2012 Cotton Bowl Depth Chart: Arkansas Razorbacks versus Kansas State Wildcats

It comes as no surprise that the 2012 Cotton Bowl between No. 6 Arkansas and No. 8 Kansas State features two depth charts loaded with upper classmen.

The Arkansas Razorbacks have five seniors and seven juniors listed on their two-deep offensive depth chart. The notable Hog seniors include a trio of wide receivers – Jarius Wright, Greg Childs, and Joe Adams.

Adams was a consensus All-American as a punt returner and Wright leads the SEC in receiving touchdowns.

The Kansas State Wildcats list five seniors and 10 juniors on their offensive depth chart. None more important on offense than junior quarterback Collin Klein and junior running back John Hubert.

On defense the Wildcats have a pair of junior transfers, cornerback Nigel Morgan from City College of San Francisco and linebacker Arthur Brown from University of Miami, that are the heart and soul of their team.

Jerry Franklin, the Razorbacks’ Senior middle linebacker, is a four-year starter and team leader in tackles. Tramain Thomas leads the Hogs in interceptions (5) while senior defensive end Jake Bequette leads the team in sacks (8.5).

Kansas State does not have an Arkansas player listed on their team.

Defensive tackle Robert Thomas is the only Arkansas player with immediate ties to the state of Kansas. Thomas graduated high school from Muskogee, Oklahoma but is a junior college transfer from Coffeyville, Kansas.

                                     

The following is a two-deep listing of the depth charts for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Kansas State Wildcats heading into the 2012 Cotton Bowl.

Arkansas Razorbacks

Offense

WR Joe Adams (Sr.)             

Julian Horton (So.)

WR Jarius Wright (Sr.)          

Marquel Wade (Fr.)

WR Cobi Hamilton (Jr.) or    

Greg Childs (Sr.)

RB Dennis Johnson (Jr.) or    

Ronnie Wingo Jr. (Jr.)

FB Kiero Small (Jr.)

QB Tyler Wilson (Jr.)             

Brandon Mitchell (So.)

TE Chris Gragg (Jr.)               

Austin Tate (So.)

OT Jason Peacock (Jr.) or      

Mitch Smothers (Fr.)

OG Grant Cook (Sr.)             

Luke Charpentier (Fr.)

C Travis Swanson (So.)         

Tyler Deacon (Jr.)

OG Alvin Bailey (So.)           

Chris Stringer (So.)

OT Grant Freeman (Sr.)         

Brey Cook (Fr.)

Defense

DE Jake Bequette (Sr.)          

Chris Smith (So.)

DT Bryan Jones (So.)             

Alfred Davis (Jr.)

DT Robert Thomas (So.)        

DeQuinta Jones (Jr.)

DE Tenarius Wright (Jr.)        

Trey Flowers (Fr.)

OLB Alonzo Highsmith (Jr.) 

Bret Harris (Sr.)

MLB Jerry Franklin (Sr.)       

Terrell Williams (Jr.)

OLB Jerrico Nelson (Sr.)       

Ross Rasner (Jr.)

CB Darius Winston (Jr.)        

Tevin Mitchell (Fr.)

S Eric Bennett (So.)               

Elton Ford (Sr.)

S Tramain Thomas (Sr.)         

Ryan Farr (Jr.)

CB Isaac Madison (Sr.)         

Greg Gatson (Sr.)

Special Teams

K Zach Hocker (So.)

P Dylan Breeding (Sr.)

SNP Alan D’Appollonio (Fr.)

H Brian Buehner (Fr.)

KOR Dennis Johnson (Sr.)    

Marquel Wade (Fr.)

PR Joe Adams (Sr.)               

Marquel Wade (Fr.)

*Information obtained from the 2012 Arkansas Razorback Cotton Bowl Media Guide

Kansas State Wildcats

Offense

WR Chris Harper (Jr.)            

Tramaine Thompson (So.)

WR Sheldon Smith (Sr.)        

Curry Sexton (Fr.)

WR Brodrick Smith (Jr.)        

Torell Miller (So.)

RB John Hubert (So.)            

Angelo Pease (Jr.)

FB Braden Wilson (Jr.)          

Jay Hanley (Jr.)

QB Collin Klein (Jr.)              

Sammuel Lamur (Sr.)

TE Travis Tannahill (Jr.)         

Andre McDonald (So.)

RT Clyde Aufner (Sr.)           

Cornelius Lucas (So.)

RG Colten Freeze (Sr.)          

Jordan Allred (Jr.)

C B.J. Finney (Fr.)                 

Tomasi Mariner (Fr.)

LG Nick Puetz (Jr.)                

Keenan Taylor (So.)

LT Zach Hanson (Sr.)            

Ethan Douglas (Jr.)    

Defense

CB Nigel Malone (Jr.)            

Allen Champman (Jr.)

FS Tysyn Hartman (Sr.)         

Matthew Pearson (Sr.)

SS Ty Zimmerman (So.)        

Thomas Ferguson (Jr.)

CB David Garrett (Sr.)          

