Hogs pick up commitment from wide receiver, defensive tackle

Arkansas picked up its 15th and 16th commitments for the 2014 recruiting class Friday.

Wide receiver Jared Cornelius of Shreveport, La. and defensive end Armon Watts of St. Louis, Mo. both committed to play their college football in Fayetteville for the Razorbacks.

Cornelius is listed as 6’1, 190 pounds, and chose the Hogs over Missouri, Tennessee, Tulsa and others. He had 87 receptions for 1,589 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior for Shreveport Evangel, where head coach Byron Dawson called him one of the best receivers the school has ever had.

Cornelius is ranked as a 3-star recruit by 24/7 Sports.

Watts is a 6-foot-4, 275 defensive tackle from Christian Brothers College in St. Louis. Watts chose the Hogs over Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky and others.

He earned a scholarship offer at Arkansas’ Elite Camp July 20, and after coming back to Fayetteville Friday and taking in practice, he decided to commit to the Hogs. Watts is also ranked as a 3-star recruit by 24/7 Sports.

Arkansas 2014 committments

QB Rafe Peavey – 6’2″,205 – Bolivar, MO
DT Bijhon Jackson – 96 6’1″, 340 – El Dorado, AR
RB Juan Day – 6’1″, 210 – North Little Rock, AR
TE Jack Kraus – 6’5″, 240 – Bentonville, AR
K Cole Hedlund – 5’10”, 155 – Argyle, TX
CB Chris Murphy – 5’10”, 180 – Marietta, GA
CB Kweishi Brown – 6’0″, 185 – 4.5 El Cajon, CA
OT Jovan Pruitt – 6’6″, 290 – Dallas, TX
CB Henre’ Toliver – 6’1″, 166 – 4.6 Metairie, LA
S Dwayne Eugene – 6’1″, 207 – 4.6 Metairie, LA
WR Corey McBride – 6’0″, 175 – 4.34 Geismar, LA
ATH Torrance Mosley – 5’10”, 170 – 4.4 Geismar, LA
OT Jermaine Eluemunor – 6’6″, 300 – Scranton, PA
OLB Khalia Hackett – 6’3″, 205 – Douglasville, GA
WR Jared Cornelius – 6’1″, 190 – Shreveport, LA
DT Armon Watts – 6’4″, 275 – Saint Louis, MO