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Highly recruited 4-star safety Jalen Catalon commits to Hogs

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas landed one of its top targets for the 2019 class in highly recruited safety Jalen Catalon announcing his commitment to the Hogs during a ceremony at his school on Friday afternoon.

Catalon, 5-10, 180 pounds, of Mansfield (Texas) Legacy, chose the Razorbacks over Texas, TCU and Oklahoma in his school's gymnasium. He officially visited the four finalists.

He also held scholarship offers from Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Penn State, Stanford, Florida, Nebraska and others.

A consensus 4-star prospect by recruiting services, Catalon is also rated a 4-star recruit by CBS Sports Network national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming.