FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas will be represented by defensive lineman Cam Ball, quarterback Taylen Green and linebacker Xavian Sorey Jr. alongside coach Sam Pittman at SEC Media Days next week in Atlanta.
Ball goes to the event as one of Arkansas’ most experienced players, having played in 39 games with 20 starts during his collegiate career.
In 2024, Ball started all 13 games as a redshirt junior, recording a career-high 47 tackles, four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He also contributed two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.
Ball made five tackles and registered a quarterback hurry in Arkansas’ Liberty Bowl win over Texas Tech on Dec. 27, and posted a career-high seven tackles, including one for loss, in the regular-season finale at Missouri on Nov. 30.
He also played a significant role in the team’s 58-25 win at Mississippi State on Oct. 26, recovering a fumble and tallying three tackles with an assisted sack.
Quarterback Taylen Green will look to build on an impressive 2024 season.
Green accumulated 3,756 yards of total offense (602 rushing and 3,154 passing) with 23 total touchdowns, the second-most in a single season in Arkansas program history, trailing only Ryan Mallett’s 3,795-yard mark.
Green’s season included just the seventh 3,000-yard passing season in school history.
He ranked 13th nationally in total offense per game with 288.9 yards, 14th in passing yards per completion at 13.71, and 21st in total passing yards.
Green was named Liberty Bowl MVP after completing 11 of 21 passes for a bowl-record 341 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown in the 39-26 win over Texas Tech.
He became the first Arkansas quarterback to surpass 300 passing yards in a bowl game since 2016 and threw for more than 300 yards in three games during the 2024 season, highlighted by a career-high 416 yards at Oklahoma State on Sept. 7.
Sorey Jr. distinguished himself as one of the SEC’s top linebackers in 2024. In his first season as a Razorback, Sorey started all 13 games and led the team with 99 total tackles, including 40 solo stops and 59 assists.
He tied for the team lead with 9.5 tackles for loss and added two sacks, an interception, a pass breakup, and three quarterback hurries. Sorey ranked sixth in the SEC in tackles per game at 7.6 and led Arkansas in tackles in five of its 13 games.
For Pittman, this marks his fifth appearance at SEC Media Days. He enters his sixth season as Arkansas’ coach and is coming off his third straight bowl victory, making him the only coach in program history to win each of his first three bowl games.
Pittman’s tenure ties Ken Hatfield for length, as only five coaches have served longer in the program’s 131-year history.
Arkansas opens the 2025 season on Saturday, Aug. 30, hosting Alabama A&M at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network.
