Running back was already going to be the biggest strength of the Arkansas football team. The unit became even deeper over the weekend.
Javyean Dyer-Jones, a senior at Little Rock Christian, will join the team in 2022 as a preferred walk-on. The 5-foot-9, 195-pounder picked Arkansas over likely scholarships from Arkansas State and Louisiana Tech.
He joins a stacked Arkansas backfield that returns three players who each ran for more than 500 yards last year, plus speedster AJ Green who ran for more than 225.
Dyer-Jones ran for 1,756 yards and 20 touchdowns in helping LRC to the Class 5A state semifinals in the fall.
These are the players he will join at running back, in order of likely depth chart entering September.
Dominique Johnson, junior
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS – SEPTEMBER 18: Dominique Johnson #20 of the Arkansas Razorbacks runs the ball in the first half of a game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 18, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
dominique johnson didn’t become a starter until about the two-third mark of 2022, but he still finished fourth on the team in yards rushing, less than 100 yards behind leader, quarterback KJ Jefferson.
2021: 97 carries for 575 yards, 7 touchdowns; 7 receptions for 71 yards, 1 touchdown
Rocket Sanders, sophomore
Sep 11, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks running back Raheim Sanders (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second half against the Texas Longhorns at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Arkansas won 40-21. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
It isn’t fair to call Johnson the No. 1 and Rocket Sanders the No. 2. They’re more like 1A and 1B. Sanders was third on thAe team in yards rushing and is the best pass-catcher in the unit by a long shot as a former wide receiver.
2021: 114 carries for 578 yards, 5 touchdowns;…
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