Arkansas Razorbacks Add JUCO 2017 OLB Gabe Richardson
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
There had been speculation that Arkansas was adding a junior college outside linebacker but no announcement had come through until National Signing Day when Hutchinson playmaker Gabe Richardson joined the 2017 haul.
Arkansas picked up the 6-4, 240, recruit after a 60 tackle, six sack, and 18.5 tackles for loss 2016 season. Richardson is the second player in the 2017 class with a Georgia high school background. Safety Korey Hernandez signed out of Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood while Richardson is originally from Southwest DeKalb.
Richardson posted his commitment on Twitter:
247Sports rates Arkansas’ 2017 recruiting class No. 28 in the nation, No. 10 in the SEC, while Rivals ranks the same class No. 23 in the country. The Hogs had another big signing on Wednesday with the addition of Dallas four-star cornerback Chevin Calloway.
Arkansas Razorbacks 2017 Verbal Commitment List (27)
SS Montaric Brown, 6-0, 182, Ashdown HS, Ashdown, AR
SS Hayden Henry, 6-2, 205, Pulaski Academy, Little Rock, AR***
SS Korey Hernandez, 6-0, 175, Cedar Grove HS, Ellenwood, GA*
CB Chevin Calloway, 5-10, 180, Dunnes HS, Dallas, TX
CB Kamren Curl, 6-2, 180, Muskogee HS, Muskogee, OK
CB Jordon Curtis, 5-11, 180, Jenks HS, Jenks, OK
CB Jarques McClellion, 6-0, 180, American Heritage, Delray Beach, FL
LB Kyrei Fisher, 6-2, 230, Union HS, Tulsa, OK*
LB/SS Derrick Munson, 6-0, 195, Archbishop Rummel, Metairie, LA
LB Josh Paul, 6-2, 205, De La Salle HS, New Orleans, LA
LB/DE Gabe Richardson, 6-4, 240, Hutchinson C.C., Hutchinson, KS
DE David Porter, 6-3, 235, Robinson HS, Little Rock, AR
DT Melvin Johnson, 6-5, 285, Riverside C.C., Riverside, CA
OG Ty Clary, 6-4, 275, Fayetteville HS, Fayetteville, AR**
OT/DT Shane Clenin, 6-6, 285, Jefferson HS, Festus, MO*
OT Kirby Adcock, 6-5, 280, Nashville HS, Nashville, AR*
OT Dalton Wagner, 6-9, 312, Richmond-Burton, Richmond, IL*
QB Daulton Hyatt, 6-3, 178, Etowah HS, Attalla, AL*
RB Chase Hayden, 5-10, 189, St. George, Collierville, TN
RB Maleek Williams, 6-0, 215, Punta Gorda HS, Charlotte, FL*
TE Jeremy Patton, 6-6, 230, Arizona Western C.C., Yuma, AZ*
WR Maleek Barkley, 5-11, 185, Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas, NV
WR Jarrod Barnes, 5-11, 170, Cabot HS, Cabot, AR
WR Koilan Jackson, 6-3, 203, Robinson HS, Little Rock, AR
WR Brandon Martin, 6-4, 205, Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C., Perkinston, MS*
WR Jonathan Nance, 6-2, 180, Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C., Perkinston, MS*
WR/ATH Devion Warren, 5-10, 170, Ouachita Parish HS, Monroe, LA
*Enrolled
**Possible gray-shirt
***Expected to blue-shirt
Photo credit: twitter.com; No. 21 Gabe Richardson