re: Arkansas Football 2023 Recruiting Thread **WR Dazmin James Commits**

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Do we have a real shot at Robert stafford?

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Dylan Hasz

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East St. Louis (Ill.) offensive lineman Paris Patterson has committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks. Patterson, 6-6, 345, went public with his decision at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday, July 4, becoming Arkansas' 19th verbal commitment for the Class of 2023.

He chose the Hogs over finalists Missouri, LSU, Nebraska, Jackson State and Tennessee. Patterson's offer list also included Iowa State, Miami (Ohio), North Alabama, Northern Illinois, Northwestern State, Tulane, Tulsa, and Western Michigan.

Patterson was recruited to Fayetteville by offensive line coach Cody Kennedy, who now holds three offensive line commitments in this year's class including Patterson, four-star Luke Brown of Paris (Tenn.) Henry County, and three-star Joey Su'a of Bentonville (Ark.).

"I just always admired Coach Pitt (Sam Pittman) and I like what Coach (Cody) Kennedy is doing here so far," Patterson said. "It's a win-win."

Patterson was offered by the Razorbacks after attending a camp in Fayetteville on June 22, then returned two days later with his family to begin an official visit with the Hogs.

According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Patterson is a three-star prospect, No. 492 nationally, No. 33 among all interior offensive linemen, and No. 8 in his home state of Illinois. 247Sports ranks Patterson higher, as the No. 27 interior offensive lineman in the country and the No. 7 player in Illinois.

Arkansas' class is up to 219.68 total points following Patterson's pledge, good for seventh in the nation and second in the SEC behind Georgia. The Razorbacks could get more good news on July 4 as four-star wide receiver Micah Tease of Tulsa (Okla.) Washington is set to announce his college decision at approximately 7 p.m.

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Tulsa (Okla.) Booker T. Washington four-star wide receiver Micah Tease has committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks. Tease, 5-11, 180, went public with his decision on CBSSPORTS HQ shortly after 7 p.m. on July 4, becoming the Hogs' 20th commitment for the Class of 2023.

Tease is Arkansas' second verbal pledge of the day, joining East St. Louis (Ill.) three-star offensive lineman Paris Patterson, who went public with his commitment at approximately 5 p.m.

Tease was recruited to the Hill by wide receivers coach Kenny Guiton. He is the Razorbacks' first wide receiver commitment in this year's class.

The Tulsa native made several unofficial trips to Fayetteville this spring with his close friend and Arkansas tight end commitment Luke Hasz of Bixby (Okla.). Tease was back in Fayetteville for an official visit on the weekend of June 24. He also made official visits at Notre Dame and USC earlier in June.

Tease's offer list also included Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Penn State, TCU and many others.

Tease's commitment gives Arkansas two of the top four players in the state of Oklahoma for this year's cycle, as Hasz is rated No. 2 in the state while Tease sits at No. 4 per the 247Sports Composite rankings.

The addition of Patterson and Tease on Monday moves Arkansas' class past Georgia to No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the SEC.

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