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EARLY
BIRD 2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
RELEASED DECEMBER 2009 |
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ARKANSAS
RAZORBACKS |
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OFFENSE
- 10 |
------RETURNING
STARTERS------ |
DEFENSE
- 7 |
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KEY
LOSSES |
OFFENSE:
Michael Smith-RB, London Crawford-WR,
Mitch Petrus-OG |
DEFENSE:
Malcolm
Sheppard-DT, Adrian Davis-DE,
Wendel Davis-MLB, Matt Harris-S,
Jerell Norton-S (NFL) |
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Quarterback
/ Receiver |
QB
Ryan Mallett looks
to be everything
he was cracked up
to be...a pocket
presence with a
beautiful touch.
He is just what
Dr. Petrino ordered.
In the process,
the receivers are
now starting to
put up worthy numbers. |
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Secondary |
The
SEC's worst pass
defense has to secure
much better play
from the people
responsible for
putting up those
lousy numbers. The
Razorbacks go nowhere
until this unit
is repaired/revamped. |
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QB
Ryan Mallett |
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LB
Jerry Franklin |
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*
DEPTH CHARTS were only designed
as a simplistic gauge for listing
players that departed and players
that received the most playing
experience (consistent starters).
NationalChamps.net recognizes
the importance of missing personnel
data not listed such as redshirts,
transfers, injuries, incoming
recruits, back ups and alternates.
Their coverage will begin with
our full 2010 Preseason Preview
due out this coming spring. |
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ARKANSAS
2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
OFFENSE |
QB |
Ryan
Mallett-Jr |
Tyler
Wilson-So |
FB |
Van
Stumon-Sr |
De'Anthony
Curtis-Jr |
RB |
Broderick
Green-Jr |
Ronnie
Wingo-Sr / Dennis Johnson-Jr
/ Knile Davis-So |
WR |
Jarius
Wright-Jr |
Cobi
Hamilton-So |
WR |
Greg
Childs-Jr |
.. |
WR |
Joe
Adams-Jr |
.. |
TE |
D.J.
Williams-Sr |
Ben
Cleveland-Sr |
OT |
Ray
Dominguez-Sr |
Grant
Freeman-Jr / Anthony Oden-So |
OG |
Wade
Grayson-Sr |
Grant
Cook-Jr |
C |
Seth
Oxner-Jr |
.. |
OG |
.. |
.. |
OT |
DeMarcus
Love-Sr |
.. |
K |
Alex
Tejada-Sr |
.. |
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ARKANSAS
2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning
Starters/Key
Players |
DEFENSE |
DE |
Damario
Ambrose-Sr |
Jake
Bequette-Jr |
DT |
Zach
Stadther-Jr |
Patrick
Jones-Sr / Lavunce Davis-So |
DT |
DeQuinta
Jones-So |
.. |
DE |
Tenarius
Wright-So |
.. |
OLB |
Jerry
Franklin-Jr |
Terrell
Williams-So |
MLB |
Austin
Moss-So |
.. |
OLB |
Freddy
Burton-Sr |
Jerico
Nelson-Jr / Bret
Harris-Jr |
CB |
Ramon
Broadway-Sr |
David
Gordon-So / Andru
Stewart-Sr |
CB |
Rudell
Crim-Sr |
.. |
S |
Elton
Ford-Jr |
Tramain
Thomas-Jr |
S |
Anthony
Leon-Sr |
.. |
P |
Dylan
Breeding-So |
.. |
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QUICK
ANALYSIS |
12/8/09
What a major difference two
years have made in Fayetteville
under the direction of head
coach Bobby Petrino. Arkansas
went from being nothing more
than a prograssive rushing offense,
quarterback included, to one
of the most legitimate passing
threats in the SEC. And they’ve
even got themselves a Heisman-level
passer. In turn, the guys catching
the passes - like two-time All-SEC
selection D.J. Williams at tight
end and Joe Adams at receiver
- have reaped the benefits.
The big difference is QB Mallett,
though. His deep ball touch
and ability to run this offense
is only going to get better
with time. The OL looks sturdy,
and the RBs are still talented
and deep. The only problem holding
this team back from earning
higher-level national respect
is the secondary. Like on many
pass-oriented teams, for some
strange reason, being a leader
in scoring offense also equates
to being near the bottom in
scoring defense. Such is the
case for this defense. Stars
are short in this defensive
backfield, but that does not
mean they are missing able bodies
back here. With some improvement
to this unit, Arkansas could
be primed to make some serious
upset noise in the SEC.
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ARKANSAS
2010 SCHEDULE
Sep.
4 Tennessee Tech
Sep. 11 Louisiana-Monroe
Sep. 18 at Georgia
Sep. 25 Alabama
Oct. 9 Texas A&M @Arlington,
TX
Oct. 16 at Auburn
Oct. 23 Mississippi
Oct. 30 Vanderbilt
Nov. 6 at South Carolina
Nov. 13 UTEP
Nov. 20 at Mississippi State
Nov. 27 Louisiana State
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