Dre Greenlaw is bringing a little more Razorback flavor back to Fayetteville.
The former Arkansas linebacker and Fayetteville native has purchased Sam Pittman’s 7,200-square-foot mansion on the outskirts of downtown, keeping the property in the Arkansas family after Pittman was fired at the end of September. The home had been listed for an original $4 million.
Greenlaw’s return to the Bay Area this offseason came on a one-year, $7.5 million deal with the San Francisco 49ers after he spent 2025 with the Denver Broncos. But his ties to Arkansas run deep, and this latest move fits right into that story.
He arrived in Fayetteville as part of Bret Bielema’s 2015 recruiting class, a 3-star safety ranked by 247Sports as the No. 842 prospect in the country, No. 60 at his position and No. 12 in Arkansas. Coming out of high school, he was a standout on Purple Dogs’ 2014 state championship team, piling up 119 tackles, four tackles for loss, four interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.
Arkansas was one of just six FBS schools to offer him, beating out Washington State, Memphis, Southern Miss, Tulsa and Arkansas State. The Razorbacks moved him to linebacker right away, and he made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2015, starting 11 of 13 games and becoming the only player to win SEC Freshman of the Week twice that season.
He finished that year with 95 total tackles, good for No. 5 nationally among freshmen and No. 1 among SEC rookies. He also ranked No. 17 in the SEC in total tackles and led Arkansas in tackles on five occasions. That performance brought a pile of honors, including Freshman All-American recognition from the FWAA and SEC Freshman of the Year from Athlon Sports.
Injuries slowed the rest of his college career, beginning with a foot injury in 2016, but Greenlaw still produced when he was on the field. He wrapped up his Arkansas career with 299 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and four sacks.
The 49ers took him in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft at No. 148 overall, and he has spent most of his pro career in San Francisco. He was a major part of the team’s Super Bowl run before tearing his Achilles during the game. Even though he hasn’t played a full regular season in the NFL since 2019, Greenlaw has still been one of the league’s more disruptive linebackers when healthy, with 498 tackles, 16 pass breakups, 11 quarterback hurries, 4.5 sacks, four interceptions and three forced fumbles across 72 games in seven seasons.
Pittman bought the house in 2020 and used it as a recruiting showcase, including for former 5-star recruit and Georgia signee Broderick Jones, who was stunned by the huge tub in the middle of the master bathroom. A video from that visit had been posted on Pittman’s now-deactivated X account.
Jones stayed committed to Georgia and coach Kirby Smart, though Arkansas did make a push before his February 2020 signing.
The Bridgewater Estates property will stay in Razorback hands, even if it doesn’t come with the hog statue and fountain by the lake. It sits in the area once known as “Coaches Row,” where John Pelphrey, Bret Bielema, Chad Morris and others lived. The Mediterranean-style home was originally built to suit former basketball coach Mike Anderson, who bought the land in 2012 for $160,000.
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