Agim named to Parade All-America team

Hope's McTelvin Agim (33) runs the ball as Lakeside defends during the football game at Lakeside on Friday, Oct 16, 2015.
Hope's McTelvin Agim (33) runs the ball as Lakeside defends during the football game at Lakeside on Friday, Oct 16, 2015.

Bret Bielema's streak of bringing Parade All-Americans to Arkansas continued this signing class.

Hope defense end and Arkansas mid-year enrollee McTelvin Agim was a first-team selection when the team was released Friday.

The Razorbacks have signed a Parade All-American in all four of Bielema's classes. Agim joins quarterback Ty Storey (2015), kicker Cole Hedlund (2014) and tight end Hunter Henry (2013).

The only other teams to sign a first-team Parade All-American each of the last four years are Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Southern Cal.

During his senior season at Hope, Agim dominated Arkansas' 5A classification all over the field. He racked up 79 tackles, 24 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries, nine pass breakups and one interception on defense.

Offensively, he rushed for 184 yards and eight touchdowns on 21 carries and caught eight passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. Agim was used on special teams, too, returning eight kickoffs for 406 yards and one touchdowns, blocking a punt and converting a pair of two-point tries.

ESPN.com rates Agim as a five-star recruit and No. 11 overall prospect in the country.

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