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Bentonville junior LB Cole Joyce one of state's best

SPRINGDALE — Bentonville junior linebacker Cole Joyce is one of the top 2021 prospects in Arkansas and showed why last weekend at the Southwest Elite 7-on-7 tournament.

Joyce (6-0, 210, 4.41 40-yard dash), who had 80 tackles as a sophomore, was all over the field for the Tigers as he showed off the speed and instincts that pushed him into the starting lineup last season.

“Cole Joyce is just a special player,” Bentonville head coach Jody Grant said. “He is one of the best linebackers we have had in this (Class 7A-West) conference in a long time.