2012 Cotton Bowl Depth Chart: Arkansas Razorbacks versus Kansas State Wildcats
By hogmaninla
It comes as no surprise that the 2012 Cotton Bowl between No. 6 Arkansas and No. 8 Kansas State features two depth charts loaded with upper classmen.
The Arkansas Razorbacks have five seniors and seven juniors listed on their two-deep offensive depth chart. The notable Hog seniors include a trio of wide receivers – Jarius Wright, Greg Childs, and Joe Adams.
Adamswas a consensus All-American as a punt returner and Wright leads the SEC in receiving touchdowns.
The Kansas State Wildcats list five seniors and 10 juniors on their offensive depth chart. None more important on offense than junior quarterback Collin Klein and junior running back John Hubert.
On defense the Wildcats have a pair of junior transfers, cornerback Nigel Morgan from City College of San Francisco and linebacker Arthur Brown from University of Miami, that are the heart and soul of their team.
Jerry Franklin, the Razorbacks’ Senior middle linebacker, is a four-year starter and team leader in tackles. Tramain Thomas leads the Hogs in interceptions (5) while senior defensive end Jake Bequette leads the team in sacks (8.5).
Kansas State does not have an Arkansas player listed on their team.
Defensive tackle Robert Thomas is the onlyArkansasplayer with immediate ties to the state of Kansas. Thomas graduated high school from Muskogee, Oklahoma but is a junior college transfer from Coffeyville, Kansas.
The following is a two-deep listing of the depth charts for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Kansas State Wildcats heading into the 2012 Cotton Bowl.
Arkansas Razorbacks
Offense
WR Joe Adams (Sr.)
Julian Horton (So.)
WR Jarius Wright (Sr.)
Marquel Wade (Fr.)
WR Cobi Hamilton (Jr.) or
Greg Childs (Sr.)
RB Dennis Johnson (Jr.) or
Ronnie Wingo Jr. (Jr.)
FB Kiero Small (Jr.)
QB Tyler Wilson (Jr.)
Brandon Mitchell (So.)
TE Chris Gragg (Jr.)
Austin Tate (So.)
OT Jason Peacock (Jr.) or
Mitch Smothers (Fr.)
OG Grant Cook (Sr.)
Luke Charpentier (Fr.)
C Travis Swanson (So.)
Tyler Deacon (Jr.)
OG Alvin Bailey (So.)
Chris Stringer (So.)
OT Grant Freeman (Sr.)
Brey Cook (Fr.)
Defense
DE Jake Bequette (Sr.)
Chris Smith (So.)
DT Bryan Jones (So.)
Alfred Davis (Jr.)
DT Robert Thomas (So.)
DeQuinta Jones (Jr.)
DE Tenarius Wright (Jr.)
Trey Flowers (Fr.)
OLB Alonzo Highsmith (Jr.)
Bret Harris (Sr.)
MLB Jerry Franklin (Sr.)
Terrell Williams (Jr.)
OLB Jerrico Nelson (Sr.)
Ross Rasner (Jr.)
CB Darius Winston (Jr.)
Tevin Mitchell (Fr.)
S Eric Bennett (So.)
Elton Ford (Sr.)
S TramainThomas (Sr.)
Ryan Farr (Jr.)
CB Isaac Madison (Sr.)
Greg Gatson (Sr.)
Special Teams
K Zach Hocker (So.)
P Dylan Breeding (Sr.)
SNP Alan D’Appollonio (Fr.)
H Brian Buehner (Fr.)
KOR Dennis Johnson (Sr.)
Marquel Wade (Fr.)
PR Joe Adams (Sr.)
Marquel Wade (Fr.)
*Information obtained from the 2012 Arkansas Razorback Cotton Bowl Media Guide
Kansas State Wildcats
Offense
WR Chris Harper (Jr.)
Tramaine Thompson (So.)
WR Sheldon Smith (Sr.)
Curry Sexton (Fr.)
WR Brodrick Smith (Jr.)
Torell Miller (So.)
RB John Hubert (So.)
Angelo Pease (Jr.)
FB BradenWilson(Jr.)
Jay Hanley (Jr.)
QB Collin Klein (Jr.)
Sammuel Lamur (Sr.)
TE Travis Tannahill (Jr.)
Andre McDonald (So.)
RT Clyde Aufner (Sr.)
Cornelius Lucas (So.)
RG Colten Freeze (Sr.)
Jordan Allred (Jr.)
C B.J. Finney (Fr.)
Tomasi Mariner (Fr.)
LG Nick Puetz (Jr.)
Keenan Taylor (So.)
LT Zach Hanson (Sr.)
Ethan Douglas (Jr.)
Defense
CB Nigel Malone (Jr.)
Allen Champman (Jr.)
FS Tysyn Hartman (Sr.)
Matthew Pearson (Sr.)
SS Ty Zimmerman (So.)
Thomas Ferguson (Jr.)
CB David Garrett (Sr.)
Kip Daily (Jr.)
WLB Tre Walker (So.)
Blake Slaughter (Jr.)
MLB Arthur Brown (Jr.)
Jarell Childs (Jr.)
SLB Emmanuel Lamur (Sr.)
Jonathan Truman (Fr.)
DE Jordan Voelker (Sr.)
Meshak Williams (Jr.)
DT Vai Lutui (Jr.)
Raphael Guidry (Sr.)
NT Ray Kibble (Sr.)
John Sua (Jr.)
DE Adam Davis (Jr.)
Laton Dowling (Fr.)
Special Teams
K Anthony Cantele (Jr.)
P Ryan Doerr (Jr.)
KOR Tramaine Thompson (So.)
Chris Harper (Jr.)
PR Tramaine Thompson (So.)
Ty Zimmerman (So.)
*Information obtained from the 2011-2012 Kansas State Cotton Bowl Media Guide
The Cotton Bowl will be played January 6, 2012, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Game time is 8:00 p.m. EST on FOX.
FOX Broadcast Team
Gus Johnson – Play-by-play
Charles Davis – Color
Tim Brewster – Sideline Reporter