Kip Daily (Jr.)

WLB Tre Walker (So.)           

Blake Slaughter (Jr.)

MLB Arthur Brown (Jr.)       

Jarell Childs (Jr.)

SLB Emmanuel Lamur (Sr.)  

Jonathan Truman (Fr.)

DE Jordan Voelker (Sr.)        

Meshak Williams (Jr.)

DT Vai Lutui (Jr.)                  

Raphael Guidry (Sr.)

NT Ray Kibble (Sr.)               

John Sua (Jr.)

DE Adam Davis (Jr.)             

Laton Dowling (Fr.)

Special Teams

K Anthony Cantele (Jr.)

P Ryan Doerr (Jr.)

KOR Tramaine Thompson (So.)        

Chris Harper (Jr.)

PR Tramaine Thompson (So.)

Ty Zimmerman (So.)

*Information obtained from the 2011-2012 Kansas State Cotton Bowl Media Guide

The Cotton Bowl will be played January 6, 2012, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Game time is 8:00 p.m. EST on FOX.

FOX Broadcast Team

Gus Johnson – Play-by-play

Charles Davis – Color

Tim Brewster – Sideline Reporter

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Arkansas Razorback Records on the Line versus Kansas State in the 2012 Cotton Bowl

 

Since the arrival of Bobby Petrino as Arkansas’ head coach in 2008 the Razorback offense has taken off to new heights, especially in the passing game. It comes as no surprise that the 2011 Razorback college football team could see several offensive records broken by season’s end. 

Here are a few team and individual single season and career records that could be lost or achieved for the Hogs in the 2012 Cotton Bowl against Kansas State.

Points per Game:

Arkansas currently averages 37.42 points per game ranking No. 14 in college football for the season. The previous single season record for the Razorbacks was in 2007 when the Hogs averaged 37.3 points per game. 

If the Hogs pull up short of their season’s scoring average against the Wildcats they will fall behind the 2007 team.

Kansas State allows 27.83 points per game ranking No. 70 in college football.

Pass Completions for the Season:

In 2010 Arkansas completed 301 passes. Led by Ryan Mallett’s 266 pass completions with the help of Tyler Wilson’s 34. 

This season Tyler Wilson has the Hogs on the cusp of breaking a record he helped set.

The Hogs have completed 279 passes entering the Cotton Bowl, 257 by Wilson. 22 more completions will tie the single season mark. 

The Wildcat pass defense is ranked No. 104 in CFB allowing an average of 267.33 yards per game.

KSU allows an opponent completion rate of 63 percent.

Total Team Points Scored in a Season:

The 2007 Razorback team was the most prolific scoring team in school history compiling 485 points behind the play of Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden and his backfield teammates Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis. 

The Hogs almost eclipsed the 2007 scoring record last season when they posted 474 points, the second highest total in school history. 

If Arkansas hits their 2011 points per game average (37.4) against the Wildcats they will pass the 36 total points needed to tie the 2007 mark and set the single season scoring record.

Total Individual Points Scored in a Season:

Sophomore kicker Zach Hocker is 13 points behind Bill Burnett’s 1969 record of 120 points scored in a season and 2 points behind Alex Tejada’s second place mark of 109 points set in 2007.

Hocker has kicked 53 PATs and 18 field goals in 2011 to reach the third highest total in a season – 107.  

Total Touchdowns in a Season:

The 2007 Razorback team scored 62 total touchdowns to set the school record. The past two seasons Bobby Petrino’s offense has scored 60 touchdowns each year to set the mark for second most touchdowns scored passing the 2003 mark of 56.

If Petrino’s offense can score six more touchdowns against Kansas State they will tie the single season record of 62.

Kansas State’s total defense is ranked No. 73 in college football giving up 398.75 yards per game.

Single Season Receiving Touchdowns:

Senior wide receiver Jarius Wright is tied with former Razorback receiver Markus Monk for the most touchdown receptions in a season with 11. One more receiving touchdown places Wright as the single season record setter.

Career Receiving Yards:

Jarius Wright set the single season receiving yardage total at Arkansas in 2011 – 1,029.

Anthony Lucas set the career receiving yard mark for the Razorbacks between 1995-1999 piling up 2,879 total yards. 

Wright has 2,846 total career receiving yards entering the Cotton Bowl putting him 33 yards away from tying Lucas’ career total.

Career Receiving Touchdowns:

Wright is also within reach of tying Markus Monks’ career receiving touchdown total of 27 for the Razorbacks. Monk set the record during the 2004-2007 seasons.

Wright has 23 career touchdowns.

2011 SEC Receiving Totals:

Wright needs 11 more receiving yards to overtake Da’Rick Rogers (Tennessee) for the SEC lead in receiving yards. Rogers has 1,040 total yards.

Wright is also five receptions (63) shy of passing Rogers for the SEC lead in total catches. Rogers has 67 total receptions.

Wright is the league leader in total receiving touchdowns with 11.

The 2012 Cotton Bowl will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas January 6, at 7:00 p.m. CST on FOX.

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