Players to Watch in the Arkansas Spring Game
The Entire WR Unit
Without a doubt, the biggest strength of the Razorback offense is the wide receivers. With experience and talent that outdoes every team in the SEC, our receivers are sure to be the difference makers this fall. They are all so talented, in fact, that there was not one that I could pull out to stand alone in this article. They’re all just great football players.
Our seniors are sure to make an impact. Keon Hatcher, Drew Morgan, Cody Hollister, and Dominique Reed are all guys that are suiting up in the red and white for the final season, and there’s no doubt in my mind that each one of them will go out with a bang. After all, every one of them is coming back from injuries sustained in 2015.
Hatcher, who broke his foot in just the second week of the 2015 season, will give his senior season a second try. He was already meant for a hot start in 2015, recording 198 yards and 2 touchdowns in just two games. Him being back on the field is a major plus.
Cody Hollister was another victim of the broken foot curse. Coincidentally, his injury also came in the second week of the 2015 season. However, Hollister was able to return and complete his junior season. He finished last year with just four catches for 65 yards.
Drew Morgan, while with a severely injured shoulder, finished his season without missing any games. To have that injury and play through it is one of the better reasons Morgan is Arkansas’ most physical and scrappiest player. His tenacity for the game is unlike a lot of players, and he showed that by fighting for every yard last season. He finished last year with 843 receiving yards and ten receiving touchdowns, which is an all-time for third best for a Razorback.
Dominique Reed can be summed up by one word: Exciting (I bet you thought I would say fast). Only getting his first action as a Razorback last season, Reed sure made his mark. While only appearing in ten games, Dominique caught six touchdowns off 535 yards receiving. This was due to his freakish speed and ability to accelerate on the fly. While it was all great, Reed’s last appearance on the field was a scary one. All Hog fans feared the worst in the Liberty Bowl after Reed went down in a helmet-to-helmet collision that stopped the game for a good amount time. Thankfully Reed was okay, and now we wait to see him again this Saturday.
The non-senior looking to show out on Saturday is Jared Cornelius. Just like a lot of the others, Cornelius is also looking to have a complete season. He was sidetracked in 2015 after a gruesome broken arm in the matchup against Texas Tech. He returned late last season and finished with 600 receiving yards and five touchdowns, two of which were rushing.
The receivers at Arkansas might just be the best in the entire country. I’d like them prove it on Saturday.