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- Intel: The first official Arkansas football depth chart for the 2026 season was released on Monday.

- QB/OL: FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas football team announced its three team captains on Monday ahead of the first game of the season this weekend.

- Coaching: FAYETTEVILLE — It has been a little over a week since KJ Jackson got the news that he had won the starting quarterback battle for the Razorbacks.

- Arkansas selected quarterback KJ Jackson, center Caden Kitler and linebacker Bradley Shaw as its three captains for the 2026 season. - Sam Silverfield said the staff is very confident in Jackson as its new QB1 after he accounted for five touchdowns in limited work last season. - Shaw steps into an anchor role at linebacker after recording 50 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a defensive touchdown while playing behind veteran starters in 2025.

- Arkansas plans to use 22 players, likely its full two-deep, during the first half against North Alabama before evaluating how long the starters should remain in the game. - The stated goal is to keep the defense fresh while testing the depth chart, making the opener a meaningful evaluation of whether the Razorbacks are truly two-deep across the roster.

- KJ Jackson will start Arkansas's opener at quarterback ahead of AJ Hill. - Sutton Smith leads Arkansas's running-back depth chart ahead of Braylen Russell and Cam Settles and is also listed as the primary punt returner. - Chris Marshall and CJ Brown lead Arkansas's outside receiver spots, while Jamari Hawkins and Ismael Cisse share the starting slot designation. - Arkansas's opening offensive line is Kavion Broussard, Malachi Breland, Caden Kitler, Kobe Branham and Bryant Williams from left tackle to right tackle. - Quincy Rhodes Jr. and Steven Soles Jr. lead Arkansas's edge positions, with Hunter Osborne at defensive tackle and David Oke or Carlon Jones sharing the top nose-tackle listing.

- Arkansas football (0-0, 0-0 SEC) opens the season with the North Alabama Lions (1-0, 0-0 UAC) coming to Fayetteville on Saturday. - Kickoff is set for 3:15 p.m. (CDT), and SEC Network will have television coverage of the game. - The Razorbacks enter their first year under Ryan Silverfield and his new coaching staff, with the offense being led by Tim Cramsey, who was offensive coordinator under Silverfield at Memphis...

- KJ Jackson separated from AJ Hill most clearly in closed scrimmages through stronger command and more repeatable fundamentals, but Arkansas still views its new QB1 as the roster's largest unknown. - Arkansas enters the season with unresolved questions at offensive tackle and tight end, including Bryant Williams protecting Jackson's blind side, Kavion Broussard's inexperience and Ty Lockwood's readiness behind Jaden Platt. - The Razorbacks believe all three receiver spots have improved, with CJ Brown more experienced and Chris Marshall offering game-breaking physical traits if his execution becomes consistent. - Arkansas feels comfortable playing seven or eight defensive linemen, but the depth behind projected starters at linebacker and in the secondary remains less certain. - Ryan Silverfield's staff has emphasized ball security more heavily than any recent Arkansas staff, while penalties and special-teams performance remain unresolved variables.