The Ideal Finish to the Razorbacks' 2019 Recruiting Class

I don't know how many times I've written this piece by this point but each time I write it, Arkansas's 2019 recruiting class keeps looking better and better. The Razorbacks now have 24 commits, good for no. 10 in the nation, and have room for five more additions.

To sign 29, Arkansas would have to have some record-high attrition but based on the current 2-7 record, the Hogs need as much new talent as they can squeeze in. Here's the ideal way Chad Morris and his staff could close out this 2019 class:

It should still be a long wait to see where 4-star Rivals250 safety Jalen Catalon will commit but the Hogs odds are looking favorable right now. He had a great time on his official visit with his two teammates, Hog commits Enoch Jackson and Taurean Carter, and the head hog is personally involved in recruiting him 24/7. Catalon is worth the most points of all the recruits left on the big board (aside from Stacey Wilkins) and he'd add 69 to the team's total.

Current Mississippi State CB/S commit Greg Brooks Jr. has never been fully secure in his commitment to the Bulldogs as witnessed by his recent official visit trips to Kansas State and Arkansas. Brooks would add another 30 points to the Hogs' total putting them at no. 7 in the country (right now) and third in the SEC. Brooks now says he'll choose a final school on early national signing day.

The Razorbacks are definitely making their need for 3-star JUCO OT Chibueze Nwanna known as they used an evaluation day to visit him all the way up in Pennsylvania at Lackawanna C.C. Nwanna would be an immediate contributor on the offense line and Arkansas is probably his best offer with Louisville being the second best, but also a risk given they just fired head coach Bobby Petrino.

Though he wouldn't add anything to the team recruiting score, Kelly Bryant would most certainly be one of the most important 2019 additions for the Razorbacks.He had a great time on his visit in Fayetteville and has a good relationship with Chad Morris and the coaching staff so there's as good a chance as any that he ends up here. Bryant would be the perfect mentor for 2019 QB commit KJ Jefferson who recently told HawgBeat he would not be enrolling early, making it less likely for him to play a lot in 2019.

The Razorbacks have been showing Iowa Central C.C. OT Myron Cunningham a whole lot of love since they offered him on September 26. Since then, he's picked up offers from Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Pitt, Mizzou, Mississippi State and more. The Hogs will bring him in for an official visit after the season and though the competition is now stiff, perhaps the Razorbacks' desperate need for line depth will convince him to play on the Hill. Cunningham's rating is coming soon.

With more than 150 transfer options already in the new transfer database, there's got to be at least a few good options for either a red-shirted lineman or a grad transfer. Junior college offensive linemen are good but getting a player with even more higher level experience would be better.