Four Razorbacks Selected AP All-SEC

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas redshirt senior linebacker Grant Morgan, redshirt freshman safety Jalen Catalon, sophomore wide receiver Treylon Burks and redshirt senior defensive lineman Jonathan Marshall have been named Associated Press (AP) All-SEC, as voted on by a panel of AP members. Morgan and Catalon were tabbed to the first team, while Burks and Marshall earned second team recognition.

Morgan is one of only two Razorback defenders in the last 10 seasons to garner AP and coaches All-SEC first team honors, joining Martrell Spaight in 2014. Morgan is tied for the nation’s lead, averaging 12.3 tackles per game while ranking second in the FBS and tops in the SEC with 111 total tackles. The Greenwood, Ark. native also added five passes broken up, two quarterback hurries, one interception return for a touchdown, 2.0 sacks and a team-leading 7.5 tackles for loss to his season stat line. The former walk-on recorded two 19-tackle games against Ole Miss and LSU, becoming the first SEC player to do so in a single season since LSU’s Kevin Minter in 2012. Against Ole Miss, Morgan became the second FBS player since 2000 to total 15 or more tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss and an interception return for a touchdown. He is the only FBS player this season to record six games of at least 12 tackles. Yesterday, he was named All-SEC first team by the league’s coaches.

Catalon becomes just the second freshman in school history – and the first defender – to be named All-SEC first team; the first since running back Darren McFadden in 2005 (AP and Coaches). He is the only FBS player to make 95+ tackles with three interceptions this season and the first SEC freshman since Tennessee’s Eric Berry in 2007 to have at least 86 stops and three picks. The dynamic defensive back leads all FBS freshmen with 99 total tackles while also posting 2.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. His 9.9 tackles per game lead all FBS freshmen and rank fourth among all SEC players. He made a career-best 16 tackles against LSU, and totaled five games of 12 or more tackles, second in the country behind Morgan. Catalon became the first Hog to intercept passes in back-to-back games when he did so against LSU and Florida. He has also been named to The Athletic’s Freshman All-America first team. Yesterday, Catalon was selected All-SEC second team, becoming the first Arkansas DB to earn All-SEC honors from the league’s coaches since Michael Grant in 2007.