Top 30 Arkansans: Fort Smith RBs Move Up

While the top 6 spots on this month's VYPE Top 30 Arkansans remains unchanged, the rest of the list saw plenty of shuffling with several prospects increasing their stock and ranking. Prospects improve their ranking in the VYPE Top 30 Arkansans when a new scholarship offer comes in or when more schools begin showing more interest. Performances at camps and in games also is factored in to the overall projection. Some of the more notable movers this month are Harrison's Austin Tate up a spot to No. 7 and Dollarway's Jesse Grandy up to No. 8. Lafayette County's Rickey Hughey makes his debut in the top 10 after the talented athlete picked up an offer from Arkansas last month. Northside tailback Semaj Edwards is up three spots to No. 11 while cross-town rival Daniel McGee, a tailback at Southside, also moves up three spots to No. 14. Pulaski Academy quarterback Spencer Keith jumps four spots to No. 21 and Shiloh Christian guard Nick O'Quinn makes his debut on the list. The Army pledge recently picked up a scholarship offer from Arkansas State. The list will be released on VYPE.com only throughout the year on the 15th of each month. It's compiled by talking with several experts in the field such as recruiting services, recruiting reporters and the recruiters themselves about the overall stock of the prospect. TOP 30 ARKANSANS* Rank Pos. Prospect Ht. Wt. School Status 1) DB Darius Winston 6-0 180 West Helena Undecided 2) OL Colby Berna 6-4 275 Fayetteville Arkansas pledge 3) DL Derek Johnson 6-3 285 Hoxie Texas pledge 4) WR Neal Barlow 6-5 200 Pulaski Academy Kansas pledge 5) RB Turell Williams 6-2 215 West Helena Arkansas pledge 6) QB Ashton Glaser 6-2 205 Springdale Missouri pledge 7) TE Austin Tate 6-6 220 Harrison Arkansas pledge 8) ATH Jesse Grandy 6-0 170 PB Dollarway Undecided 9) TE Rickey Hughey 6-6 225 Lafayette County Undecided 10) QB Phillip Butterfield 6-3 185 Lake Hamilton Tulsa pledge 11) RB Semaj Edwards 5-10 196 FS Southside Undecided 12) LB Cody Hammer 6-0 223 Fayetteville Undecided 13) WR Quinn Franklin 6-3 180 Warren Undecided 14) RB Daniel McGee 6-0 210 FS Southside Undecided 15) DL Anthony Rogers 6-3 235 North Little Rock Undecided 16) S Griffin Kuhn** 6-3 180 LR Christian Undecided 17) WR Ben Crumpton 5-11 170 HS Lakeside Undecided 18) ATH Clarence Harris 6-2 185 Lonoke Undecided 19) LB Kentrell Williams 6-3 205 LR Hall Undecided 20) QB Tremaine Henderson 6-5 195 Prescott Undecided 21) QB Spencer Keith 6-2 195 Pulaski Academy Undecided 22) RB Anthony Warren 6-1 185 FS Southside Undecided 23) LB Devin Ball 6-3 215 Junction City Undecided 24) DB Dijon Benton 6-1 175 Bryant Undecided 25) OL Jake McDonald 6-3 280 Corning Undecided 26) TE Chris Scott 6-4 230 Pine Bluff Undecided 27) WR Josh Proffit 6-1 180 Lake Hamilton Undecided 28) OL Tyler Stauch 6-5 270 Vilonia Undecided 29) RB Derek Brinker 6-0 200 Springdale Har-Ber Undecided 30) OL Nick O'Quinn 6-2 270 Shiloh Christian Army pledge ON THE BUBBLE: Alma linebacker Aaron Cluck, Batesville quarterback Price Holmes, Bentonville lineacker Brandon Sleeth, Central Arkansas Christian athlete Jasper Lee, Pulaski Academy offensive lineman David Grundfest, Pulaski Academy offensive lineman Austin Noonan, Springdale Har-Ber quarterback Zach Faust, Rogers athlete Michael Tibbs, White Hall offensive lineman Brett Craine, White Hall offensive linemen Nick Patridge, West Fork quarterback Daniel Holiday, West Fork receiver Taylor Genz. NOTES: Class of 2009 prospects only. *Ranked by college potential, not necessarily high school productivity and outside variables, such as academics, also are taken into account. **Kuhn stars at quarterback but is projected to play safety in college.