Two Razorbacks ranked by ESPN among best in nation

FAYETTEVILLE -- ESPN has started its top players at each position for college football with quarterback and running back now completed.

They list the Top 10 players at that position and at quarterback they listed several others who got votes. Junior running back Raheim "Rocket" Sanders is rated No. 3 in the nation at his position. Redshirt senior quarterback KJ Jefferson is No. 12 and in the also receiving votes group.

In 2022, Sanders rushed 222 times for 1,443 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also caught 28 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns. ESPN rated Michigan's Blake Corum No. 1 and Ole Miss' Quinshon Judkins second. Corum received 105 points from the ESPN staff, 9 of 11 first-place votes, then Judkins 85 points and received the other two picks for first. Sanders received 71 points. Alex Scarborough wrote this about Sanders.

"How do you fly under the radar with a nickname like Rocket? But that's exactly what happened with Sanders last season thanks to Arkansas' subpar 7-6 finish. The offense as a whole struggled, due in large part to quarterback  Read Entire Article