Warren on Athlon’s first team as returner; Limpert on second team

FAYETTEVILLE — Seven Arkansas players were named to the Athlon Sports SEC Football 2019 all-conference teams on Wednesday.

Junior De’Vion Warren landed in the first team specialists group in the kick returner slot and was joined by senior kicker Connor Limpert on the second team.

The second team also featured a pair of senior defenders in lineman McTelvin Agim and linebacker De’Jon Harris, while sophomore safety Kamren Curl was picked for the third team to round out the defensive players selected.

On the offensive side of the ball, senior tight end Cheyenne O’Grady was picked for the third team while junior running back Rakeem Boyd closed out Arkansas’ honorees on the fourth team.

Last season, the Razorbacks had seven representatives across the four squads from Athlon, including 2019 selections Harris (First), Agim (Second) and Warren (Second).

Warren returned 14 kicks for 399 yards on 2018, averaging 28.5 yards per return. His longest kick return of the season came on Oct. 6 against Alabama, taking it back 78 yards in the fourth quarter to set up an Arkansas touchdown.

Limpert had a season to remember in 2018, connecting on 19-of-24 field goal attempts, good for 79.2 percent, ranking sixth in FG percentage in the school record books.

He put together an impressive streak of 10-straight field goals made from Sept. 22-Oct. 27, which was the third-longest in school history. Two of his 19 were longer than 50 yards, making him the first Razorback kicker to make multiple 50-yard FGs in a season since 2013.

Agim will anchor the defensive line in 2019 after starting all 12 games and posting 45 total tackles, 16 unassisted, a year ago. His 10.0 tackles for loss led Arkansas and made him the first Razorback to reach double-digit totals in a season since 2015.

Agim also racked up 4.5 sacks and forced three fumbles, both the best among Arkansas defenders.

Harris, another 12-game starter last year, paced the conference in total and solo tackles, posting 118 and 62, respectively.

It marked back-to-back years he has led the team in total stops and made him the seventh Razorback to hit 100 tackles in consecutive seasons, the first since 2010-11.

He finished the year with seven double-digit tackle performances, a conference-best, with five coming in SEC action.

Curl put together a 53-tackle campaign as a sophomore over his 11 starts, which included 27 solo stops. His tackle total ranked fourth on the team, as he also broke up five passes and forced a fumble against North Texas on Sept. 15.

O’Grady hauled in a team-high 30 receptions and six touchdowns over the course of the 2018 season, with all of his catches coming in the final eight games of the year.

His reception total brought to 400 yards through the air, averaging 13.3 per catch, with two multi-touchdown games against Alabama (Oct. 6) and LSU (Nov. 10), the only Razorback to do so in 2018.

Boyd made an impact in his first year donning a Razorback uniform, leading the team in rushing with 734 yards on 123 attempts with two touchdowns, averaging 6.0 yards per carry and 61.2 yards per game.

He rattled off three games of over 100 yards rushing, with all three of those games coming in SEC play. He finished the year 13th in the SEC in rushing yards and 10th in yards per carry.

RAZORBACK FOOTBALL

Sat, Sep 5vs North AlabamaW 31-14
Sat, Sep 12@ UtahL, 43-10
Sat, Sep 19GeorgiaL, 45-17
Sat, Sep 26Tulsa7:00 PM
SECN+
Sat, Oct 3@ Texas A&M6:00 PM
ESPN or ESPN2
Sat, Oct 10TennesseeTBA
Sat, Oct 17@ VanderbiltTBA
Sat, Oct 31vs MissouriTBA
Sat, Nov 7@ AuburnTBA
Sat, Nov 14South CarolinaTBA
Sat, Nov 21@ TexasTBA
Sat, Nov 28vs LSUTBA

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bentonville (15)3-01861
2.Conway2-11552
3.Shiloh Christian (2)3-01463
4.Bentonville West (1)3-01324
5.Joe T. Robinson3-01038
6.Searcy3-0837
7.North Little Rock3-0799
6.Bryant (1)0-3526
9.Benton1-3305
10.Fayetteville2-1510
Others receiving votes: Sylvan Hills 12, El Dorado 12, HS Lakeside 8, Springdale Har-Ber 7, Greenwood 6, Stuttgart 5, Pulaski Academy 4, Sheridan 3, Mountain Home 2.
CLASS 7A
1.Bentonville (15)3-0911
2.Conway2-1642
3.Shiloh Christian (2)3-0524
4.Bentonville West (1)3-0493
5.North Little Rock3-0143
Others receiving votes: Bryant (1) 13, Fayetteville 1, Springdale Har-Ber 1.
CLASS 6A
1.Searcy (16)3-0921t
2.Benton (1)1-2591t
3.Sylvan Hills (1)2-1513
4.El Dorado (1)3-0344
5.Mountain Home2-1225
Others receiving votes: Sheridan 19, Van Buren 8.
CLASS 5A
1.Joe T. Robinson (19)3-0951
2.Greenwood1-2542
3.Greenbrier2-1443
5.Farmington3-0354
4.Hot Springs Lakeside (1)2-1305
Others receiving votes: LR Parkview 12, Jacksonville 9, Valley View 6.
CLASS 4A
1.Stuttgart (16)3-0891
2.Nashville (2)3-0673
3.Gosnell (1)3-0324
4.Arkadelphia2-1285t
5.Elkins2-1232
Others receiving votes: Ozark 14, Hamburg 13, Fountain Lake 8, Gravette 7, Bauxite 2, Pottsville 1, Booneville 1.

CLASS 3A
1.Fordyce (16)1-1901
2.Bismarck (1)2-1582
3.Mansfield2-238—
4.Rivercrest (1)3-0314
5.Smackover (2)2-1213
Others receiving votes: Glen Rose 19, Walnut Ridge (1) 11, Rison 11, Palestine-Wheatley 4, Newport 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Mount Ida (17)3-0891
2.Baptist Prep (1)3-0553
3.Junction City1-3292
4.Hazen3-026—
5.East Poinsett Co.2-1155
Others receiving votes: Poyen 17, Gurdon 14, Bigelow 11, Earle (1) 8, Dierks 7, Marked Tree 6, Hector 2, Des Arc 3, Cross County 2, Bearden 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
2.Corning (8)3-0322
1.Cedar Ridge (6)4-0311
3.Izard County3-010—
Others receiving votes: Magazine 9, Woodlawn 5, Rose Bud 2, Strong 1.