Yessir! Arkansas adds commitment from 2021 OLB out of Kansas City
New Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is going through his first full recruiting cycle with the Razorbacks and has been having some success on the recruiting trails.
On Sunday, the Hogs added another piece to their 2021 class, utilizing new DC Barry Odom’s connections in Missouri to land a 3-star outside linebacker from Kansas City.
As you can see below, Jermaine Hamilton-Jordan announced via Twitter that he was committing to Arkansas:
That’s The Tweet Enough Said.
HOG NATION LETS GET IT pic.twitter.com/CqAXuRKqRw— Jermaine Hamilton-Jordan (@_Jermaine36) May 3, 2020
Per the 247Sports composite rankings, Hamilton-Jordan is the No. 51 outside linebacker in the class of 2021 and the No. 11 overall recruit from the state of Missouri.
The Razorbacks now have 5 players in their 2021 recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 56 nationally and No. 11 in the SEC, per 247Sports.
Below, check out some of Hamilton-Jordan’s high school highlights, courtesy of Hudl:
Woopin out the checkbook……
Straight cash homie. When in Rome …
Haha good comeback!
Must be a Missouri fan
Not a surprise. Been a strong Hog lean for a few months. He might end up at Safety or Nickel in the new 3-2-6 defense. He is only 6-1 and listed at 195 lbs. Not a big time commit, but with Odom on staff, we need to get 2-3 of the top 10 players from MO each cycle.
Just a tidbit from the Mizzou side, we did not offer him, did not feel like he was SEC level recruit. Could end up being but the way our coaching staff has attacked the state and not offered stands out a little bit. He is not a top 10 recruit from the state, maybe top 20. His teammate is the best recruit out of KC, and all indication is down to OU or Mizzou.
JHJ is the #11 player in MO per the composite ranking. Like I stated earlier, he is not an elite recruit. I’m not doing backflips over this guy, but if Odom thinks he can play, that’s good enough for me.
I believe Odom & Pittman can judge linemen pretty well. Pittman is what Arkansas needs right now…consistent coaching up of the Athletes and Stability.
Everyone is celebrating this young man’s getting a chance to play college football and get a free college education. Congrats to him and to our Arkansas Ozark brothers. Maturity requires that we have the mental complexity to understand that each program can put only 11 players on the field at a time, for 60 very short minutes, or only 12 games per year. Remember when you took your football equipment off for the last time?, that sorrowful feeling you had played in your last football game ! Live, Learn, Love, Prepare for life without football thru football (and every athletic discipline).
Wise words.
Yea I heard mozzou had offered him but he wasn’t comfortable with new coaching staff and Coach Odom had already built a relationship with him is why he came to Ar.