For detailed Arkansas football stats, this post is like former A-State world-record poll vaulter Earl Bell trying to clear a high hurdle back in the day. It’s way, way over the top.  Edits and additions will certainly be made throughout the day, so check back for more goodies.  As always, if you believe you’ve found an error, please let me know, and I’ll be happy to look at it with you to get it right as time permits.

With information gathered, good assessments of the Arkansas Razorbacks’ capabilities may begin!!   BCS Championship potential analysis will follow shortly. 

[EDIT] This time of year the Arkansas Razorbacks Football Roster is a forever moving target. Sometime during this week, ArkansasRazorbacks.com has published a roster. Without question the players are at the heart of this post or any other post like it, so we roll with the updated information as it comes out. You’ll find the information at University of Arkansas Football Roster Published Week of July 18, 2011 with Added Information. The post is pre-dated to keep some order in the flow of our home page.

Returning Production and Playmakers

Players and production from 2010 are brought forward to 2011 with careful attention to those who remain on the squad. Included here are Returning player experience, tackles, sacks, tackles for a loss, interceptions and fumble returns.

Even though we managed a roster with some of the following Returning Experience in it, Jacob reworked the script to make the charting program better than it has ever been, so we now bring you the depth of the three previous seasons of defensive player experience. “0″ games designations do not distinguish between players who did not play and those who were not on the team. Nine Razorbacks return with at least 30 games of experience under Coaches Petrino and Robinson while lowering the threshold reveals 17 players return with at least 20 games of experience. For more returning experience observations see Arkansas Razorbacks Football Returning Experience for 2011, or you might sort by position, class, or other category and see what you may find. [Here is a sorting tip by example. If you want to see all Wide Receivers (WR) (main category "Position") sorted by  Total Game (secondary category "Total") experience, first sort all players by Total, and then sort by Position. In other words, sort by the secondary category first, then by the main. Clear as Petrino's playbook on the first day?]

Returning Offensive Player Experience
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#	FIRST	LAST	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	EXP	ELIG	2010 Games	2009 Games	2008 Games	Total
3	Joe	Adams	WR	5-11	190	Sr.	3L	1	12	10	12	34
67	Alvin	Bailey	OG	6-5	319	So.	1L	3	13	0	0	13
62	Nick	Brewer	SNP	6-1	221	Jr.	1L	2	9	0	0	9
16	Brian	Buehner	QB	5-11	186	Fr.	RS	4	0	0	0	0
22	Alex	Cacciarelli	WR	6-0	180	Fr.	RS	4	0	0	0	0
75	Luke	Charpentier	OL	6-4	305	Fr.	RS	4	0	0	0	0
85	Greg	Childs	WR	6-3	217	Sr.	3L	1	8	13	12	33
72	Grant	Cook	OG	6-4	318	Sr.	3L	1	11	9	9	29
61	Brett	Craine	OT	6-5	290	Jr.	SQ	2	0	0	0	0
7	Knile	Davis	RB	6-0	230	Jr.	2L	2	13	13	0	26
76	Tyler	Deacon	OL	6-4	300	Jr.	SQ	2	3	1	0	4
73	Charles	Dement	OG	6-6	298	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
79	Grant	Freeman	OT	6-7	305	Sr.	3L	1	11	4	3	18
58	Ray	Gervasi	C	6-2	307	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
80	Chris	Gragg	TE	6-3	236	Jr.	2L	2	13	0	12	25
86	Telvin	Griffin	WR	5-11	188	So.	HS	3	0	0	0	0
56	Blake	Gunderson	OG	6-3	298	Jr.	SQ	2	0	0	0	0
11	Cobi	Hamilton	WR	6-3	209	Jr.	2L	2	13	13	0	26
19	Javontee	Herndon	WR	6-1	189	So.	1L	3	11	0	0	11
84	Price	Holmes	WR	6-3	206	Jr.	SQ	2	1	0	0	1
2	Julian	Horton	WR	6-1	194	So.	1L	3	13	0	0	13
83	Maudrecus	Humphrey	WR	6-3	185	So.	1L	3	13	0	0	13
69	David	Hurd	OT	6-6	300	Jr.	SQ	2	0	0	0	0
10	Hunter	Jarvis	WR	5-8	171	So.	SQ	3	0	0	0	0
33	Dennis	Johnson	RB	5-9	213	Jr.	2L	2	2	13	12	27
35	Morgan	Linton	FB	5-11	240	Fr.	RS	3	1	0	0	1
90	Colton	Miles-Nash	TE	6-6	261	Jr.	2L	2	13	8	0	21
17	Brandon	Mitchell	QB	6-4	230	So.	1L	3	4	0	0	4
71	Jason	Peacock	OL	6-4	334	Jr.	TR	2	0	0	0	0
37	Brandon	Pyle	FB	6-2	240	So.	SQ	3	1	0	0	1
26	William	Serrano	WR	6-0	189	Jr.	SQ	2	0	0	0	0
64	Travis	Swanson	C	6-5	305	So.	1L	3	13	0	0	13
87	Austin	Tate	TE	6-6	253	So.	1L	3	12	0	0	12
88	Garrett	Uekman	TE	6-4	254	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
9	Jacoby	Walker	QB	6-2	220	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
30	Ronald	Watkins	RB	5-9	190	Jr.	SQ	2	1	0	0	1
8	Tyler	Wilson	QB	6-3	215	Jr.	2L	2	6	5	2	13
20	Ronnie	Wingo Jr.	RB	6-3	231	Jr.	2L	2	13	13	0	26
6	Brandon	Wolford	WR	5-11	165	So.	SQ	3	0	0	0	0
21	Justin	Wortman	WR	5-9	170	Jr.	SQ	2	0	0	0	0
4	Jarius	Wright	WR	5-10	180	Sr.	3L	1	13	13	12	38

