The Razorbacks have a lot of talented juniors on their roster that are expected to contribute this upcoming season. The juniors at Arkansas haven’t experienced a lot of success on the football field, and they are hungry to turn things around on the Hill. Here are five junior Hogs to look out for in 2019:

Rakeem Boyd | RB

Boyd, 6-0, 200, came to Arkansas prior to 2018 after being featured in the popular Netflix series “Last Chance U” at Independence (Kan.) Community College. Although it took Boyd awhile to familiarize himself with the offense at Arkansas, he was everything that Hog fans could have hoped for. In 2018, the shifty back led the Razorbacks in rushing with 734 yards on 123 attempts. The Houston native scraped out a 102-yard rushing game against the No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Although the Hogs lost that game, 65-31, he became the first Arkansas running back to record 100+ yards against Alabama since Darren McFadden's 195-yard performance in 2007. He is on the Doak Walker Award Watch List along with fellow Razorback and senior Devwah Whaley. Boyd is expected to be the primary back for the Hogs next season.

Grant Morgan | LB

Morgan, 5-11, 229, is mostly known for being the younger brother of former Arkansas standout receiver Drew Morgan. However, Morgan will play a big role for the Razorbacks next season at linebacker. All-SEC senior De'Jon Harris will start at Mike next season while talented sophomore Bumper Pool will likely start at Will. This spring, Harris was out after having a small screw inserted in his right foot to help repair a nagging Jones fracture, so Pool and Morgan were forced to step up and take control of the defense. Morgan can play both linebacker positions, which will help provide depth for a thin linebacker unit. The Greenwood product played in all 12 games as a sophomore a season ago and made 24 tackles, including 2.5 for loss. He was recognized as one of the hardest-working players on the team this spring.

Myron Cunningham | OL

Cunningham, 6-6, 300, was a big junior college pickup for offensive-line coach Dustin Fry and the Razorback staff when he announced his commitment in December of 2018 over Oklahoma and others. This spring, he worked at both left tackle and left guard due to some injuries and illness, so he could either replace returning starter Colton Jackson at left tackle or senior Austin Capps at left guard, but he is a good bet to land in the starting lineup in some form. At the very least, he adds depth to a line that needs to make massive improvements. Last year, the Hogs finished 13th in the conference in total offense with 335.7 yards per game, and they tied with Ole Miss for 11th in the league with 2.67 sacks allowed per contest. He spent last season playing at the junior college level for Iowa Central Community College. He became an NJCAA All-American while helping lead the Tritons to 4,670 yards of total offense.

Kamren Curl | SS

Curl, 6-2, 201, has started the past two years at both cornerback and strong safety, and the junior has the most experience out of anybody in the secondary. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 11 games at safety and finished fourth on the team in tackles with 53. He started 11 of 12 games at corner as a freshman, and he finished tied for sixth on the team with 46 tackles. His eight pass deflections as a freshman were good enough to tie the team lead, and they were the most passes defended by an Arkansas freshman since Lawerence Richardson (17) in 2001. This spring, Curl was thrown into a leadership role. He responded well and will have to continue to lead an inexperienced secondary group.

Nick Starkel | QB

Starkel, 6-3, 218, will be involved in an interesting quarterback battle with fellow graduate transfer Ben Hicks this upcoming season. After redshirting during his first season in College Station under former head coach Kevin Sumlin in 2016, Starkel won the starting job for the Aggies in 2017 but broke an ankle in Texas A&M’s season opener against UCLA. He returned to action in Week 8 and finished his redshirt freshman year with a 60 percent completion rate, 1,793 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and six interceptions. He also rushed for a score. After Jimbo Fisher took over the reins in 2018, Starkel lost his starting spot to Kellen Mond. In spot duty, he completed 68.2 percent of his passes for 169 yards and one touchdown. Hicks will have the upper-hand initially in the quarterback competition based on experience but Starkel has more arm talent.