Even a rough season needs MVPs: Arkansas’ best players in 2023

If you’d have said before the season that neither KJ Jefferson and Rocket Sanders would make the list, most would have thought you crazy.

The 2023 Arkansas football season is over after Friday’s 48-14 whipping at the hands of Missouri.

Most of the next week or two will be spent looking forward. Players will hit the transfer portal. Coaches will move on to other destinations. Recruiting will amp up with signing day coming in December.

For now, we’re looking back.

We know, we know. A 4-8 record is not one many Arkansas fans want to spend time thinking about. They’re ready to move on, preferably to basketball. But things weren’t all bad for the Razorbacks in 2023.

In this piece, we call out the team’s best players. Editor E. Wayne and contributors Derek Oxford and Connor Goodson have selected their team MVPs for the season. Take a look and see if you agree.