Source NCAA.org

Returning Defensive Player Experience
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#	FIRST	LAST	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	EXP	ELIG	2010 Games	2009 Games	2008 Games	Total
13	Seth	Armbrust	S	5-9	190	Sr.	1L	1	2	13	0	15
99	Lavunce	Askew	DT	6-3	290	Sr.	3L	1	13	10	8	31
49	Jatashun	Beachum	DT	6-1	280	Fr.	RS	4	0	0	0	0
14	Eric	Bennett	S	5-11	190	So.	1L	3	12	0	0	12
91	Jake	Bequette	DE	6-5	271	Sr.	3L	1	13	13	12	38
24	Daunte	Carr	S	6-2	212	Fr.	RS	4	0	0	0	0
94	Will	Coleman	DE	6-3	253	So.	SQ	3	7	0	0	7
23	De’Anthony	Curtis	CB	5-9	211	Sr.	3L	1	11	13	10	34
51	Alfred	Davis	DT	6-1	326	Jr.	2L	2	13	11	0	24
16	Ryan	Farr	S	6-1	195	Jr.	SQ	2	0	0	0	0
9	Elton	Ford	S	6-0	210	Sr.	3L	1	12	11	8	31
34	Jerry	Franklin	LB	6-1	245	Sr.	3L	1	13	13	12	38
28	Greg	Gatson	CB	5-10	180	Sr.	1L	1	11	9	0	20
57	Jared	Green	DT	6-0	315	Sr.	SQ	1	0	0	0	0
32	Bret	Harris	LB	6-0	224	Sr.	2L	1	5	13	12	30
96	Jeremiah	Jackson	DT	6-3	281	So.	SQ	3	4	0	0	4
92	DeQuinta	Jones	DT	6-5	307	Jr.	2L	2	12	12	0	24
54	Byran	Jones	DT	6-2	312	So.	1L	3	10	0	0	10
48	Austin	Jones	LB	6-2	230	So.	SQ	3	0	0	0	0
18	Kaelon	Kelleybrew	CB	5-10	174	Sr.	TR	1	0	0	0	0
39	Jarrett	Lake	LB	6-3	223	So.	1L	3	7	0	0	7
6	Isaac	Madison	CB	5-11	185	Sr.	3L	1	13	0	12	25
47	Matt	Marshall	LB	6-1	230	Jr.	2L	2	11	3	2	16
93	A.J.	McCray	DT	6-2	320	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
38	Jerry	Mitchell	CB	6-1	214	So.	1L	3	7	0	0	7
10	Braylon	Mitchell	LB	6-3	225	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
31	Jerico	Nelson	S/LB	5-10	211	Sr.	3L	1	13	13	10	36
35	Ross	Rasner	LB	6-0	209	Jr.	2L	2	13	11	0	24
26	Eric	Redmon	CB	5-9	183	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
42	Chris	Smith	DE	6-3	251	So.	1L	3	6	0	0	6
22	Darrell	Smith	S	6-3	198	So.	1L	3	8	0	0	8
61	Zach	Stadther	DT	6-1	295	Sr.	3L	1	8	13	12	33
98	Robert	Thomas	DT	6-3	325	So.	TR	3	0	0	0	0
5	Tramain	Thomas	S	6-0	198	Sr.	3L	1	13	9	12	34
27	Alan	Turner	S	6-0	202	Fr.	RS	3	0	0	0	0
40	Michael	Villegas	DE	6-4	238	Jr.	SQ	2	4	1	0	5
25	Terrell	Williams	LB	6-3	232	Jr.	2L	2	13	13	0	26
21	Darius	Winston	CB	6-0	185	Jr.	2L	2	12	4	0	16
43	Tenarius	Wright	DE	6-2	252	Jr.	2L	2	13	13	0	26

Source NCAA.org

Incoming Players
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Those with numbers already assigned arrived on campus early and participated in spring practice and the Red-White Game. The positions listed are anticipated and should not be considered definite.

