Players report with team-wide reduced body fat

FAYETTEVILLE — Head coach Chad Morris welcomed his football team back to campus Thursday with The BIG Weigh-In.

The weight check serves as the start of fall camp for the Razorbacks, who will hit the field for the first time Friday at 6 p.m.

The beginning of fall camp brings a close to a summer that saw numerous Hogs transform their bodies thanks to strength coach Trumain Carroll and his staff. Several players saw their body fat percentages shrink while adding muscle and weight while becoming more explosive.

Some of the biggest improvements of the summer:

McTelvin Agim – The big D-lineman made a big jump over the summer, literally, seeing his broad jump increase 10 inches.

Kamren Curl – The sophomore is making the move to safety and taking a bulked up frame with him, he checked in at an even 200 pounds on Thursday afternoon.

Johnny Gibson Jr. – One of many offensive linemen to transform over the summer, Gibson dropped his weight to 319 thanks in part to dropping his body fat by 3.5%.

Dre Greenlaw – One of the defense’s leaders dropped his body fat percentage from 12.6% to 9.2%.

Cole Kelley – The QB checked in at 255 on Thursday and added some explosion over the summer, increasing his broad jump by a full foot.

Jalen Merrick – The junior shed nearly 30 pounds and 3.0% body fat over the summer and checks in at 316 heading into camp.

Jonathan Nance – The Razorbacks’ deep threat from a year ago has added muscle to his speedy frame, tipping the scales at 190 without losing a step.

La’Michael Pettway – The big wide receiver’s summer work pushed his body fat percentage down to a minuscule 7.1%.

Santos Ramirez – The senior dropped his body fat percentage to a razor thin 3.7% and upped his broad jump an impressive seven inches.

Randy Ramsey – The speedy rush end bulked up to 234 pounds.

Ty Storey – The body fat percentage for the QB fell to just 10.9% over the summer.

Brian Wallace – The O-lineman lost a few pounds over the summer but saw his body fat percentage fall 5.0%, which means there’s a lot more muscle on that 6-6 frame heading into his senior season.

Devwah Whaley – The junior running back shrunk his body fat by 4.5% and pushed his broad jump out by eight inches.