Former Arkansas players made their mark across the NFL in Week 3, with Treylon Burks and Mike Washington Jr. each finding the end zone in wins for their teams.
Burks helped the Washington Commanders pick up their first victory of the season, a 33-31 win over the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The Warren, Ark., product caught two passes for 13 yards and a touchdown, scoring on an 11-yard throw from Marcus Marriott with 6:47 left in the second quarter. It was Burks’ first touchdown of the season and the third of his career.
Washington Jr. kept his strong rookie start rolling for the Las Vegas Raiders, who beat the New Orleans Saints 35-27. The Utica, N.Y., product carried the ball five times for 54 yards and his first career touchdown, breaking free for a 36-yard score with 3:20 remaining in the third quarter. Through three weeks, Washington has totaled 15 carries for 102 yards and a touchdown.
A number of other former Razorbacks were in action as well. Landon Jackson turned in four tackles and a pass breakup for the Buffalo Bills in a 24-16 win over the Chargers, while Isaac TeSlaa posted three catches for 66 yards in Detroit’s 31-24 victory against the Jets.
Dre Greenlaw was active for San Francisco’s 36-30 win over Arizona, finishing with eight tackles. Cam Little connected on all five extra-point tries for Jacksonville in a 35-6 win over New England, though he missed his only field-goal attempt.
Jake Bates continued his reliable work for Detroit, going 1-for-1 on field goals with a long of 30 yards and 4-for-4 on extra points in the Lions’ 31-24 win over the Jets. Through three games, he has made all three of his field-goal attempts and all 12 extra points.
Montaric Brown had one tackle and one pass breakup for Jacksonville in that same win over New England, and Julian Neal added a tackle for Seattle in the loss to Washington. Hunter Henry caught one pass for five yards in New England’s defeat, while Feleipe Franks recorded one tackle in Carolina’s 21-18 loss to Cleveland.
Several other ProHogs saw limited action or were inactive. Fernando Carmona played one snap for Tennessee in a 24-15 loss to Chicago.
Hjalte Frohodlt logged 86 snaps for Detroit in its loss to San Francisco. Beaux Limmer appeared for one snap in the Rams’ 30-26 loss to Denver.
John Ridgeway III did not play for New Orleans, and Taylen Green was listed as a DNP for Cleveland in its win over Carolina.
Looking ahead, all active #ProHogs are set to return next week, with Detroit’s Jake Bates and Isaac TeSlaa meeting Carolina and Feleipe Franks on Sunday Night Football.
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Reeds recent turnover issues have only sharpened the focus on that part of the matchup, but Arkansas knows the job is bigger than just chasing mistakes from the quarterback. Mario Craver and Isaiah Horton remain the main threats on the outside, which means the Razorbacks will need to keep the Aggies from finding balance early and often if they want to put Reed in tougher passing situations. [Read more 🡒]
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Arkansas Gets A Huge Chance Against A Texas A&M Team Reeling
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Arkansas arrives with a bit of momentum after beating Tulsa following two straight losses, a result that at least gave the Razorbacks something to build on. KJ Jackson and Chris Marshall both turned in strong individual performances in that win, and now Arkansas gets a chance to see whether that spark can carry over against a team that is suddenly searching for answers. [Read more 🡒]