#	FIRST	LAST	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	EXP	ELIG
	Brandon	Allen	QB	6-3	212	Fr.	HS	4
	Horace	Arkadie	DE	6-4	235	Fr.	HS	4
	Robert	Atiga	LB	6-3	230	Jr.	JC	2
	Austin	Beck	OL	6-7	307	Fr.	HS	4
74	Brey	Cook	OT	6-7	317	Fr.	HS	4
	Marcus	Danenhauer	OL	6-5	315	Fr.	HS	4
	Demetrius	Dean	TE/WR	6-3	245	Fr.	HS	4
	Kelvin	Fisher, Jr.	CB	5-10	180	Fr.	HS	4
	Trey	Flowers	DE	6-4	243	Fr.	HS	4
5	Quinta	Funderburk	WR	6-3	200	Fr.	HS	4
	Rohan	Gaines	S	5-11	190	Fr.	HS	4
46	Tyler	Gilbert	LB	6-3	244	Fr.	HS	4
	Lonnie	Gosha	DL	6-2	270	Fr.	HS	4
	Brock	Haman	LB	6-4	235	Fr.	HS	4
	Alonzo	Highsmith	LB	6-1	220	Fr.	HS	4
	Demarcus	Hodge	DL	6-1	305	Fr.	HS	4
	Darrell	Kelly-Thomas	DE	6-2	220	Fr.	HS	4
	Davyon	McKinney	WR	6-3	180	Fr.	HS	4
	Keante	Minor	WR	6-4	194	Fr.	HS	4
	Tevin	Mitchell	DB	6-0	175	Fr.	HS	4
	Grady	Ollison	DE	6-5	273	Fr.	HS	4
	Andrew	Peterson	TE	6-5	250	Fr.	HS	4
	Jashaud	Sims	WR	6-5	210	Fr.	HS	4
	Kiero	Small	FB	5-10	255	Fr.	HS	4
	Mitch	Smothers	OL	6-4	291	Fr.	HS	4
	Chris	Stringer	OL	6-7	304	So.	JC	3
1	Marquel	Wade	WR	5-11	185	Fr.	HS	4
	Kody	Walker	RB	6-1	230	Fr.	HS	4
	Brett	Weir	S	6-4	217	Fr.	HS	4
	Kane	Whitehurst	WR	6-0	175	Fr.	HS	4
45	Allen	Whitlow	FB	6-1	249	So.	HS	3

Source: Hog Database

Players Not Returning
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Because some like the contrast of players that a team loses, they are included here.

O/D	#	Last	First	Pos.	Elig.	2010 Gms.
	Not Returning = 42 Players			2010 Game Exp.=		270
D	26	Ramon	Broadway	DB	SR	9
D	19	Dustin	Cain	DB	SR	3
D	4	Rudell	Crim	DB	SR	13
D	6	Isaac	Madison	DB	SR	13
D		Jaq	Miles	DB	FR
D		Alex	Nerney	DB	JR
D	36	Andru	Stewart	DB	SR	10
D	58	Damario	Ambrose	DL	SR	13
D	97	Ryan	Calender	DL	FR	2
D	95	Patrick	Jones	DL	SR	9
D	98	Brooks	Reimer	DL	FR
D	50	Stephen	Barnett	LB	JR	3
D		Gareth	Booth	LB	FR
D	46	Freddy	Burton	LB	SR	13
D	1	Anthony	Leon	LB	SR	13
D	53	Jermaine	Love	LB	SR	11
D	55	Austin	Moss	LB	SO
D	41	Ryan	Powers	LB	SR	3
O		Collin	Ashley	WR	FR
O	68	Clay	Bemberg	OL	SR	1
O	63	Colby	Berna	OL	FR
O	4	Eduardo	Camera	K	FR	0
O	86	Ben	Cleveland	TE	SR	13
O	52	Robert	Cox	OL	SO
O	73	Ray	Dominguez	OL	SR	13
O	57	Cam	Feldt	OL	FR
O	71	Wade	Grayson	OL	SR	13
O		Jimmy	Gross	RB	FR
O	48	Brad	Hefley	TE	FR
O	65	DeMarcus	Love	OL	SR	13
O	15	Ryan	Mallett	QB	JR	13
O	60	Seth	Oxner	OL	JR	12
O	82	Lance	Ray	WR	FR	9
O	59	Rhett	Richardson	OL	SR	4
O	44	Van	Stumon	TE	SR	12
O	2	Alex	Tejada	K	SR	13
O	70	Zhamal	Thomas	OL	SR	12
O	89	Austin	Tucker	WR	JR	13
O	45	D.J.	Williams	TE	SR	13
O	78	Anthony	Oden	OT	So.	1
O		Denton	Simek	TE	RS	0
D		Jatasun	Beachum	DL	RS	0

Source:NCAA.org, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, ArkansasSports360.com

 

Offense

Every bit of concern opponents have for the receiving corps is warranted, but the rushing production and experience cannot be ignored. Combined, they produce the formidable All-Purpose Yards chart at the end where the Hogs return astonishing percentages of production.

Rushing — Returning Production and Players

With the numbers as stated the Hogs return the following percentages of production in each of these categories: Carries 64%, Yards Gained 80%, Yards Lost 33%, Net Yardage 86%, and Touchdowns scored 68%. For Rushing, net yards is probably the best individual gauge of performance because when the team stats are created from the individual’s stats, they consider sacks, muffed punts, mishandled field goal snaps and other plays which count as Rushing stats instead of negative passing or against other categories. Even with the unfortunate absence of Broderick Green for 2011, the net yardage returning for Davis, Wingo, Johnson, and Adams combines for 1690 yards which actually exceeds the team’s returning net yardage because the remainder of the individual rushing performances lost more yards than they gained in 2010.

But hidden away here are net yards per carry returning for 2011. The 1690 yards collectively run by Davis, Wingo, Johnson and Adams were accomplished on 260 carries for a net gain of 6.5 yards per carry. Even one out of every four Ole Miss fans knows someone who could explain the importance of that stat to them.

