The recruiting race for college football is heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2027 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2027 football recruits from Arkansas using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by their 247Sports composite ratings. Here's the players from Arkansas set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#20. Kaeden Thomas (S)
- National rank: #1,976 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #195
- College: Missouri State
- Offers: Missouri State, UTSA, Louisiana Tech, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Austin Peay
- High school: Hamburg (Hamburg, AR)
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2 / 20#15 (tie). Terriun Jones (S)
- National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #179
- College: Missouri State
- Offers: Missouri State, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas
- High school: Bryant (Bryant, AR)
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3 / 20#15 (tie). Elijah Collum (TE)
- National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #92
- College: Arkansas State
- Offers: Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, UTSA, Arkansas Tech
- High school: Conway (Conway, AR)
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4 / 20#15 (tie). Hudson White (QB)
- National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #117
- College: Middle Tennessee
- Offers: Middle Tennessee, North Alabama
- High school: Pea Ridge (Pea Ridge, AR)
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5 / 20#15 (tie). Delonte Duff (IOL)
- National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #147
- College: Texas State
- Offers: Texas State, Marshall, Louisiana Tech, Missouri State, Austin Peay
- High school: Junction City (Junction City, AR)
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6 / 20#15 (tie). Micah Gamble (RB)
- National rank: #1,830 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #130
- College: not committed
- Offers: Arkansas, Minnesota, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State
- High school: Fordyce (Fordyce, AR)
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7 / 20#14. Kambrien Blackmon (WR)
- National rank: #1,768 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #225
- College: Missouri State
- Offers: Missouri State, Arkansas State, UTSA, Central Arkansas
- High school: Conway (Conway, AR)
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8 / 20#13. Carter Wallace (RB)
- National rank: #1,621 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #117
- College: Arkansas State
- Offers: Arkansas State, Tulsa, Duke, Kentucky, Minnesota
- High school: Valley View (Jonesboro, AR)
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9 / 20#12. JoJo Accelus (RB)
- National rank: #1,510 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #111
- College: Appalachian State
- Offers: Appalachian State, Rice, Arkansas State, Memphis, Air Force
- High school: Monticello (Monticello, AR)
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10 / 20#11. Bradley Sturdivant (IOL)
- National rank: #1,444 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #104
- College: Arkansas
- Offers: Arkansas, Appalachian State
- High school: Sheridan (Sheridan, AR)
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11 / 20#9 (tie). Jaxon Rawls (TE)
- National rank: #1,339 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #65
- College: South Florida
- Offers: South Florida, Tulsa, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Memphis
- High school: Monticello (Monticello, AR)
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12 / 20#9 (tie). Henry Frazier (IOL)
- National rank: #1,339 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #97
- College: Arkansas
- Offers: Arkansas, BYU, Kansas State, Arkansas State, Louisiana
- High school: Rogers (Rogers, AR)
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13 / 20#7 (tie). Isaiah Stephens (RB)
- National rank: #1,261 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #95
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Ole Miss, Purdue, SMU, Appalachian State
- High school: Sheridan (Sheridan, AR)
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14 / 20#7 (tie). Eli Thornton (DL)
- National rank: #1,261 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #141
- College: Arkansas
- Offers: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State
- High school: Valley View (Jonesboro, AR)
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15 / 20#6. Cain Price (QB)
- National rank: #1,181 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #61
- College: Texas State
- Offers: Texas State, Memphis, Arkansas State, Southern Miss, Delaware
- High school: Stuttgart (Stuttgart, AR)
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16 / 20#4 (tie). Will Caston (S)
- National rank: #1,086 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #109
- College: Arkansas
- Offers: Arkansas, Kansas State, Missouri State, Tulane, Tulsa
- High school: Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR)
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17 / 20#4 (tie). Trey Stewart (LB)
- National rank: #1,086 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #96
- College: Kansas
- Offers: Kansas, Arizona State, Arkansas, Iowa State, Miami
- High school: Little Rock Central (Little Rock, AR)
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18 / 20#3. Mason Ball (RB)
- National rank: #749 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: Kentucky
- Offers: Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Kansas State, North Carolina
- High school: Jacksonville (Jacksonville, AR)
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19 / 20#2. Jeremiah Dent (RB)
- National rank: #729 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #49
- College: Arkansas
- Offers: Arkansas, Arizona State, Auburn, Cincinnati, Duke
- High school: Marion (Marion, AR)
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20 / 20#1. Samuel Nelson (Edge)
- National rank: #652 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #55
- College: Oklahoma
- Offers: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida State, Kansas State, South Florida
- High school: Bryant (Bryant, AR)
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