Taking a position-by-position look at Arkansas at LSU, here’s who has the edge in Saturday’s showdown between the Razorbacks and the No. 9 Tigers:

QUARTERBACK — Arkansas: Few quarterbacks are playing as well as Brandon Allen in recent weeks. Over the course of three straight Arkansas wins, the senior is completing nearly 70 percent of his passes with 11 touchdowns and one interception while averaging 313 yards per game through the air. He now leads the SEC in passing efficiency and yards per attempt, while ranking second in passing yards and touchdowns.

LSU’s Brandon Harris has been solid in his first year as the starter, but is coming off his worst game of the season in a loss to Alabama. He completed only 6 of 19 passes for 128 yards and threw his first interception of the season. And while Allen was only marginally better when Arkansas lost to Alabama, he has been far more consistent than the Tigers’ sophomore. Harris flashes a strong arm and a smooth stride when flushed from the pocket, but has struggled with accuracy at times, completing just 55 percent of his passes.

RUNNING BACKS — LSU: Despite getting shut down last week, Leonard Fournette remains one of the most gifted backs to play in the SEC in recent years. He still leads the country in rushing by a healthy margin and has 16 touchdowns in eight games this year. Behind him, the Tigers have a bevy of talented backs, led by Darrel Williams and true freshman Derrius Guice.

Alex Collins has shouldered the load mostly on his own this season because of numerous injuries in the Arkansas backfield. Jonathan Williams, a 1,000-yard rusher in 2014 was lost for the season in August, and Rawleigh Williams had his year ended by a frightening neck injury last month. Thankfully, 250-pound junior Kody Walker has returned from a thumb injury and gives the Hogs a solid No. 2 option. Collins, though, is the workhorse. Last week he became only the third back in SEC history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons, and he ranks third in the SEC behind Fournette and Alabama’s Derrick Henry in rushing on the season.

WIDE RECEIVERS, TIGHT END — Arkansas: LSU might get the nod in raw talent, but Arkansas’ piecemeal bunch wins on production. Some of that, of course, is by design. The Tigers run more than any team in the conference, somewhat limiting the opportunities for receivers Travin Dural and Malachi Dupre.

But to dismiss the Razorback receivers would be a mistake. Despite losing leading receiver Keon Hatcher to a foot injury in September, the Hogs have a strong corps of pass catchers. Junior Drew Morgan leads the SEC in receiving touchdowns with nine, junior college transfer Dominque Reed is settling in nicely with touchdowns in five straight games, and Jared Cornelius has returned to full strength after suffering a broken arm earlier in the year. Tight end Hunter Henry is an NFL prospect and ranks second on the team with 34 catches and 469 yards.

OFFENSIVE LINE — Push: Tough call here. Both units are on the short list for best in the conference, and though Arkansas protects the passer slightly better, no team has run with LSU’s level of success this season.

DEFENSIVE LINE — LSU: The Tigers’ front four has emerged over the course of the season as a pillar of the LSU defense. Davon Godchaux and Christian LaCouture were expected to be solid on the interior, but the rise of the defensive ends – especially junior Lewis Neal –  is what has pushed the group’s improvement over last year. Neal leads the team with seven sacks.

Meanwhile, Arkansas’ entire team only has eight sacks on the season. The Hogs do a decent job against opposing running games and were the only team to hold Alabama’s Derrick Henry to less than 4 yards per carry this season. But no pass rusher has emerged to replace Trey Flowers and Darius Philon off last year’s team.

LINEBACKERS — LSU: Similar to the line, Arkansas’ linebackers have been dependable against the run, but much shakier when opponents opt to pass. Brooks Ellis leads the team with 74 tackles, while true freshman Dre Greenlaw has 72.

Kendell Beckwith’s numbers may not show it, but the junior is considered one of the top inside linebackers in the country. Senior Deion Jones is second on the team with 60 tackles to go along with six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two interceptions.

SECONDARY — LSU: From a personnel standpoint, the Tigers have no obvious weaknesses among their defensive backs. Safety Jamal Adams is a ball-hawking big hitter, Jalen Mills is the group’s most versatile and experienced defender, and Tre’Davious White is one of the top cornerbacks in the league. There’s also plenty of  depth behind them. But so far the results haven’t quite matched the talent. While the Tigers led the SEC in pass defense a year ago, this season they rank among the middle of the pack by most measurements.

The regression of Arkansas’ defensive backs since last season is even more perplexing. Though they gave up big yards early in the season, the secondary was playing very sound football at the end of 2014. With most of the same group back, the production has tailed off dramatically. Though the lack of a pass rush is also culprit, the Hogs rank last in the SEC in passing yards allowed and pass defense efficiency. Maybe even more troubling are the group’s tackling troubles this season, which were on brutal display in last week’s 53-52 overtime win over Ole Miss.