2010 Rushing

Last	First	No	Gain	Loss	Net	TD
Team Totals		421	2211	276	1935	22
Davis	Knile	204	1362	40	1322	13
Green	Broderick	104	389	24	365	3
Wingo	Ronnie	41	260	7	253	1
Johnson	Dennis	9	85	2	83	1
Adams	Joe	6	32	0	32	0
Wright	Jarius	1	9	0	9	0
Linton	Morgan	1	5	0	5	0
Mitchell	Brandon	2	5	6	-1	0
Tucker	Austin	1	0	6	-6	0
Breeding	Dylan	1	5	12	-7	0
Team		3	0	22	-22	0
Wilson	Tyler	4	0	24	-24	0
Mallett	Ryan	44	59	133	-74	4

Source NCAA.org

2011 Returning Player Rushing

Last	First	No	Gain	Loss	Net	TD
Team Totals		269	1763	91	1672	15
Davis	Knile	204	1362	40	1322	13
Wingo	Ronnie	41	260	7	253	1
Johnson	Dennis	9	85	2	83	1
Adams	Joe	6	32	0	32	0
Wright	Jarius	1	9	0	9	0
Linton	Morgan	1	5	0	5	0
Mitchell	Brandon	2	5	6	-1	0
Breeding	Dylan	1	5	12	-7	0
Wilson	Tyler	4	0	24	-24	0

Source NCAA.org

Passing — Returning Production and Players

2010-2011 Returning Player Passing

Passing 2010	First	Attempts	Completions	Int	Yards	TD	Conv
Returning %		12%	12%	20%	11%	11%	50%
Mallett	Ryan	411	266	12	3869	32	1
Wilson	Tyler	51	34	3	453	4	1
Mitchell	Brandon	3	1	0	16	0
Team Totals		465	301	15	4338	36	2
Passing 2011	First	Attempts	Completions	Int	Yards	TD	Conv
Wilson	Tyler	51	34	3	453	4	1
Mitchell	Brandon	3	1	0	16	0
Team Totals		54	35	3	469	4	1

Source: NCAA.org
The returning numbers for 2011 can hardly be painted in a good light, but they will be there. They always are with Coach Petrino. There is plenty to say about Tyler Wilson and the quarterback position, but they will not have much to do with numbers so they are saved for the next post.

Total Offense — Returning Production and Players

More than anything, the Total Offense numbers show what a workhorse Ryan Mallett was as the Hogs return players who accounted for only 36% of the plays which produced yardage. It’s a similar story for total yards as only players accounting for 34% of the total yards return.

2010 Total Offense
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Last	First	Plays	Rush Yds.	Pass Yds.	Tot. Yds.
Team Totals		886	1935	4338	6273
Mallett	Ryan	455	-74	3869	3795
Davis	Knile	204	1322		1322
Wilson	Tyler	55	-24	453	429
Green	Broderick	104	365		365
Wingo	Ronnie	41	253		253
Johnson	Dennis	9	83		83
Adams	Joe	6	32		32
Mitchell	Brandon	5	-1	16	15
Wright	Jarius	1	9		9
Linton	Morgan	1	5		5
Tucker	Austin	1	-6		-6
Breeding	Dylan	1	-7		-7
Team		3	-22		-22

Source: NCAA.org

2011 Returning Player Total Offense

Last	First	Plays	Rush Yds.	Pass Yds.	Tot. Yds.
Team Totals		323	1672	469	2141
Davis	Knile	204	1322		1322
Wilson	Tyler	55	-24	453	429
Wingo	Ronnie	41	253		253
Johnson	Dennis	9	83		83
Adams	Joe	6	32		32
Mitchell	Brandon	5	-1	16	15
Wright	Jarius	1	9		9
Linton	Morgan	1	5		5
Breeding	Dylan	1	-7		-7

Source: NCAA.org

Receiving — Returning Production and Players

The returning percentages in the receiving statistics are 77% for players accounting for receptions and 83% each for players accounting for yards and touchdowns. Four Razorback receivers produced at least 600 yards receiving each leaving 2011 opponents with a difficult decision as to whom they may afford to single cover.

2010 Receiving
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Last	First	Receptions	Yards	TD
Team Totals		301	4338	36
Adams	Joe	50	813	6
Wright	Jarius	42	788	5
Childs	Greg	46	659	6
Hamilton	Cobi	32	630	6
Williams	D.J.	54	627	4
Wingo	Ronnie	27	274	4
Gragg	Chris	8	171	2
Davis	Knile	19	136	1
Horton	Julian	4	85	0
Green	Broderick	6	42	0
Herndon	Javontee	2	32	0
Cleveland	Ben	4	24	1
Stumon	Van	3	23	1
Curtis	De'Anthony	2	17	0
Tucker	Austin	1	11	0
Ray	Lance	1	6	0

Source: NCAA.org

2011 Returning Player Receiving

Last	First	Receptions	Yards	TD
Team Totals		232	3605	30
Adams	Joe	50	813	6
Wright	Jarius	42	788	5
Childs	Greg	46	659	6
Hamilton	Cobi	32	630	6
Wingo	Ronnie	27	274	4
Gragg	Chris	8	171	2
Davis	Knile	19	136	1
Horton	Julian	4	85	0
Herndon	Javontee	2	32	0
Curtis	De'Anthony	2	17	0

Source: NCAA.org

Scoring — Returning Production and Players

Overall the Razorbacks return players who were responsible for 81% of 2010s scoring consisting of 100% of the returning field goal and PATs production with Zach Hocker and players accounting for 77% of Arkansas’ touchdowns last year.

