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Fayetteville and, really, the surrounding metropolitan area of Northwest Arkansas has always produced a college football player or two for the Razorbacks and other college football programs across the country. Now, though, the area the locals call NWA is showing itself a legitimate goldmine of high-school talent and the Hogs are reaping the benefits.
Brandon Allen. Austin Allen. Brooks Ellis. Dre Greenlaw. Tyson Morris. Fayetteville High has provided a number of excellent players to the Arkansas roster in recent years.
Now the Razorbacks can add two more likely candidates.
Wide receiver Isaiah Sategna and linebacker Mani Powell are the two newest FHS products who will call Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium home. Oh, and for fun, the Razorbacks also landed defensive end JJ Hollingsworth from Greenland, which is a grand total of miles from the Arkansas campus.
Still doesn’t feel real, been dreaming about this day since I was young. 🙏🏿🐗
— Isaiah Sategna (@isaiahsategna1) December 16, 2021
Sategna is the gem of the class, it’s highest-rated player. He is the No. 1 player in the Natural State and the No. 115 player in the nation, a four-star, per 247Sports’ rankings. With the loss of Treylon Burks out wide, it’s possible Sategna could step into a role – likely not a starting role – by fall.
Powell is a three-star and the No. 6 player in the state. He missed much of the Fayetteville High season with an injury, but he was so dedicated to Arkansas that moved from Ohio a year prior to be near DWRRS.
Hollingsworth is the No. 10 player in the state and the first-ever Razorback footballer from Greenland, a Class 3A school just south of Fayetteville.
And from one town to Fayetteville’s north, in Springdale, comes linebacker Kaden Henley from Shiloh Christian, which Razorbacks fans know as the former stomping grounds for ex-offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn.
Pittman has almost put up a no-exit fence around the state of Arkansas and the Razorbacks are looking better because of it.