The linebacker position represents the biggest question mark on the Arkansas football roster. After a handful of departures in the transfer portal, the Razorbacks’ linebackers have just 41 combined tackles in their collegiate careers.
But Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman is happy with what he’s seen from the group through two spring practices. Pittman knows it would be foolish not to pursue another portal linebacker later this spring, but there’s building optimism that the inexperienced group will elevate the position later this fall.
You can be a good player, you just sometimes need to get the experience,” Pittman said. “I thought they were good players last year, they just didn’t quite have any experience. This spring ball will give them that experience and we’ll go from there.
Brad Spence and Xavian Sorey Jr. have been the two starting linebackers through the first two practices and have the most experience in the group. Sorey was a former five-star recruit who just transferred into the program from Georgia, where he recorded 19 total tackles in 2023.