2010 Scoring
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Last	First	TD's	Off. Kicks	Off. Run/Pass	Def. Kicks	Def. Run/Pass	FGs	Safeties	Points
Team Totals		60	56	2			16	3	474
Hocker	Zach		56	0			16		104
Davis	Knile	14							84
Adams	Joe	7							42
Hamilton	Cobi	6							36
Childs	Greg	6		0					36
Wingo	Ronnie	5							30
Wright	Jarius	5							30
Mallett	Ryan	4		1					26
Williams	D.J.	4		0					24
Green	Broderick	3							18
Gragg	Chris	2							12
Nelson	Jerico	1							6
Stumon	Van	1							6
Johnson	Dennis	1							6
Team			0	0				3	6
Cleveland	Ben	1							6
Wilson	Tyler			1					2

Source: NCAA.org

2011 Returning Player Scoring

Last	First	TD's	Off. Kicks	Off. Run/Pass	Def. Kicks	Def. Run/Pass	FGs	Safeties	Points
Team Totals		46	56	1	0	0	16	0	382
Hocker	Zach		56	0			16		104
Davis	Knile	14							84
Adams	Joe	7							42
Hamilton	Cobi	6							36
Childs	Greg	6		0					36
Wingo	Ronnie	5							30
Wright	Jarius	5							30
Gragg	Chris	2							12
Johnson	Dennis	1							6
Wilson	Tyler			1					2

Source: NCAA.org

All Purpose Yards — Returning Production and Players

At the end of the offensive categories, as an overall percentage Arkansas returns 79% of the All-Purpose yardage from 2010.

2010 All Purpose Yards
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Last	First	g	rush	rcv	pr	kr	ir	total	avg/g
Total		13	1935	4338	311	1047	98	7729	594.5
Knile	Davis	13	1322	136	0	0	0	1458	112.2
Joe	Adams	12	32	813	249	63	0	1157	96.4
Jarius	Wright	13	9	788	32	0	0	829	63.8
Cobi	Hamilton	13	0	630	0	142	0	772	59.4
Greg	Childs	8	0	659	0	0	0	659	82.4
D.J.	Williams	13	0	627	0	0	0	627	48.2
R.	WingoJr.	13	253	274	0	10	0	537	41.3
Lance	Ray	9	0	6	0	518	0	524	58.2
Broderick	Green	13	365	42	0	53	0	460	35.4
Chris	Gragg	13	0	171	0	0	0	171	13.2
Dennis	Johnson	2	83	0	0	78	0	161	80.5
M.	Humphrey	13	0	0	0	111	0	111	8.5
Julian	Horton	13	0	85	0	0	0	85	6.5
Jerico	Nelson	13	0	0	10	0	39	49	3.8
Van	Stumon	12	0	23	0	21	0	44	3.7
Ross	Rasner	13	0	0	0	41	0	41	3.2
J.	Herndon	12	0	32	0	0	0	32	2.7
Tramain	Thomas	13	0	0	0	0	24	24	1.8
Ben	Cleveland	13	0	24	0	0	0	24	1.8
C.	Miles-Nash	13	0	0	20	0	0	20	1.5
Rudell	Crim	13	0	0	0	0	19	19	1.5
D.	Curtis	11	0	17	0	0	0	17	1.5
Andru	Stewart	10	0	0	0	0	13	13	1.3
Austin	Tate	12	0	0	0	6	0	6	0.5
Austin	Tucker	13	-6	11	0	0	0	5	0.4
Ronald	Watkins	2	5	0	0	0	0	5	2.5
T.	Williams	13	0	0	0	4	0	4	0.3
Greg	Gatson	11	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.3
B.	Mitchell	4	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.2
Dylan	Breeding	13	-7	0	0	0	0	-7	-0.5
TEAM		8	-22	0	0	0	0	-22	-2.8
Tyler	Wilson	6	-24	0	0	0	0	-24	-4
Ryan	Mallett	13	-74	0	0	0	0	-74	-5.7

Source: ArkansasRazorbacks.com

2011 Returning Player All Purpose Yards

Last	First	g	rush	rcv	pr	kr	ir	tot	avg/g
Total		13	1672	3605	311	455	66	6109	469.9
Knile	Davis	13	1322	136	0	0	0	1458	112.2
Joe	Adams	12	32	813	249	63	0	1157	96.4
Jarius	Wright	13	9	788	32	0	0	829	63.8
Cobi	Hamilton	13	0	630	0	142	0	772	59.4
Greg	Childs	8	0	659	0	0	0	659	82.4
Ronnie	WingoJr.	13	253	274	0	10	0	537	41.3
Chris	Gragg	13	0	171	0	0	0	171	13.2
Dennis	Johnson	2	83	0	0	78	0	161	80.5
Maudrecus	Humphrey	13	0	0	0	111	0	111	8.5
Julian	Horton	13	0	85	0	0	0	85	6.5
Jerico	Nelson	13	0	0	10	0	39	49	3.8
Ross	Rasner	13	0	0	0	41	0	41	3.2
Javontee	Herndon	12	0	32	0	0	0	32	2.7
Tramain	Thomas	13	0	0	0	0	24	24	1.8
Coulton	Miles-Nash	13	0	0	20	0	0	20	1.5
De’Anthony	Curtis	11	0	17	0	0	0	17	1.5
Austin	Tate	12	0	0	0	6	0	6	0.5
Ronald	Watkins	2	5	0	0	0	0	5	2.5
Terrell	Williams	13	0	0	0	4	0	4	0.3
Greg	Gatson	11	0	0	0	0	3	3	0.3
Brandon	Mitchell	4	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.2
Dylan	Breeding	13	-7	0	0	0	0	-7	-0.5
Tyler	Wilson	6	-24	0	0	0	0	-24	-4

