Arkansas is one of those scary teams. They seem to hang around and then suddenly, they explode. The only question is when will they do it?

Texas A&M should be on guard this week. Even though the Razorbacks are 1-2 on the year, they have not played badly, they have played to the level of their competition the last two weeks.

After a season-opening 48-13 breeze through UTEP, Arkansas fell to Toledo by four points and last week to Texas Tech’s Air Raid offense 35-24.

But Arkansas is one of those teams others hate to play.

It showed last week it could move the ball. Arkansas is averaging 476.3 yards per game, which breaks down to 7.1 yards per play. And fueled by the season opener, the Hogs have outscored their opponents 84-64.

The Arkansas offense has been balanced with Alex Collins averaging 117 yards per game on the ground and Brandon Allen passing for 305.3 yards each Saturday.

Where the Razorbacks can hurt teams is by spreading the defensive backfield with talented receivers.

Arkansas has three who have double-digit catches this year. Hunter Henry leads the way with 14 catches for 191 yards, Keon Hatcher (out due to injury) has 13 for 198 and Drew Morgan has chipped in 10 for 148 yards.

The trio has combined for five touchdowns.

The Razorbacks have been solid in the front seven on defense. They only give up 103 yards rushing per game. Brooks Ellis, Jeremiah Ledbetter, Rohan Gaines and Henre Toliver have combined for 76 tackles, 35 of them solo stops.

Where the Hogs need improvement is in the secondary. Although the unit only is surrendering 232.7 yards per game, it has only managed three interceptions.

Punter Toby Baker has averaged over 40 yards per attempt and kicker Cole Hedlund is 4-of-6 in the field goal department. But Hedlund is 0-2 in attempts of more than 30 yards.

Arkansas is a solid team that has not played to its potential so far this year. Texas A&M had better protect against being the first team to see it.

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS CLOSER LOOK

Top player, offense: Brandon Allen, QB. The senior from Fayetteville is completing 67.4 percent of his passes this season for 916 yards and six touchdowns. His efficiency rating is 168.2 and has thrown for more than 300 yards a game this season. Barring something weird happening, he will top the 5,000-yard mark for career passing against the Aggies (he stands at 4,939).

Top player, defense: Brooks Ellis, LB. Also a hometown product, the junior has 26 tackles in 2015 with nine solo stops. He also has 1.5 tackles for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries. In 18 career starts, Ellis has 131 tackles (50 solo), nine tackles for loss, a sack, four hurries, six passes broken up, two forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions.