If Arkansas' defense makes a big leap over the next few years, it might be easy to look back at 10 days in the summer of 2018 as the starting point.
The Razorbacks landed eight prospects -- seven on defense and one on offense -- from July 23 to Aug. 1 and soared from outside the top 50 in the 2019 college football team recruiting rankings to 2oth in Rivals, 21st in 24/7 and 31st in ESPN.
2019 Arkansas Verbal Commits (16)
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Arkansas has 16 pledges in its 2019 class pending the Friday decisions of Mansfield (Texas) Legacy defensive lineman Enoch Jackson (6-foot, 290 pounds) -- who will choose between Arkansas, Clemson and Texas Tech -- and Camden Fairview offensive lineman Stacey Wilkins (6-7, 285), who is thought to be leaning toward Oklahoma.