Source: ArkansasRazorbacks.com

Defense

Tackles — Returning Production and Players

Across the board, Arkansas’ Defense returns production of 70% of the solo tackles, 70% of assisted and total tackles as well. Cut from the usual numbers are the various tackles made by offensive players and those by kickers, thus, the 2010 numbers were first reduced to focus on the defensive squad and then brought forward into 2011. It also happens that Arkansas returns 70% of the number of Defensive players who produced those tackles last year. (37 vs. 26)

2010 Defensive Player Tackles
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Tackles	2010	Position	Solo	Assisted	Total
Team Totals			504	441	945
Ambrose	Damario	DL	12	21	33
Askew	Lavunce	DT	10	12	22
Barnett	Stephen	LB	0	1	1
Bennett	Eric	S	12	3	15
Bequette	Jake	DE	15	17	32
Broadway	Ramon	S	23	15	38
Burton	Freddy	LB	9	7	16
Coleman	Will	DE	2	0	2
Crim	Rudell	S	32	21	53
Curtis	De'Anthony	CB	5	1	6
Davis	Alfred	DT	13	11	24
Ford	Elton	S	19	20	39
Franklin	Jerry	LB	48	52	100
Gatson	Greg	CB	14	4	18
Harris	Bret	LB	1	3	4
Jackson	Jeremiah	DT	1	0	1
Jones	Byran	DT	9	14	23
Jones	DeQuinta	DT	15	23	38
Jones	Patrick	DL	2	6	8
Lake	Jarrett	LB	1	3	4
Leon	Anthony	LB	35	30	65
Love	Jermaine	LB	7	6	13
Madison	Isaac	CB	19	11	30
Marshall	Matt	LB	1	4	5
Miles-Nash	Colton	DE	7	7	14
Mitchell	Jerry	CB	6	2	8
Nelson	Jerico	S/LB	53	34	87
Powers	Ryan	LB	1	1	2
Rasner	Ross	LB	15	13	28
Smith	Chris	DE	1	2	3
Smith	Darrell	S	2	1	3
Stadther	Zach	DT	2	10	12
Stewart	Andru	DB	10	4	14
Thomas	Tramain	S	48	35	83
Williams	Terrell	LB	22	20	42
Winston	Darius	S	16	7	23
Wright	Tenarius	DE	16	20	36

Source NCAA.org

2011 Defensive Returning Player Tackles
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Tackles	2011		Solo	Assisted	Total
Team Totals			351	309	660
Askew	Lavunce	DT	10	12	22
Bennett	Eric	S	12	3	15
Bequette	Jake	DE	15	17	32
Coleman	Will	DE	2	0	2
Curtis	De'Anthony	CB	5	1	6
Davis	Alfred	DT	13	11	24
Ford	Elton	S	19	20	39
Franklin	Jerry	LB	48	52	100
Gatson	Greg	CB	14	4	18
Harris	Bret	LB	1	3	4
Jackson	Jeremiah	DT	1	0	1
Jones	Byran	DT	9	14	23
Jones	DeQuinta	DT	15	23	38
Lake	Jarrett	LB	1	3	4
Madison	Isaac	CB	19	11	30
Marshall	Matt	LB	1	4	5
Miles-Nash	Colton	DE	7	7	14
Mitchell	Jerry	CB	6	2	8
Nelson	Jerico	S/LB	53	34	87
Rasner	Ross	LB	15	13	28
Smith	Chris	DE	1	2	3
Smith	Darrell	S	2	1	3
Stadther	Zach	DT	2	10	12
Thomas	Tramain	S	48	35	83
Winston	Darius	S	16	7	23
Wright	Tenarius	DE	16	20	36

Source NCAA.org

Sacks — Returning Production and Players

The Hogs return 73% of the players who logged sacks in 2010, but those players accounted for slightly higher percentages of the actual production, about 78%.

2010 Sacks
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Last	First	Solo	Assisted	Yards	Total
Team Totals		32	10	229	37
Bequette	Jake	7	0	36	7
Franklin	Jerry	5	3	45	6.5
Wright	Tenarius	5	2	40	6
Ambrose	Damario	3	1	21	3.5
Leon	Anthony	2	1	18	2.5
Nelson	Jerico	2	1	12	2.5
Rasner	Ross	2	0	12	2
Love	Jermaine	1	0	12	1
Davis	Alfred	1	0	4	1
Stadther	Zach	1	0	4	1
Askew	Lavunce	1	0	11	1
Stewart	Andru	1	0	5	1
Ford	Elton	1	0	2	1
Miles-Nash	Colton	0	1	4	0.5
Thomas	Tramain	0	1	3	0.5

Source NCAA.org

2011 Sacks
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Last	First	Solo	Assisted	Yards	Total
Team Totals		25	8	173	29
Bequette	Jake	7	0	36	7
Franklin	Jerry	5	3	45	6.5
Wright	Tenarius	5	2	40	6
Nelson	Jerico	2	1	12	2.5
Rasner	Ross	2	0	12	2
Davis	Alfred	1	0	4	1
Stadther	Zach	1	0	4	1
Askew	Lavunce	1	0	11	1
Ford	Elton	1	0	2	1
Miles-Nash	Colton	0	1	4	0.5
Thomas	Tramain	0	1	3	0.5

Source NCAA.org

Tackles for a Loss — Returning Production and Players

Of those ball players hog-tying the man with the ball above, the Razorbacks return slightly higher percentages than all tackles of those players and production where tackles were made in the backfield. 71% of the Porker’s defensive players return who managed about 75% of the overall production on opponents’ sides of the ball.

