Treylon Burks. Treylon Burks. Treylon Burks.
Arkansas’ current group of wide receivers love their former teammate. But at this point, they may be tired of hearing his name.
Burks, who led the Hogs in catches, yards and touchdowns last year en route to a first-round draft selection, has left a hole in Arkansas’ wideout group. The losses of Tyson Morris and De’Vion Warren hurt, too. The thing is, Arkansas’ wide receivers feel like they bring plenty to table and can keep the Razorbacks’ passing game up to snuff.
“When we heard that wide receivers were the biggest question mark, we took that personally,” Warren Thompson said.
Thompson has been perhaps the most mentioned player during fall camp by coach Sam Pittman. He had 19 catches for 304 yards last year, both the third-highest totals among the receivers. At this point, though, after everything the media has seen, projections are for him to practically double that output.
Jadon Haselwood wasn’t exactly a slouch at Oklahoma last year, either, leading the team in touchdowns. Matt Landers has played at both Georgia and Toledo before landing in Fayetteville during the offseason. Plus, Ketron Jackson Jr. was the top recruit in Arkansas’ whole class a season ago.
Between those top four and perhaps the most depth the unit has had in five or six years, Thompson and Co. have a reason to feel positive.