Somehow, Arkansas tends to have a good running back room year in and year out, despite the Transfer Portal decimating the roster. Last season, Arkansas made up for losing a great talent in Raheim "Rocket" Sanders to South Carolina by adding Ja'Quinden Jackson from the transfer portal and true freshman Braylen Russell. However, to replace Jackson in 2025, Arkansas may have found a hidden gem in Mike Washington.
Washington wasn't a highly regarded recruit in high school. He wasn't even rated as a 3-star, according to the 247Sports composite ratings. However, after spending three seasons in his home state of New York at Buffalo and one season at New Mexico State, he's worked his way into vying for the starting RB spot for a team in the SEC.