Promising Forrest City junior linebacker/defensive end Marco Avant has four SEC schools showing interest, including Arkansas.
Avant, 6-3, 205 pounds, is also drawing interest from Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Texas A&M, where he’ll make an unofficial visit this weekend.
California, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Purdue are other programs staying in contact with Avant. He visited the Razorbacks for the San Jose State game on Sept. 21.
“It was a fun visit all together,” Avant said. “I got to see some good friends of mine and I also got to meet recruits and coaches.”
Avant was named all-conference after recording 67 tackles, two tackles for loss, four sacks, two quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and a pass breakup as a sophomore.