Third-year strength and conditioning coach Jamil Walker’s salary rose to $425,000 on March 1, according to a public record obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from the UA on Friday. His contract term runs for two more seasons through the end of February 2024.
Walker, who came from Georgia on Coach Sam Pittman’s original staff at Arkansas in December 2019, has frequently been credited with increasing the size and fitness levels of the Razorbacks by Pittman and Arkansas players.
Walker received interest from South Carolina Coach Shane Beamer after his hiring by the Gamecocks last winter, but he stayed with the Razorbacks for a second season, with his salary raised to $400,000 starting July 1, 2021.
Walker’s original salary was $300,000.
Walker and every position coach for the Razorbacks has received a raise or their initial contract in the last year.