Last season, Arkansas fans got a first-hand look at the impact a transfer can have on an offense.
After losing the starting job at Florida thanks to an injury, Feleipe Franks entered the portal and emerged in Fayetteville as the Razorbacksâ starting quarterback under first-year head coach Sam Pittman and offensive coordinator Kendal Briles.
It went about as well as anyone could have hoped, as he led Arkansas to three victories - and two narrow losses - while shattering the single-season school record for completion percentage that had been set four decades earlier.
They likely wonât have the same immediate impact as Franks, but the Razorbacks did bring in former four-star recruit TyâKieast Crawford to bolster the offensive line this offseason, plus added two other offensive transfers as walk-ons - quarterback Kade Renfro (Ole Miss) and wide receiver Warren Thompson (Florida State).
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Saints 2021 Draft Prospects: Jabril Cox
New Orleans could look just up the road for linebacker talent early in this year s NFL draft.
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Apr 20, 2021
The New Orleans Saints have selected 90 players in the NFL draft since Sean Payton took over as head coach in 2006. Only three of those players played their college football in the state of Louisiana. Defensive lineman Al Woods (4th round, 2010) and offensive lineman Will Clapp (7th round, 2018) were drafted from LSU. Louisiana Tech RB Boston Scott was also added with a 6th round choice in 2018.
The New Orleans Saints also need a linebacker. They’ve drafted 12 linebackers since Payton s arrival, five of those within the first three rounds. Only often injured Alex Anzalone made any lasting impact from those selections.
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