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Published Sep 6, 2018
A Closer Look at Arkansas's Best Class of the Rivals Era, Class of 2009
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Nikki Chavanelle  •  HawgBeat
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The Arkansas Razorbacks' 2019 recruiting class is on pace to be one of the best in the Rivals era. With 14 teams already on pace to make the top 15, there's really just one way the Hogs can squeeze in the top 16 to perhaps tie or beat the best class ever and that's by signing two more 4-stars on top of the seven already committed.

Looking back at the 2009 class, the Razorbacks pulled in a 5-star recruit, Darius Winston, and eight more 4-stars. While some other programs around the nation have that type of success on a consistent basis, getting that much talent in one class is a big deal for the Razorbacks.

After finishing 16th in 2009, Bobby Petrino signed a 49th-ranked class with just three 4-stars in 2010, and a 24th-ranked class in 2011. Rankings aren't everything so let's take a look at that historic 2009 class and what they actually accomplished for the Razorbacks while on the Hill.

Arkansas signed 31 players in the 2009 class so we're just going to look at what the highest rated players had to contribute:

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