Burks, Strong, Brown, Junior Drafted

Treylon Burks of Warren was the first of four Arkansas High School products selected in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Burks was selected in the first round as the 18th pick overall by the Tennessee Titans. Pierre Strong of McClellan was picked in the fourth round by the New England Patriots as the 127th pick overall while Gregory Junior of Crossett was selected in the sixth round and the 197th pick overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Montaric Brown of Ashdown was also selected by the Jacksonville Jaquars in the seventh round as the 222nd pick overall.

Burks made an impact from the beginning of his career for the Arkansas Razorbacks after a star-studded high school career at Warren.

Burks, a 6-2, 225 pound junior, was selected All-Southeastern Conference first team in 2021, and All-Southeastern Conference second team in both 2020 and 2019.

Burks caught 66 passes for 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Razorbacks this past season, becoming just the fourth Razorback receiver to reach the 1,000-yard receiving plateau. He caught 51 passes for 820 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore, and 29 passes for 475 yards as a freshman.

Burks missed the last half of his senior season at Warren but still scored 79 touchdowns in his career with 44 touchdown receptions, 27 rushing scores, three punt returns, two kickoff returns and three interceptions for touchdowns. Burks also threw three touchdown passes in his career.

Burks is the first first-round Arkansas High School product since running back Darren McFadden out of Pulaski Oak Grove went fourth overall to the Oakland Raiders in 2008.

Strong was a Division II All-American after rushing for 1,686 yards and 18 touchdowns. In his career, Strong rushed for 4,527 yards and 40 touchdowns, including three straight seasons of at least 1,000 yards rushing.

At McClellan, Strong ran 189 times for 2,264 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior to lead the Lions to the state championship game. As a senior, he ran for 1,423 yards and 25 touchdowns in nine games before a collarbone fracture sidelined him the final three games of the season.

At Crossett, Junior was a three-sport athlete. Junior played defensive back, hit .362 in baseball and averaged 3.4 points per game for the basketball team. At an NFL combine, he bench pressed 225 pounds 18 times. At Ouachita Baptist, he was named All-Great American Conference.

At Ashdown, Brown was a two-way threat. His senior season, Brown intercepted seven passes, returning one for a touchdown, and also caught 52 passes for 813 yards and eight scores. As a junior, Brown intercepted five passes, returning three for touchdowns. He was selected for the US Army All-American game.

Their selections extend to 21 straight years in which an Arkansas high school football player has been selected in the NFL Draft.

2022	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Treylon Burks	Warren	WR	Tennessee	1	18	Arkansas
Pierre Strong	LR McClellan	RB	New England	4	127	South Dakota State
Gregory Junior	Crossett	DB	Jacksonville	6	197	Ouachita Baptist
Montaric Brown	Ashdown	DB	Jacksonville	7	222	Arkansas

Norwood Drafted

Fort Smith Northside's Tre Norwood was selected in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft as the 245th pick overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The redshirt junior started 24 games for the Sooners in three seasons. This past season, Norwood intercepted five passes, which tied him for the most in the Big 12 and was third nationally.

Norwood was named the Outstanding Defensive Player in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic after returning an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in Oklahoma's 55-20 win over Florida.

He also had a season-high six tackles and an interception in front of tight end Charlie Kollar in the end zone in the second quarter of Oklahoma's 27-21 win over Iowa State in the Big 12 championship game.

Norwood was a three-star recruit coming out of Northside in 2016 after being named to the Arkansas Sports Media Super Team. He played six games to begin his sophomore season at Van Buren before transferring to Northside and was eligible midway of his junior season for the Grizzlies.

Norwood threw for 281 yards and a touchdown as a senior at Nortside and led the team in rushing with 785 yards and nine touchdowns.

Norwood's dad, Michael Jr., was an All-State quarterback at Van Buren in 1991.

Norwood's selection extends to 20 straight years in which an Arkansas high school football player has been selected in the NFL draft.

