FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas signed 18 players to letters of intent Wednesday during college football's national signing day.
The Razorbacks' class was ranked between the 23rd and 33rd-best nationally by the four most popular recruiting services - ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 24/7. Three of those services ranked Arkansas' class ninth among SEC teams, while Rivals ranked the class 12th in the conference.
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Beaumont, Texas, running back Devwah Whaley highlighted the group of signees Wednesday. Whaley is rated the nation's sixth-best running back by ESPN and signed with Arkansas after backing out of a verbal commitment to Georgia following a coaching change last year.
The Razorbacks' highest-rated signee in this year's class is defensive end McTelvin Agim of Hope. Agim, who is rated by ESPN as the third-best player at his position and 11th-best player overall nationally, signed with Arkansas in December and is already enrolled in classes at the university.
In addition to Agim, the Razorbacks signed three players from in-state: defensive tackle Austin Capps of Star City; wide receiver T.J. Hammonds of Pulaski Robinson; and wide receiver Jordan Jones of Smackover.
Capps and Hammonds are rated four-star recruits by at least one publication, as are offensive lineman Jake Heinrich of Urbandale, Iowa, and defensive tackle Briston Guidry of Metairie, Louisiana.
Cornerback Joseph Putu, who was a second-team all-American at North Dakota State College of Science last year, signed with Florida after verbally committing to Arkansas.
The Razorbacks also lost on a pair of highly-rated signees who had Arkansas listed as a finalist entering the day. Cornerback Kristian Fulton of Metairie, Louisiana, signed with LSU and wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland of Houston signed with Florida.