“To be honest with you, we’re trying to find two really good tight ends and if we can get three and four, that’d be great,” Pittman said. When he was on the field, he was an NFL-level talent who caught 87 passes for 967 yards. Some thought he’d be a defensive end, which is how he was listed on Rivals, while others thought he’d be a tight end. The Fayetteville product appeared in five games that season, with his only statistic being a 16-yard kickoff return, but he ultimately didn’t remain on the team following the coaching change to Bret Bielema. The Razorbacks have had pretty good success with in-state tight ends in recent history, with four eventually getting taken in the NFL Draft - including a pair of Mackey Award winners. It is still too early to know what his impact will be at Arkansas or if he’ll even remain at tight end throughout his career. The Razorbacks have had pretty good success with in-state tight ends in recent … O’Grady has improved tremendously since I first scouted him in high school, and I look forward to seeing how he will perform … The redshirt senior has not recorded a reception in his career, but at 6-4, 269 pounds, he has shown his chops as an effective blocker. So much so that Sam Pittman moved freshman defensive end Blayne Toll over to the position in February before moving him back to defense over the summer. The Razorbacks have had some individually talented players the past few years, but that talent has not translated into team success on the football field. Nathan Bax, originally from Illinois State, and Bentonville West product Jonas Higson round out the group. All rights reserved. "We have good depth at that position.". He redshirted in 2004 and then caught two passes for three yards the following year, but quit the team during fall camp of 2006 after finding out he would be on the scout team. He burst onto the scene with 12 receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns - including the game-winner against Alabama - as a true freshman, but then caught only eight passes for 56 yards and two touchdowns the rest of his career. Even to the untrained eye, the depth and experience in the tight end room for Arkansas football looked uncomfortably thin heading into the 2020 season. Kraus could have played as a fifth-year senior in 2018, but with his degree in hand, he stepped away from the team. FAYETTEVILLE — In just eight months with the Razorbacks, Blayne Toll has switched positions three times without playing in a single game. Hudson Henry arrived to campus in 2019 with high expectations for a stellar career with the Razorbacks. In fact, he was the best tight end in the country in 2010, when he was the Mackey Award. Not a subscriber? Arkansas made a splash on the recruiting trail Saturday afternoon, reeling in Erin Outley from Little Rock Parkview. His 12 career touchdown receptions are a school record for tight ends. One of those receptions was actually a 9-yard touchdown thrown by Darren McFadden against ULM in 2006. Arkansas made a splash on the recruiting trail Saturday afternoon, reeling in Erin Outley from Little Rock Parkview.. A heralded tight end in the 2021 class, Outley had offers from big-time programs across the country like Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas A&M..