2010 Tackles for a Loss
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Last	First	Solo	Assisted	Yards	Total
Team Totals		70	50	378	95
Franklin	Jerry	8	10	60	13
Leon	Anthony	9	7	42	12.5
Nelson	Jerico	9	4	29	11
Bequette	Jake	7	3	40	8.5
Wright	Tenarius	6	4	49	8
Ambrose	Damario	4	5	29	6.5
Rasner	Ross	6	0	25	6
Thomas	Tramain	3	4	10	5
Ford	Elton	3	3	10	4.5
Williams	Terell	4	1	25	4.5
Askew	Lavunce	3	1	19	3.5
Davis	Alfred	1	2	5	2
Stadther	Zach	1	2	5	2
Miles-Nash	Colton	1	1	5	1.5
Crim	Rudell	1	1	3	1.5
Jones	Byran	1	0	1	1
Love	Jermaine	1	0	12	1
Stewart	Andru	1	0	5	1
Bennett	Eric	1	0	1	1
Jones	DeQuinta	0	1	1	0.5
Broadway	Ramon	0	1	2	0.5

Source NCAA.org

2011 Tackles for a Loss
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Last	First	Solo	Assisted	Yards	Total
Team Totals		54	36	285	72
Franklin	Jerry	8	10	60	13
Nelson	Jerico	9	4	29	11
Bequette	Jake	7	3	40	8.5
Wright	Tenarius	6	4	49	8
Rasner	Ross	6	0	25	6
Thomas	Tramain	3	4	10	5
Ford	Elton	3	3	10	4.5
Williams	Terell	4	1	25	4.5
Askew	Lavunce	3	1	19	3.5
Davis	Alfred	1	2	5	2
Stadther	Zach	1	2	5	2
Miles-Nash	Colton	1	1	5	1.5
Jones	Byran	1	0	1	1
Bennett	Eric	1	0	1	1
Jones	DeQuinta	0	1	1	0.5

Source NCAA.org

Interceptions — Returning Production and Players
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Interceptions and turnovers in general greatly varied from 2009 to 2010. As good as 2009 was good, 2010 was just as mediocre.

Interceptions 2010	Last	INT	Yards	TD
Thomas	Tramain	4	24	0
Crim	Rudell	3	19	0
Stewart	Andru	1	13	0
Gatson	Greg	1	3	0
Winston	Darius	1	0	0
Nelson	Jerico	1	39	1
Team Totals		11	98	1
Interceptions 2010	Last	INT	Yards	TD
Thomas	Tramain	4	24	0
Gatson	Greg	1	3	0
Winston	Darius	1	0	0
Nelson	Jerico	1	39	1
Team Totals		7	66	1
Returning %		64%	67%	100%

Source NCAA.org

Fumble Returns — Returning Production

Last	First	Fum Ret	Yards	TD
Returning %		100%	100%	0%
Nelson	Jerico	1	5	0
Team Totals		1	5	0
Last	First	Fum. Ret.	Yards	TD
Nelson	Jerico	1	5	0
Team Totals		1	5	0

[I have no clue why this space insists on being here. #mindofitsown]

Source: NCAA.org

I know what the comments will be here, so let’s get this over with. So much focus at the end of the season went to what Julian Horton did not do instead of what he did. After the Sugar Bowl he obviously felt bad about it and expressed as much in social media, but the fact that he put his hands on the ball at all is incredibly rare in light of everything which says that he should have never touched it. Colton Miles-Nash and Julian Horton turned in A performances when everyone hoped for A+ performances.

In one of the biggest games of the year, swirling in controversy which has yet to stop, Julian Horton was a freshman in his first bowl game. Before that play, although he had played some in all of Arkansas’ games in 2010, Horton touched the ball a total of 4 times as a receiver with a total of 85 yards to his credit all year, i.e. his entire Razorback carrier. The last time he touched a ball in a game was on November 13, 2010, against UTEP where he caught a single pass for 6 yards. With so little time remaining Ohio State knew Arkansas players would mount some rush on the kicker. Any coach would be a fool to think otherwise. Colton Miles-Nash blocked the OSU punt which was Arkansas’ only blocked punt of the year. Opposing teams had punted the ball 71 times and a block hadn’t happened during the entire season. In 2009 Seth Armbrust managed the two blocked punts in the 63 opponent attempts, one against E. Michigan and the other in the Liberty Bowl. For 2010, when Colton made it to the ball, blocked punts now occurred in 1.39% of opposing teams punt attempts, and Julian was there to recover the block. Had he gained control and an OSU player stripped him and recovered, the Hogs were sunk. To fall on the ball and assure the Razorback offense the opportunity with adequate time remaining was a decent decision when he shouldn’t have been there in the first place.

