Recruiting Spotlight: Studs in Arkansas

<p>Arkansas high school football is filled with "dudes" who are providing college coaches with potential on Friday nights. From 3-star [player_tooltip player_id='149580' first='Drake' last='Lindsey'] in Fayetteville to 4-star [player_tooltip player_id='236139' first='Omarion' last='Robinson'] at Little Rock Parkview, the state of Arkansas has countless players with the potential of contributing on Saturdays.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='149580' first='Drake' last='Lindsey'], Quarterback (Fayetteville, Arkansas)</h2>   <p>Rewarded a 3-star rating, [player_tooltip player_id='149580' first='Drake' last='Lindsey'] (6-5, 220) is a 2024 recruit who has the tools and abilities to improve on that rating this fall. With his 4.78 40-yard recorded time, Lindsey shows he cannot only throw the ball with success (3,850 yards and 37TDs, 3 INTs in 2022) but create yardage and improvise on broken plays with his legs.</p>   <p>His long body build allows Lindsey to hold the ball high through his release to minimize the threat of oncoming defenders to tip passes. The anticipation skills he shows are next to impressive, his ability to see windows form in advance of the route runner provides him with the opportunities to successfully look defenders away from his target.</p>   <p>Lindsey has currently received offers from Minnesota, UAB, Colorado State, and UNLV. Within the state of Arkansas, Lindsey is ranked the no. 7 QB in Arkansas by Prep Redzone and the 31st overall player in the class of 2024.</p>   <p>EDIT: Lindsey committed to Minnesota on May, 12th</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='149581' first='Dyelon' last='Caradine'], ATH (Malvern, Arkansas)</h2>   <p>Ranked by Prep Redzone as the no. 6 WR and the 40th overall player in the 2025 class in Arkansas, [player_tooltip player_id='149581' first='Dyelon' last='Caradine'] (6-2, 170) is your all-around athlete and has acquired skills that cannot be coached. With his 1,111 receiving yards and 10 TDs, Caradine absorbs contact from DBs really well. He shows the tenacity and grit to not be timid of incoming knocks that might cause PBUs, instead soaking the contact and providing his team with a playmaker type of spirit. With his large frame, he is able to create his own space on routes with his good footwork and length. His tape shows he is a fantastic contested catch maker and is able to reel in inaccurate passes from his QBs.</p>   <p>He recorded 8 INTs and 14 pass-breakups in 2022 as a cornerback. Caradine possesses the talent and drive to work and contribute at the D-1 level and his offer from Air Force contributes to that opinion.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Cam Settles, RB (Little Rock, Arkansas- Parkview High School)</h2>   <p>Cameron Settles (6-0, 195) is a 2025 recruit who might be overlooked considering the sheer potential he has shown that can adapt to any level. Settles (4.4 40) moves with ease and quickness, he is the type of player that seems to be moving at a more natural, top-tier pace than the competition around him.</p>   <p>With his hip transitions and quick twitch of feet, Settles also has incredible pass-catching abilities, lining him up in the slot is in the realm of his abilities. Settles' tape will show any coach that any tackler is reluctant to drag him down on first contact with the amount of force he attacks defenses with. He has been given an offer by SMU and interest shown by countless schools.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='180373' first='Jace' last='White'], WR (Little Rock, Arkansas- North Little Rock High School)</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='180373' first='Jace' last='White'] (6-3, 180) has the qualities to be a true possession receiver with his quick, forceful sticks in his route running, and his great catch rate. White (2025 recruit) shows 4.5 speed, large hands, and can prove his catching ability with the 50/50 balls he comes down with more often than not. As being a great receiver is one part of the job, White is a willing and good fundamental blocker on the perimeter. </p>   <p>White possesses the attributes to be posted as a high 3-star, low 4-star WR in the coming season. Being overshadowed by offensive play calling at times and other talents in the state, I am predicting a stand-out year for the leading wideout for North Little Rock. According to Redzone Arkansas, White is the No. 3 wide receiver in Arkansas and No. 8 overall in the state.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='236139' first='Omarion' last='Robinson'], Safety (Little Rock, Arkansas- Parkview High School)</h2>   <p>Length is always a welcome sight in the defensive backfield with his 6-2, 185-pound frame, [player_tooltip player_id='236139' first='Omarion' last='Robinson'] (4.4 40) is an alpha in the back end of the defense. Robinson has an argument to be ranked as the top safety in the 2025 class nationwide. He has qualities that possibly could transpire into a day-one contributor on any college campus including his anticipation and readings of quarterbacks, watching and adjusting to the development of receivers routes, and his high IQ of being able to identify and switches in zone overages.</p>   <p>Robinson takes great pride in his academics and the mental preparedness to learn and defend at a high level. A 4-star prospect, Robinson is tabbed to be a top ten player at the safety position in the entire country and holding notable offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Alabama, Texas, TCU, Auburn, Tennessee, and USC, among others further drives home the skill set Robinson obtains.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='205133' first='Tyson' last='Bradden'], Quarterback (Little Rock, Arkansas- North Little Rock High School)</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='205133' first='Tyson' last='Bradden'] (6-3, 190) is a 2025 recruit who is about to make his presence felt this fall. Bradden shows a skill set similar to KJ Jefferson's at Arkansas with his ability to use his large frame and toughness to pick up much-needed short-to-go yards. Like Jefferson, Bradden understands pressure situations and how to escape to keep the ball alive whether on the ground or through the air. He uses the pocket very well and shows good accuracy in all parts of the field.</p>   <p>Pairing Bradden with his teammate above, [player_tooltip player_id='180373' first='Jace' last='White'], will give North Little Rock a solid offensive tandem to rely on this fall. With Bradden ranked as the No. 3 quarterback and No.13 player overall, North Little Rock will sport two players on the offensive side of the ball ranked inside the top 15 in the state.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Monterrio Elston, WR (Little Rock, Arkansas- Parkview High School)</h2>   <p>Monterrio Elston (5-7, 170) is one of the quickest players in the state with his 4.3 40-yard time, this translates into his ability to create yards after catch (18 YAC in 2022). Acting as Parkview's bonafide number-one receiving option, Elston tallied 1,012 yards on 61 receptions with 15 touchdowns.</p>   <p>A receiver who is incredibly quick and demonstrates great vision, he also explodes off the snap and pays great attention and detail to his routes in his jabs and quick steps. If this alpha isn't on collegiate radars already, he will be this fall.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Kevin Ellis, LB (Little Rock, Arkansas- Parkview High School)</h2>   <p>Kevin Ellis (5-9, 180) is among the most physically imposing recruits there is to come across. He is a muscular defined specimen who has maxes of 335 in bench, a squat of 515, and a clean of 265. He takes great pride in his work in the weight room and it continues to pay dividends on Friday nights.</p>   <p>Not only is Ellis built like a train, but he also brings a high intelligence of how to perform his duties as a linebacker at a high level. He has developed into a player who will not over-pursue ball carriers with his angles and shows really good vision on his tape of finessing through blockers by speed, agility, or physically shedding them him off himself.</p>   <p>As a 2025 recruit Ellis may not be on as many short lists has he should but if he and Little Rock Parkview can continue to draw success this fall I can predict Ellis' attention by college coaches will follow.</p>

Arkansas high school football is filled with "dudes" who are providing college coaches with potential on Friday nights. From 3-star Drake Lindsey Drake Lindsey 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB Fayetteville | 2024 State AR in Fayetteville to 4-star Omarion Robinson Omarion Robinson 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB Little Rock Parkview | 2025 State AR at Little Rock Parkview, the state of Arkansas has countless players with the potential of contributing on Saturdays.