Arkansas senior tight end Jaden Platt has landed on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, a recognition announced Tuesday morning by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler.
The award goes to the nation’s top offensive player who reflects the traits associated with Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity. To qualify, a player must be born in Texas and/or have attended a Texas high school, junior college or university. Platt fits the bill as a native of Haslet, Texas, and a graduate of Eaton High School in Fort Worth.
Platt is coming off a solid 2025 season in which he started 11 games and played in all 12. He finished with 21 catches for 296 yards and two touchdowns.
His best receiving day came in the Hogs’ final road game of the 2025 season at Texas on Nov. 22, when he posted a career-high 66 yards on four receptions and caught an eight-yard touchdown from KJ Jackson in the fourth quarter. He also turned in three catches for 53 yards in a loss at Ole Miss on Sept.
The watch list will be trimmed to as many as 16 semifinalists in November, then reduced to up to five finalists in December. A panel made up of broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans and previous winners will make those selections. The winner will be announced in December and honored at The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet on January 27, 2027, in Tyler, Texas.
This is the fourth preseason watch list Platt has made, following nods to the John Mackey Award, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and the AllState AFCA Good Works Team.
Arkansas opens the season at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium against North Alabama on Sept. 5 at 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network. Season and single-game tickets are available now.
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