Official visits set to begin at Arkansas this weekend

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas is set to host nine official visitors this weekend for the Class of 2026.

Arkansas will host three recruits who are already committed to the Hogs and six others they would like to add to the fold. The Hogs are hosting a quarterback, one running back, two wide receivers, three offensive linemen, a cornerback and linebacker. Arkansas currently has 14 commitments for the Class of 2026.

At wide receiver, the son of former Arkansas defensive back Marcus Campbell and former track and field All-American Deedee Brown-Campbell is among the visitors. Wolfforth (Texas) Frenship four-star wide receiver Chase Campbell, 6-2, 180, is among the top prospects regardless of position in Texas.

As a junior, Campbell did a little of everything on offense for Frenship. He caught 81 passes for 1,497 yards and 18 touchdowns. He completed 3 of 6 passes for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Campbell also rushed 38 times for 314 yards and six touchdowns. Campbell has a busy schedule in June. Arkansas is his first official visit. He also will visit Tennessee, North Carolina, Utah, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Baylor and Kansas State all in June.

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The Hogs will also host Bentonville wide receiver Blair Irvin III, 6-1, 180, this weekend. In 2024, Irvin caught 50 passes for 850 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also has official visits planned to Kansas State and USF. Irvin is among the top recruits in the state. If he chooses Arkansas he would join fellow Bentonville wide receiver CJ Brown on the Razorbacks.

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Arkansas doesn’t have a running back committed in the Class of 2026 at this time. They hope that changes with Orangeburg-Wilkinson (S.C.) standout athlete Jordan Avinger, 6-2, 225, coming to Fayetteville for the visit. Avinger is a versatile athlete that some schools like at running back while others see him as a linebacker.

His stats as of nine games in 2024, Avinger rushed 56 times for 869 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also caught 11 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, Avinger had 50 tackles, including 39 solo, six tackles for loss and one forced fumble. He also has official visits set to East Carolina and USF. He is set to release a Top 5 later on Wednesday.

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Arkansas also doesn’t have a linebacker on the 2026 commitment list. This weekend, the Hogs will host Gastonia (N.C.) Ashbrook’s Caleb Gordon, 6-0, 218. The speedy Gordon had a very good 2024 junior season. Gordon finished with 141 tackles, 49 solo, eight for loss, four sacks, two interceptions, a pair of fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He also will take official visits to Liberty and Virginia.

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The trio of offensive linemen visiting are an impressive group. Hot Springs Lakeside’s Tucker Young, 6-5, 300, Prosper (Texas) High School’s Bryce Gilmore, 6-5, 290, and Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances Academy’s Edward Baker, 6-4, 315, all will be at Arkansas this weekend.

Young is considered one of the top prospects in Arkansas. He committed to the Razorbacks on July 27, 2024.

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Like Campbell, Gilmore is considered among the top recruits, regardless of position, in the Lone Star State. The four-star has already visited Vanderbilt and Arizona State. He will visit Texas Tech, Penn State and Ole Miss following his Fayetteville trip. He has offers from schools all over the nation.

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Baker has already visited Virginia. He has trips set to Tennessee, NC State and Penn State following the Hogs. Baker has pulled in several offers and among the top prospects in Maryland.

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Gaffney (S.C.) quarterback Jayvon Gilmore, 6-5, 195, committed to the Hogs on Aug. 1, 2024. He was named the MVP of his group at the Under Armour Next Camp in Charlotte, N.C. As a junior, Gilmore completed 180 of 297 passes for 2,510 yards, 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He rushed 80 times for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Gilmore helped lead Gaffney to a 10-2 mark in 2024.

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Valdosta (Ga.) cornerback Jalon Copeland, 6-1, 185, committed to Arkansas on March 15. As a junior, Copeland had 21 tackles, 15 solo, two interceptions and eight pass breakups. Copeland had 40 offers when he committed to the Hogs.

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