Recruiting rush continues with 3 commits Saturday

Arkansas has shot up the recruiting rankings with three solid commitments Saturday, just a day after the Hogs’ Woo Pignic Friday that was, by all accounts, a success.

That may be an understatement after Saturday. Coach Chad Morris and the assistant coaches’ hard work on the recruiting trail is starting to pay dividends.

The commitments included two players from Texas and one from Warren and there is another Lumberjack everyone is waiting on a decision from.

The Hogs shot up the 247Sports.com composite ranking list to 28th in the country and 10th in the SEC, ahead of Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Missouri. They were No. 49 nationally and 13th in the SEC previously.

And the steady climb in the rankings (they were in the high 70’s a few months ago) is as much on quality of commitments more than the quantity.

The three commitments Saturday made it 14 total for the Hogs, which is far below the numbers of most of the other SEC schools.

First to commit was Fort Bend Travis, Texas, linebacker Zach Zimos:

#WPS #Family pic.twitter.com/3gNk6JzzDo

— Zach Zimos (@zachzimos) July 28, 2018

Next to commit was Pflugerville, Texas, free safety Myles Brooks:

https://twitter.com/myles_brooks10/status/1023251213251436549

The last Saturday commitment was Warren defensive tackle Marcus Miller:

#WPS #Family pic.twitter.com/a8SSVncmL9

— marcus miller TN?️ (@marcus48679069) July 28, 2018

Miller was one of two Lumberjacks in town Friday along with wide receiver Treylon Burks, who has not committed yet.

A previous version of this story listed Zach Zimos’ school as Lake Travis in the Austin, Texas, area. It has been corrected to Fort Bend Travis, Texas, in the Houston area.