2024 Arkansas Razorbacks football team explained

The 2024 Arkansas Razorbacks football team will represent the University of Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Razorbacks are led by Sam Pittman in his fifth year as head coach. The Arkansas Razorbacks play their home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They also have one game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Recruits

The Razorbacks signed a total of 16 recruits on the first day of the early signing period, December 20, 2023, all from high school for the 2024 Class. Arkansas also signed a Jr. College player and a 17th high school player in May of 2024, bringing the recruiting class total to 18.

Arkansas has also signed 23 players out of the transfer portal for the 2024 Class, as of June 5, 2024.

Pos.	Portal Rating	Player	Height	Weight	Former school	Year	Hometown	Note
DE	4☆	Anton Juncaj	6'3"	274	Albany	Senior	Slate Hill, NY.
RB	4☆		6'2"	228	Utah	Senior	Duncanville, TX.
LB	4☆	Xavion Sorey	6'3"	225	Georgia	Junior	Campbellton, FL.
QB	4☆		6'6"	221	Boise State	Junior	Lewisville, TX.
OL	4☆	Fernando Carmona	6'5"	324	San Jose State	Junior	Las Vegas, NV.
OL	3☆	Addison Nichols	6'5"	306	Tennessee	Soph.	Norcross, GA.
OL	3☆	Keyshawn Blackstock	6'5"	325	Michigan State	Junior	Covington, GA.
OL	3☆	Joe More	6'5"	306	Syracuse	Senior	Franklin, TN.
CB	3☆	Marquise Robinson	6'1"	184	South Alabama	Junior	Summit, MS.
WR	3☆	Jordan Anthony	5'10"	160	Texas A&M	Soph.	Tylertown, MS.
DB	3☆	Donieko Slaughter	6'0"	190	Tennessee	Senior	Roswell, GA.
TE	3☆	Andreas Paaske	6'6"	255	Eastern Michigan	Senior	Copenhagen, Denmark
S	3☆	Miguel Mitchell	6'1"	215	Florida	Junior	Oxford, AL.
PK	3☆	Matthew Shipley	6'1"	190	Hawaii	Senior	Liberty Hill, TX.
RB	3☆	Rodney Hill	5'10"	190	Florida A&M	Junior	Statesboro, GA.
LB	3☆	Larry Worth	6'4"	220	Jacksonville State	Junior	Jacksonville, FL.
S	3☆	Anthony Switzer	6'0"	210	Utah State	Junior	Augusta, AR.
LB	3☆	Stephen Dix	6'2"	238	Marshall	Junior	Orlando, FL.
QB	3☆	Blake Boda	6'4"	210	Coastal Carolina	Soph	Cocoa, FL.
DT	3☆	Danny Saili	6'3"	355	BYU	Junior	Topeka, KS.
WR	3☆	Kafre Brown	6'0"	195	South Florida	Junior	Charlotte, NC.
OL	3☆	Timothy Dawn	6'2"	311	Baylor	Soph.	Camden, AR.	walk-on
PK	3☆	Kyle Ramsey	6'2"	190	Abilene Christian	Senior	Missouri City, TX.

Depth chart

True Freshman

Schedule

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Game summaries

vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff (FCS)

See also: 2024 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team.

Statistics	UAPB	ARK
First downs	10	34
Total yards	130	687
Rushing yards	7	279
Passing yards	123	408
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–23–0	28–37–0
Time of possession	27:45	32:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Passing	Mekhi Hagens	11–23, 123 yards
Rushing	Oshawn Ross	5 carries, 13 yards
Receiving	Aramoni Rhone	2 receptions, 34 yards
Arkansas	Passing		16–23, 229 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		8 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Isaac Teslaa	3 receptions, 53 yards

at No. 16 Oklahoma State

See also: 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

Statistics	ARK	OKST
First downs	33	21
Total yards	648	385
Rushing yards	232	59
Passing yards	416	326
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–46–1	27–48–1
Time of possession	36:14	23:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	26/45, 416 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	24 carries, 149 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	10 receptions, 164 yards
Oklahoma State	Passing		27/48, 326 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		17 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving		9 receptions, 91 yards, TD

vs UAB

See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team.

Statistics	UAB	ARK
First downs	22	29
Total yards	67–354	64–427
Rushing yards	35–119	38–266
Passing yards	235	161
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–32–1	11–26–1
Time of possession	32:39	27:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing		23/32, 235 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Isaiah Jacobs	15 carries, 62 yards
Receiving	Amare Thomas	5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	11/26, 161 yards, INT
Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	15 carries, 147 yards, TD
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	8 receptions, 137 yards

at Auburn

See also: 2024 Auburn Tigers football team.

