Arkansas loses Jackson with ACL knee injury

Arkansas has lost another player for the season, although in reality it was one expected to redshirt.

Koilan Jackson, one of the top recruits this past season, was injured Tuesday and will have surgery for an ACL injury.

“Koilan is playing wide receiver and is a guy who in high school played quarterback, wide receiver and a little bit of everything,” Bret Bielema said during Wednesday’s SEC teleconference. “He’s a guy who very well versed in football. Unfortunately yesterday afternoon in one-on-one drills he tweaked his knee.

“He has got an ACL repair job to do. He is gonna have to go through this week or next week when the swelling goes down.”

Bielema said Jackson wasn’t likely to play this year as it was, but still a loss.

“He is a guy who was probably gonna redshirt for us,” Bielema said. “This is a negative moment for anyone to go through, but he’s a very strong young man with a great family. We will put him with some great doctors, he will get that thing repaired and he will be a 100-percent in the spring.

“Unfortunately those things come up, but on the flip side of it he has got a redshirt year and plenty of time to get it right.”

. He was in the mix to play at wide receiver though it appeared he was likely going to redshirt. He was injured on Tuesday and now will not only redshirt, but have surgery for an ACL injury.