Beaux Limmer
Ricky Stromberg OR E’Marion Harris
Josh Street
RT
Ty’Kieast Crawford
Brady Latham
E’Marion Harris