2013 College Football Recruiting: Razorbacks Gain Verbal Commitment
By Ryan Wright
Fayetteville, Ark. – Arkansas recruiting coordinator Tim Horton and the Razorback coaching staff have shown a trend of reaching for possible recruiting diamonds in the rough for their upcoming 2013 recruiting class. On Friday the Hogs added another under the radar pledge to their list when Lamar Jordan verbally committed to Arkansas.
Lamar Jordan, 5’11”, 181 pounds, has the rare speed and play making abilities college coaches covet especially those in the SEC. Jordan is a dual-threat quarterback for Centennial High School in Frisco, TX. His size and speed, 4.4 forty-yard dash, could make him a cornerback, wide receiver, or scat back on the college level.
As a junior Jordan rushed for 944 yards on 140 attempts in 13 games finding the end zone 11 times. When dropping back to pass he completed 56 percent of his attempts for 2,455 passing yards with 24 touchdowns.
Jordan’s running skills from the quarterback position has made him a key recruit for option based college offenses having received offers from Air Force and Navy among others including Rice, New Mexico, and Texas State.
Jordan’s verbal commitment to the Hogs makes him the third possible wide receiver recruit that will sign with Arkansas come national signing day and the 16th overall commitment to the Razorbacks 2013 recruiting class.
Arkansas Razorback Commitments for the 2013 Recruiting Class (16):
QB Austin Allen, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 4-Star
LB Brooks Ellis, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 3-Star
SS Alex Brignoni, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 3-Star
RB Kaleb Blanchard, Denham Springs, Louisiana, 3-Star
TE Deondra Skinner, Patterson, Louisiana, 3-Star
QB Tyler Cogswell, Plantation, Florida, 3-Star
SS Khari Harding, Edmond, Oklahoma, 3-Star
WR Jervenski Johnson, Amite, Louisiana, 2-Star
WR Dominique Alexander, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 3-Star
TE Hunter Henry, Little Rock, Arkansas, 4-Star
LB Myke Tavarres, Weed, California, 3-Star
CB Carroll Washington, Salinas, California, 4-Star
LB Marcus Robinson, Memphis, Tennessee, 3-Star
DE Tevin Beanum, Forrest City, Arkansas, 2-Star
OL Mitchell Bell, Navarro JC, Texas, NR
ATH Lamar Jordan, Frisco, TX, 2-Star
Arkansas Razorback Commitments for the 2014 Recruiting Class:
QB Rafe Peavey, Bolivar, Missouri, Not Rated Yet
All verbal commitments are nonbinding.