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2015 season preview: Arkansas Razorbacks

AUG 10, 2015 at 12:52p ET

AUG 10, 2015 at 12:52p ET

The consensus this offseason among observers and media members is that Arkansas's biggest concern heading into the 2015 season is replacing its four NFL draft picks on defense.

The Razorbacks lost defensive end Trey Flowers, defensive tackle Darius Philon and weakside linebacker Martrell Spaight, all of them All-SEC players, as well as nickelback Tevin Mitchell, leaving several significant voids.

But at his first fall press conference, coach Bret Bielema was straightforward about his concerns on defense, and they weren't the ones everybody expected.