A Closer Look at Arkansas's 2020 Quarterback Offers
Last Update: March 13, 2019
The Arkansas Razorbacks have offered 11 2020 quarterbacks, two of them, Jaden Casey and Hudson Card have already committed elsewhere, Michael Henderson Jr. has cut a list of six without Arkansas and the no. 1 2020 QB in the class, DJ Uiagalelei has cut an elite top six as well. Here's a closer look at the recruitment of the seven quarterback targets still on the board for the Hogs:
Despite sitting out the start of his junior season with a knee injury, in-state standout Jacolby Criswell made the most of his 2018 summer, picking up offers from some of the best programs in the nation and taking visits to Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Arkansas and more. He racked up 1109 passing yards, 317 rushing yards, 14 total touchdowns and three interceptions in just five games for Morrilton.
Criswell considered committing to Arkansas on a visit last season but he's still exploring his options right now. The 3-star is also getting a lot of attention from Phil Longo, now at UNC, and just visited the Tar Heels, moving them into the lead for his talent.
TOP OFFERS: Arkansas, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Memphis, UNC
CHANCES TO LAND: Low
2019 is the year for Chandler Morris and his recruitment is going to get very interesting. The Head Hog's son led the Highland Park Scots to a third back-to-back state title. Despite a 5.5 3-star rating to kick off his recruitment, Morris camped at several schools this past summer and earned several more offers during the season. Morris is a dual-threat and moved up in the Texas rankings, picking up an extra point in his rating as well.
He finished his junior season with 3793 passing yards, 637 rushing yards, 43 passing touchdowns, 19 rushing touchdowns and he was picked off just five times in 15 games. He completed passes at 65 percent. Chandler has never expressed one way or the other whether he'd like to play for his dad but always harps on how great of a relationship they have. He visited Oklahoma with Coach Morris in early March.
TOP OFFERS: Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Oklahoma
CHANCES TO LAND: Great
California quarterback Shane Illingworth has a 4.0 GPA, nine offers and an impressive 6-foot-5, 220-pound stature. Illingworth maintains close contact with Arkansas offensive coordinator Joe Craddock and didn't take visits during the season but will do so this spring. Illingworth will take his first official visit to Arkansas for the spring game.
Illingworth says he's still "wide open" and he's still picking up new offers. The 147th prospect in the nation tallied 2739 passing yards, throwing 63 percent with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions.The Hogs aren't known for pulling players out of California so we'll see how this plays out.
TOP OFFERS: Arkansas, Arizona State, Arizona, Colorado, Washington State
CHANCES TO LAND: Decent
Woodward Academy 3-star quarterback Mike Wright has 14 offers, recently visited Vanderbilt for a second time and visited Auburn last season for the LSU game and Georgia Tech for junior day. The Georgia native does not have a Georgia offer yet and has expressed a lot of interest in the Razorbacks. He says he's been hearing a lot from Kentucky, Louisville, Boston College, Missouri, and Arkansas and recently visited Florida State instead of Arkansas.
Wright played nine games of his junior season and racked up 1521 passing yards, 533 rushing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 9 rushing touchdowns, and five picks. He completed 66 percent of his passes.
TOP OFFERS: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Louisville, Kentucky, Georgia Tech
CHANCES TO LAND: Good
The Razorbacks were the first ones on under-the-radar Longview quarterback Haynes King but he's picked up a lot of steam since. The 5.5 3-star head coach's son is now one of the heaviest recruited players on this list and King will definitely continue to make a push in the Texas rankings. He took Longview to a state championship title and finished his junior season with a ridiculous 3454 passing yards, a 70 percent completion rating, 40 touchdowns with just four interceptions and an additional 599 rushing yards with seven scores. King doubled his production from his sophomore to junior season.
He visited Arkansas in the beginning of August 2018 and again for Elite prospect day, but has always loved LSU so expect him to continue keeping tabs on their QB situation (they currently already have two QB commits). Besides Arkansas and LSU, King now has a wealth of options to choose from so I doubt he stays on the market very long. He also visited Tennessee in mid-March.
TOP OFFERS: Arkansas, LSU, Auburn, Missouri, TCU, Houston
CHANCES TO LAND: Decent
Malik Hornsby was briefly committed to Texas A&M (and they still lead the hunt) but he's now opened his recruitment for all of his 19 other options as well. Hornsby is from Fort Bend Marshall, the alma mater of former Arkansas running back, 2009 4-star signee Knile Davis. Hornsby totaled 1841 yards passing, 749 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns while throwing 60 percent with just two interceptions his junior season.
TOP OFFERS: A&M, Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi State
CHANCES TO LAND: Low
The prospect out of Tallahassee, Florida is, of course, the son of Florida State head coach Willie Taggart. He's got three big offers so far from Oregon, Florida State and Arkansas. He visited Michigan last summer. Taggart's recruitment has been quiet because he was the back-up for his team in 2018.
TOP OFFERS: Arkansas, Oregon, Florida State
CHANCES TO LAND: Low
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