Arkansas State Red Wolves College Football Preview 2021: Top Players
Best Arkansas State Red Wolves Offensive Player
WR Corey Rucker, Soph.
Let’s just say the Best Offensive Player thing is fluid. It depends on how the transfers work into the mix and if someone rises up and takes the quarterback job and locks it down. No matter what, though, the 6-2, 190-pound Rucker is going to be a factor.
It’s a projection, but Rucker has the look of the next ASU receiver star.
He only played in eight games as a freshman but he exploded for 453 yards and five scores on just 16 catches – he averaged over 28 yards per catch. Almost all the production came in a nine-grab, 310-yard, four-score day against ULM, but get ready for a whole lot more.
2. QB Layne Hatcher, Jr.
3. WR Jeff Foreman, Jr.
4. RB Marcel Murray, Sr.
5. OG Ivory Scott, Sr.
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Best Arkansas State Red Wolves Defensive Player
LB/DE Kivon Bennett, Jr.
Just as the son of former NFL star Cornelius Bennett appeared to be on the verge of big things at Tennessee, he was arrested on gun and drug charges after a traffic stop and was dismissed from the team.
In 2020 he made 4.5 sacks with 7.5 tackles for loss with 22 stops as a hybrid end/linebacker, and now the 6-2, 245-pounder with a world of upside is starting over under Butch Jones at ASU.
2. S Antonio Fletcher, Sr.
3. CB Samy Johnson, Jr.
4. DE TW Ayers, Jr.
5. S Elery Alexander, Sr.
Top Incoming Arkansas State Red Wolves Transfer
QB James Blackman, Sr.
Former Tennessee Vol pass rusher Kivon Bennett should be the best of the transfers, and there are a slew of others who’ll make an impact, but Blackman is the most intriguing of the new guys into the mix.
Layne Hatcher is a terrific returning starter, but ASU rotates its quarterbacks. The 6-5 Blackman has a good arm and a ton of experience with 46 touchdown passes and close to 5,500 yards in his four seasons at Florida State, and he’s a strong leader who should step right into a role in some way.
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