SEC Football: Arkansas, Tennessee among April recruiting winners
By Matt Melton
In what was likely the most action packed 30-day span so far this calendar year, April was simply a loaded month on the SEC football recruiting trail for numerous teams across the conference. So, with that thought in mind, let’s take a look at some of the SEC’s biggest recruiting winners during April, a group that was headlined by both Arkansas and Tennessee. (NOTE: Rankings according to 247Sports Composite – Transfers were not included)
Arkansas, Tennessee among SEC Football April recruiting winners
Arkansas Razorbacks
April Commits:
- 4-star DL Charleston Collins
- 4-star LB Julius Pope
- 4-star CB Jaden Allen
- 4-star WR Courtney Crutchfield
- 4-star QB KJ Jackson
- 3-star QB Grayson Wilson
- 3-star CB Tevis Metcalf
We begin here with head coach Sam Pittman and the Arkansas Razorbacks, as the Hogs landed a total of seven commitments during April, which was the most of any SEC football team. Of those seven, six came in the Razorbacks 2024 class, while Arkansas also added the first commitment of the 2025 cycle in Grayson Wilson, a three-star quarterback who is one of the top in-state players out of Central Arkansas Christian.
As for the Razorbacks additions in the 2024 class, arguably Arkansas’ biggest commitment came from Charleston Collins, a four-star defensive lineman out of in-state Wilbur D. Mills, where he is one of the state’s top players. The Razorbacks also added two other four-star’s on the defensive side of the ball in linebacker Julius Pope (South Panola, MS) and cornerback Jaden Allen (Aledo, TX), as well as a three-star in cornerback Tevis Metcalf out of Parker High School in Alabama.
The Razorbacks two additional 2024 commitments came on the offensive side of the ball, a duo that features a pair of four-star’s in wide receiver Courtney Crutchfield and quarterback KJ Jackson. Crutchfield is one of the top in-state prospects in Arkansas out of Pine Bluff High School, while Jackson attends St. James School in Alabama.