The Arkansas Razorbacks sent three more players to the NFL on Saturday, closing the draft in Pittsburgh with Mike Washington Jr., Fernando Carmona and Taylen Green all hearing their names called on the final day. The haul gave Arkansas four selections over the three days, its most in a single draft since five Razorbacks were picked in 2016.
Washington went first of the group, taken by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 122nd overall pick in the fourth round. He became the first Arkansas player selected by the Raiders’ franchise since Tyler Wilson in 2013 and the first Hogs running back drafted since David Williams in 2018. In one season at Arkansas, Washington rushed for 1,070 yards, finished fifth in the SEC in rushing and earned second-team All-SEC honors from both the league’s coaches and the. He is the 16th player in program history to top 1,000 yards on the ground.
The Raiders’ pick adds another name to a rookie class that has already made noise, a reminder that Jeanty and the rest of the club’s young backs are now part of a deeper evaluation of the offense. Washington’s path to the league was brief but productive: one season in Fayetteville after starting at Buffalo from 2021 to 2023 and spending 2024 at New Mexico State.
Carmona followed in the fifth round when the Tennessee Titans took him with the 142nd pick, giving Tennessee a Razorback for the first time since Treylon Burks went in the first round in 2022. Carmona earned third-team All-SEC honors at left tackle in 2024 after being named second-team All-SEC as a left guard the year before. He started all 49 games of his college career.
Green became the final Arkansas player selected Saturday, going with the first pick of the sixth round, 152nd overall. He is the first Arkansas quarterback drafted since Brandon Allen went to Jacksonville in 2016, the 11th Arkansas quarterback ever taken and the fourth since 1980. Green arrived at Arkansas after beginning at Boise State and spent two seasons in Fayetteville.
The rest of the draft picture for Arkansas is hard to miss. The program has now had at least one selection in 31 straight drafts and multiple picks in 15 of the last 16. Friday set the tone when Julian Neal was taken in the third round by Seattle, and Saturday finished the job with three more names on the board. That kind of consistency does not happen by accident, and for Arkansas, it is the difference between a good draft and a program that keeps sending players to the league.