Statistics	ARK	AUB
First downs	21	17
Total yards	83-334	61-431
Rushing yards	183	146
Passing yards	151	285
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-28-2	20-35-4
Time of possession	36:36	23:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	12/27, 151 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Taylen Green	18 carries, 80 yards
Receiving	Isaiah Sategna	3 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Auburn	Passing		13/22, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		12 carries, 67 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD

at No. 24 Texas A&M (rivalry)

Statistics	ARK	TAMU
First downs	22	17
Total yards	71–379	60–297
Rushing yards	30–100	38–134
Passing yards	279	163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–41–1	11–22–0
Time of possession	30:39	29:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	23/41, 279 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	10 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving	Isaac TeSlaa	5 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Texas A&M	Passing		11/22, 163 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		13 carries, 117 yards
Receiving		6 receptions, 109 yards, TD

vs. No. 4 Tennessee

See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team.

Statistics	TENN	ARK
First downs	16	23
Total yards	332	431
Rushing yards	174	134
Passing yards	158	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–29–0	21–30–0
Time of possession	24:41	35:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing		17-29, 158 yards
Rushing		22 rushes, 138 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		7 catches, 38 yards
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	19-27, 266 yards
Rushing	Braylen Russell	8 carries, 62 yards
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	9 catches, 132 yards

vs No. 8 LSU (rivalry)

See also: 2024 LSU Tigers football team and Arkansas–LSU football rivalry.

Statistics	LSU	ARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LSU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Mississippi State

See also: 2024 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	ARK	MSST
First downs	29	24
Total yards	673	471
Rushing yards	359	162
Passing yards	314	309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–29–1	22–31–2
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	23/29, 314 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing	Braylen Russell	16 carries, 175 yards
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	4 receptions, 76 yards
Mississippi State	Passing		22/31, 309 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Davon Booth	17 carries, 93 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 100 yards, TD

vs No. 19 Ole Miss (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry.

Statistics	MISS	ARK
First downs	29	24
Total yards	694	497
Rushing yards	132	132
Passing yards	562	365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–34–0	21–28–0
Time of possession	31:26	28:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing		25/31, 515 yards, 6 TD
Rushing	Jaxson Dart	10 carries, 47 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 254 yards, 5 TD
Arkansas	Passing		11/14, 207 yards, TD
Rushing	Rashod Dubinion	12 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	6 receptions, 135 yards

vs No. 3 Texas (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team and Arkansas–Texas football rivalry.

Statistics	TEX	ARK
First downs	20	15
Total yards	315	231
Rushing yards	139	82
Passing yards	176	149
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–32–0	17–25–1
Time of possession	30:59	29:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing		20/32, 176 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		14 carries, 83 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 48 yards
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	17/25, 149 yards, INT
Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	11 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	6 receptions, 74 yards

vs Louisiana Tech

See also: 2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	LT	ARK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arkansas	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 21 Missouri (Battle Line Rivalry)

See also: 2024 Missouri Tigers football team and Battle Line Rivalry.

Statistics	ARK	MIZZ
First downs	22	18
Total yards	377	361
Rushing yards	148	193
Passing yards	229	168
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–35–0	10–20–0
Time of possession	28:21	31:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas	Passing	Taylen Green	21/35, 229 yards
Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	18 carries, 87 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Andrew Armstrong	9 receptions, 128 yards
Missouri	Passing		10/20, 168 yards
Rushing	Marcus Carroll	22 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 100 yards

Coaching staff

Arkansas Razorbacks coaches
Coach	Position	Year	Alma Mater
		align=center	5th	Pittsburg State (1986)
	Assistant head coach/Special teams coordinator	5th	Samford (1988)
	Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach	align=center	1st	Carroll College (1983)
	Defensive coordinator/ Linebackers coach	2nd	Auburn (2005)
	co-Defensive coordinator/ Safeties coach	2nd	Ole Miss (2003)
	Tight ends coach	align=center	2nd	Illinois (2009)
	Offensive line coach	1st	Southwest Baptist (2011)
	Wide receivers coach	1st	Indiana State (2012)
Kolby Smith	Running backs coach	1st	Louisville (2006)
Deke Adams	Defensive line coach	3rd	Southern Miss (1995)
Deron Wilson	Defensive backs coach	2nd	Southern Miss (2013)
	Strength and conditioning coach	2nd	Western Kentucky (2008)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Arkansas Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . 4 January 2024.
2. Web site: Johnson . Camryn . December 13, 2023 . Dates for Arkansas' 2024 football schedule announced . 4 January 2024 . KHBS.