Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season gave Arkansas fans plenty to track, with 13 of the 17 former Razorbacks on active NFL rosters seeing game action and five of them earning starts.
The biggest Arkansas stat line of the opening weekend came from Cam Little, who kept his early NFL scoring streak rolling for Jacksonville. The Jaguars kicker put up 10 points in a 34-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, drilling field goals from 47 and 40 yards and converting all four of his extra points.
It marked his sixth straight double-digit scoring game, the 13th such performance of his NFL career. Little was one of seven NFL kickers to reach 10 or more points in Week 1.
Another former Hog making a strong first impression was Mike Washington Jr., who made his professional debut for the Las Vegas Raiders and handled seven carries for 41 yards in a 27-13 win over the Miami Dolphins. His 41 rushing yards were the most by a former Arkansas running back in an NFL game since Jonathan Williams ran for 48 yards for the Washington Commanders in a loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 2, 2022.
Elsewhere, several former Razorbacks logged meaningful snaps across the league. Fernando Carmona played 50 snaps in Tennessee’s 20-13 loss to the Jets, while Hjalte Froholdt was on the field for 75 snaps in Detroit’s 26-14 loss to the Chargers.
Dre Greenlaw started for San Francisco and finished with six tackles in 40 snaps during the 49ers’ 27-7 win over the Rams. Hunter Henry also started, catching three passes for 26 yards in New England’s 13-10 loss to the Seahawks.
The list of contributors continued with Montaric Brown, who had five tackles and 38 snaps in Jacksonville’s win over Cleveland, and Kamren Curl, who posted three tackles in 30 snaps for the Rams in their loss to the 49ers. Landon Jackson saw action for Buffalo, finishing with one tackle in 29 snaps during the Bills’ 36-31 win over the Texans. Isaac TeSlaa played 52 snaps for Detroit in the 31-30 overtime win over the Saints, and Beaux Limmer appeared for the Rams, logging two snaps.
A few former Razorbacks did not get into the action in Week 1. Treylon Burks did not play in Washington’s 24-22 loss to the Eagles, Taylen Green did not play in Cleveland’s loss to Jacksonville, Julian Neal was inactive in Seattle’s win over New England, and John Ridgeway III did not play in New Orleans’ 31-30 overtime loss to the Saints.
The opening week also included Jake Bates, who went 1-for-1 on field goals with a long of 23 yards and made all four extra points in Detroit’s 31-30 overtime win over the Saints. Feleipe Franks appeared for Carolina in its 59-37 loss to the Bears, finishing with one tackle in five snaps.
Looking ahead, every active #ProHog is scheduled to be back in action next week, with the Buffalo Bills and Landon Jackson set to face the Detroit Lions, featuring Jake Bates and Isaac TeSlaa.
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