Following is a list of Arkansas high school products drafted since none were drafted in 2001:

2021	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Tre Norwood	FS Northside	CB	Pittsburgh	7	245	Oklahoma
2020	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
McTelvin Agim	Hope	DT	Denver	3	95	Arkansas
K.J. Hill	North Little Rock	WR	Los Angeles (A)	7	220	Ohio State
2019	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Dre Greenlaw	Fayetteville	LB	San Francisco	5	148	Arkansas
2018	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Kendall Donnerson	Maumelle	DE	Green Bay	7	248	Southeast Missouri State
Josh Frazier	Springdale Har-Ber	DT	Pittsburgh	7	246	Alabama
2017	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Jeremy Sprinkle	White Hall	TE	Washington	5	154	Arkansas
2016	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Brandon Allen	Fayetteville	QB	Jacksonville	6	201	Arkansas
Zac Brooks	Jonesboro	RB	Seattle	7	247	Clemson
Kenneth Dixon	Strong	RB	Baltimore	4	134	Louisiana Tech
Hunter Henry	Pulaski Academy	TE	San Diego	2	35	Arkansas
2015	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Martell Spaight	North Little Rock	LB	Washington	5	141	Arkansas
2014	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Zach Hocker	Russellville	PK	Washington	7	228	Arkansas
2013	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Chris Gragg	Warren	TE	Buffalo	7	222	Arkansas
Tyler Wilson	Greenwood	QB	Oakland	4	112	Arkansas
2012	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Jake Bequette	LR Catholic	DE	New England	3	90	Arkansas
Joe Adams	Central Ark Christian	WR	Carolina	4	104	Arkansas
Greg Childs	Warren	WR	Minnesota	4	134	Arkansas
Jarius Wright	Warren	WR	Minnesota	4	118	Arkansas
2011	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
D.J. Williams	Central Ark Christian	TE	Green Bay	5	141	Arkansas
Charles Clay	LR Central	DB	Miami	6	174	Tulsa
Lee Ziemba	Rogers	OL	Carolina	7	244	Auburn
2010	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Mitch Petrus	Carlisle	OL	New York Giants	5	147	Arkansas
Damian Williams	Springdale	WR	Tennessee	3	77	Southern California
2009	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Jonathan Luigs	Pulaski Academy	C	Cincinnati	4	106	Arkansas
David Johnson	Pine Bluff	TE	Pittsburgh	7	241	Arkansas State
Clinton McDonald	Jacksonville	DE	Cincinnati	7	249	Memphis
2008	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Darren McFadden	Pulaski Oak Grove	RB	Oakland	1	4	Arkansas
Marcus Harrison	LR Mills	DL	Chicago	3	90	Arkansas
Nate Garner	Pulaski Robinson	OL	New York Jets	7	211	Arkansas
Peyton Hillis	Conway	RB	Denver	7	227	Arkansas
Marcus Monk	East Poinsett Co	WR	Chicago	7	248	Arkansas
Tyrell Johnson	Rison	DB	Chicago	2	43	Arkansas State
2007	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Jamaal Anderson	LR Parkview	DE	Atlanta	1	8	Arkansas
Keith Jackson Jr	LR McClellan	OL	Saint Louis	7	248	Arkansas
Oren O'Neal	Stuttgart	RB	Oakland	6	175	Arkansas State
Kevin Payne	Junction City	CB	Oakland	5	167	Louisiana-Monroe
2006	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
DeAngelo Williams	Wynne	RB	Carolina	1	27	Memphis
2005	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Matt Jones	FS Northside	WR	Jacksonville	1	21	Arkansas
Jeb Huckeba	Harding Academy	DE	Seattle	5	159	Arkansas
Cedric Houston	Clarendon	RB	New York Jets	6	182	Tennessee
Mark Bradley	Pine Bluff	WR	Chicago	2	39	Oklahoma
Chris Harris	LR Fair	DB	Chicago	6	181	Louisiana-Monroe
2004	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Shawn Andrews	Camden Fairview	OL	Philadelphia	1	16	Arkansas
Cedric Cobbs	LR Fair	RB	New England	4	128	Arkansas
Bo Lacy	Newport	OL	Pittsburgh	6	177	Arkansas
Corey Williams	Camden Harmony Grove	DL	Green Bay	6	179	Arkansas State
2003	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Kevin Williams	Fordyce	DL	Minnesota	1	9	Oklahoma State
2002	SCHOOL	POS	DRAFTED BY	ROUND	PICK	COLLEGE
Dante Wesley	Watson Chapel	DB	Carolina	4	100	UA-Pine Bluff
Carlos Hall	Marianna	DE	Tennessee	7	240	Arkansas
Reggie Coleman	Jonesboro	OL	Washington	6	192	Tennessee