If the University of Arkansas signs defensive end Eric Thomas, the Hogs might look back in a few years and see they got a steal.
Thomas, 6-3, 230 pounds, 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash, plays for Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Fla., which won six games from 2015-18 before winning eight games this past season.
The Hogs extended a scholarship offer to Thomas on Dec. 22. He had an offer from Colorado State prior to the firing of Mike Bobo as the Rams coach.
First-year Booker T. Washington Coach Tommy Joe Whiddon led the Wildcats to an 8-2 record, and he credits Thomas as a key reason why.