It's pretty obvious what was on coach Bobby Petrino's mind when he went to fill out his third recruiting class at Arkansas.

Out of the 25-member class, five played up front on defense, including top prospects Calvin Barnett of Tulsa and Byran Jones of Junction City, Okla.—two late commitments who give the overall class a much-needed boost. Most services have the Hogs ranked near the bottom of the SEC.

"We feel as good about this class as we have any of the three that we signed," Petrino said in a report by the state's Arkansas News Bureau. "We really identified what we needed, went out and worked hard at it, and we battled to the end and did a nice job."

In addition to the help on the defensive line, where Michael Sheppard's spot must be filled, the Hogs ...More