The Recruiting Guy

Monday recruiting tidbits: Hogs recruiting prospect the hardest

Junior linebacker Thomas Johnston.
Junior linebacker Thomas Johnston.

A highly touted prospect said Arkansas is recruiting him hard.

Linebacker Thomas Johnston, who has 18 offers, said the Hogs are recruiting him the hardest. Defensive line coach Rory Segrest is his lead recruiter.

Johnston, 6-2, 220, 4.78 seconds in the 40 yard dash, of Spanish Fort High School in Alabama has scholarship offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Oregon, Iowa, LSU, Louisville and North Carolina State. He plans to visit Fayetteville ths summer. ESPN rates him the No. 16 inside linebacker in the nation. Video highlights CLICK HERE

Running back Chase Hayden said he plans to make a return visit to Arkansas this summer. He and his father visited the Hogs for the spring game. He recently released a top five of Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma State, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Hayden, 5-11, 185 pounds, 4.47 seconds in the 40-yard dash, of Collierville (Tenn.) St. George's Independent School has 16 scholarship offers, including ones from Arkansas, Tennessee, Michigan, South Carolina, Missouri, Louisville and Arizona. Video highlights CLICK HERE

Arkansas offensive line target Dalton Wagner, 6-9, 300 of Richmond, Illinois said in no order that Arkansas, Indiana, California and Virginia are his top schools. The list could change. Oklahoma would make the list if they offer.

Wagner said he plans to visit the Hogs this summer. Offensive line coach Kurt Anderson will visit the school today. Video highlights CLICK HERE

Sophomore defensive end Jalan Harris said receivers coach Michael Smith visited his school on Tuesday.

Harris, 6-3, 245, 4.70 of Haynesville, La., is a former teammate of Razorback freshman linebacker Kendrick Jackson.

He has scholarship offers from Louisiana-LaFayette, Texas-San Antonio and Jackson State. Video highlights CLICK HERE

Sophmore cornerback Tanner McCalister of Rockwall, (Texas) Rockwall-Heath said Hog running backs coach Reggie Mitchell visited the school on Tuesday. Video highlights CLICK HERE

Mitchell also checked on sophomore linebacker Desmon Williams. Video highlights CLICK HERE

Junior running back CeeJay Jones of Cypress, (Texas) Cypress Woods said Arkansas defensive backs coach Paul Rhoads visited his school Thursday. Video highlights CLICK HERE

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