To Colton Miles-Nash and Julian Horton goes the honor of making the play for the Razorbacks in the Sugar Bowl.

To them also goes the honor of a place in history.

Other than “take a knee,” the play was the last offensive call from the sidelines in Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel’s career, and Colton and Julian gave him a fitting send off.

Quarterback Hurries — Returning Production and Players
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2010	Last	First	QB Hurries
91	Bequette	Jake	5
34	Franklin	Jerry	5
58	Ambrose	Damario	4
43	Wright	Tenarius	3
31	Nelson	Jerico	2
92	Jones	Dequinta	2
9	Ford	Elton	1
95	Jones	Patrick	1
26	Broadway	Ramon	1
4	Crim	Ruddell	1
53	Love	Jermaine	1
	Total		26
2011	Last	First	QB Hurries
91	Bequette	Jake	5
34	Franklin	Jerry	5
43	Wright	Tenarius	3
31	Nelson	Jerico	2
92	Jones	Dequinta	2
9	Ford	Elton	1
	Total		18
	Returning %		69%

Source: NCAA.org

Forced Fumbles — Returning Production and Players
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2010	Last	First	Forced Fumbles
5	Thomas	Tramain	4
92	Jones	Dequinta	2
31	Nelson	Jerico	1
91	Bequette	Jake	1
9	Ford	Elton	1
34	Franklin	Jerry	1
28	Gatson	Greg	1
58	Ambrose	Damario	1
95	Jones	Patrick	1
36	Stewart	Andru	1
43	Wright	Tenarius	1
	Total		15
2011	Last	First	Forced Fumbles
5	Thomas	Tramain	4
92	Jones	Dequinta	2
31	Nelson	Jerico	1
91	Bequette	Jake	1
9	Ford	Elton	1
34	Franklin	Jerry	1
28	Gatson	Greg	1
43	Wright	Tenarius	1
	Total		12
	Returning Percentage		80%

Source: NCAA.org

Pass Breakups — Returning Production and Players
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2010	Last	First	Gm	Pass Breakups
26	Broadway	Ramon	9	6
6	Madison	Isaac	13	5
5	Thomas	Tramain	13	5
31	Nelson	Jerico	13	4
91	Bequette	Jake	13	3
9	Ford	Elton	12	3
1	Leon	Anthony	13	3
4	Crim	Rudell	13	2
34	Franklin	Jerry	13	2
28	Gatson	Greg	11	2
58	Ambrose	Mario	13	1
14	Bennett	Eric	12	1
92	Jones	Dequinta	12	1
42	Smith	Chris	6	1
61	Stadther	Zach	8	1
21	Winston	Darius	12	1
	Total			41
2011	Last	First	Gm	Pass Breakups
6	Madison	Isaac	13	5
5	Thomas	Tramain	13	5
31	Nelson	Jerico	13	4
91	Bequette	Jake	13	3
9	Ford	Elton	12	3
34	Franklin	Jerry	13	2
28	Gatson	Greg	11	2
14	Bennett	Eric	12	1
92	Jones	Dequinta	12	1
42	Smith	Chris	6	1
61	Stadther	Zach	8	1
21	Winston	Darius	12	1
	Total			29
	Returning %			71%

Source: NCAA.org

Kicking Game

Punting — Returning Production and Players

Punting 2010	No	Yards
Returning %	96%	98%
Dylan Breeding	52	2212
Team	1	0
Ryan Mallett	1	43
Team Totals	54	2255
Punting 2011	No	Yards
Dylan Breeding	52	2212
Team Totals	52	2212

Source NCAA.org

Kicking Game

Punt Returns — Returning Production and Players

Punt Returns 2010		No	Yards	TD
Returning %		100%	100%	100%
Adams	Joe	16	249	1
Wright	Jarius	2	32	0
Miles-Nash	Colton	1	20	0
Nelson	Jerico	1	10	0
Team Totals		20	311	1
Punt Returns 2011		No	Yards	TD
Adams	Joe	16	249	1
Wright	Jarius	2	32	0
Miles-Nash	Colton	1	20	0
Nelson	Jerico	1	10	0
Team Totals		20	311	1

Source NCAA.org

Kick Off Returns — Returning Production and Players

2010 Kick Off Returns

Last	First	No	Yards	TD
Team Totals		54	1047	0
Ray	Lance	23	518	0
Hamilton	Cobi	8	142	0
Humphrey	Maudrecus	6	111	0
Adams	Joe	4	63	0
Green	Broderick	3	53	0
Johnson	Dennis	3	78	0
Rasner	Ross	3	41	0
Stumon	Van	1	21	0
Williams	Terell	1	4	0
Wingo	Ronnie	1	10	0
Tate	Austin	1	6	0

Source NCAA.org

2011 Kick Off Returns

Last	First	No	Yards	TD
Team Totals		27	455	0
Hamilton	Cobi	8	142	0
Humphrey	Maudrecus	6	111	0
Adams	Joe	4	63	0
Johnson	Dennis	3	78	0
Rasner	Ross	3	41	0
Williams	Terell	1	4	0
Wingo	Ronnie	1	10	0
Tate	Austin	1	6	0

Source NCAA.org

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