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The 2026 NFL Draft occurred over the weekend, starting with the first round on Thursday, April 23, continuing on Friday with the second and third rounds, and wrapping up Saturday, April 25, with rounds four through seven.
Four Arkansas Razorbacks that played on the 2-10 2025 team are headed to the league via the draft and several others are doing the same by signing undrafted free agent contracts with different teams.
Take a look at the 2026 Arkansas Razorback NFL Draft recap:
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Julian Neal becomes first Razorback selected in the third round
The Seattle Seahawks selected Arkansas defensive back Julian Neal with the 199th overall pick. The reigning Super Bowl champions made Neal the first Razorback to hear his name called in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Neal started all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2025, making 55 tackles and intercepting two passes. He made 11 tackles, one interception and a pair of pass breakups against Arkansas State, helping Arkansas win their second game of the season.
Neal is the first Arkansas defensive back selected since Montaric Brown in 2022 when he was selected in the seventh round. He became the first Razorback to be drafted by the Seahawks when they drafted the late Alex Collins in 2016. Neal’s selection in the third round makes it back to back years Arkansas players have been selected in the third round after Isaac TeSlaa (Detroit) and Landon Jackson (Buffalo) were selected in the same round last year.
Over 42 games throughout his collegiate career, Neal recorded 99 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions.
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Mike Washington Jr. becomes fifth tailback selected in NFL Draft
The Las Vegas Raiders traded up to pick No. 122 and selected Arkansas running back Mike Washington Jr. in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Washington Jr. will join former Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty to form a duo next to No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza at quarterback starting in the 2026 season.
Washington Jr. broke out in the 2025 season for the Razorbacks, rushing for 1,070 yards and eight touchdowns, becoming the 16th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 yards on the ground.
The New York native earned Second Team All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches and the Associated Press after five 100-yard games and finishing fifth on the SEC rushing list.
Washington Jr. is the first Arkansas player to be drafted by the team since Tyler Wilson was selected by the team when he was a fourth round pick by the then Oakland Raiders. He is the Razorback running back selected in the draft since David Williams in 2018.
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Fernando Carmona becomes the next Razorback offensive lineman drafted
The Tennessee Titans drafted Fernando Carmona Jr. in the fifth round with the 142nd overall pick. Carmona Jr. became the first Arkansas player selected by the Titans since they selected Treylon Burks in the first round in 2022.
Carmona Jr. collected All-SEC honors at two positions, earning third-team recognition at left tackle in 2024 and second-team honors at left guard in 2025.
The Las Vegas native starred at San Jose State before transferring to Arkansas. He started all 49 games of his college career.
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Taylen Green joins the Cleveland Browns’ crowded quarterback room
The Cleveland Browns selected Taylen Green with the 182nd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Green became the first Arkansas quarterback to be drafted since Brandon Allen, when the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him with the 152nd pick in the 2016 draft. Green became the first Razorback selected by the Browns since 1999, when they selected tailback Madre Hill.
Green started his college career at Boise State (2021-2023) before transferring to play two seasons for Arkansas. The Lewisville, Texas native started 46 of his 53 games on the gridiron, passing for 9,662 yards with 59 touchdowns and adding 2,405 yards and 35 touchdowns on the ground. In Fayetteville, the Lewisville, Texas native passed for 5,868 yards and ran 1,379. Combined, that is a total of 7,247 yards, good enough for sixth all-time for the Razorbacks.
Arkansas has had at least one player selected in the NFL Draft in each of the last 31 drafts.
Seven Razorbacks sign UDFA deals
After four Arkansas players were selected in the 2026 NFL Draft, six joined them as undrafted free agents who signed deals with different teams after the draft finished up on Saturday, April 25. Players who signed undrafted free agent deals include Cameron Ball, Rohan Jones, Xavian Sorey, Corey Robinson II, Raylen Sharpe and Kani Walker.
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Arkansas defensive tackle Cameron Ball signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Ball played all five seasons of his collegiate career in Fayetteville. The Atlanta, Georgia native started all 24 games he played his last two seasons, totaling 74 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, six quarterback hurries and 1.5 sacks.
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Razorback tight end Rohan Jones signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Jones played in all 12 games in his only season and made four starts in his lone season in Fayetteville. Jones caught 19 passes for 519 yards and four touchdowns while rushing twice for 10 yards and a
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Arkansas linebacker Xavian Sorey became the second Razorback defensive player to sign an undrafted free agent deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, joining teammate Mike Washington Jr. in the “Sin City”. In his two seasons at Arkansas, Sorey totaled 180 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, four and a half sacks, two interceptions, four pass breakups, and six quarterback hurries. The Campbellton, Florida native began his career at the University of Georgia.
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Razorback offensive tackle Corey Robinson II signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. In Robinson II’s one season at Arkansas, he started all 12 games for the Razorbacks and paved the way for six games of 500+ yards of total offense. Robinson II redshirted his first collegiate season at Kansas before starting 24 of 36 games in three seasons at Georgia Tech, where he was a staple at left tackle at Brent Key before transferring to play his redshirt senior season in Fayetteville.
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Arkansas slot receiver Raylen Sharpe signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Sharpe made three starts and saw action in all 12 games in his one season as a Razorback. He caught 41 passes for 592 yards and three touchdowns while rushing six times for 54 yards.
The Allen, Texas native started his career at Houston where he redshirted his freshman season before joining Bobby Petrino at Missouri State, where he played his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons. He left Springdale and played his redshirt junior season at Fresno State before wrapping up his final season of college football for the Razorbacks.
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Arkansas cornerback Kani Walker joined his six other teammates who signed as undrafted free agents signed with the Buffalo Bills. In his one season as a Razorback, Walker started 11 of 12 games during the 2025 season. He tallied 52 tackles, three for loss, one sack, one interception and 11 pass breakups. The Atlanta, Georgia native spent a redshirt year at Louisville before playing a meaningful role for Oklahoma the next three seasons, where he recorded two interceptions and 10 pass breakups during his time in Norman.
