Look: Charlie Collins sticks with Arkansas Razorbacks commitment
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS - A lot has been made this week about the Pine Bluff prospects the University of Arkansas wasn't able to sign.
Four-star receiver Courtney Crutchfield, Charlie Collins' cousin, and Austyn Dendy both signed with Missouri on Wednesday after a ceremony at the school Tuesday. Crutchfield and Collins originally committed to Arkansas together in April.
One top prospect from Pine Bluff did sign with the Razorbacks on Wednesday. Defensive end Charlie Collins inked with Arkansas early Wednesday and celebrated with family and friends at a party held at a Pine Bluff event venue. Collins grew up in Pine Bluff but attended his final two years of high school up the road in Little Rock at Mills University Studies High School.
Collins is a four-star composite recruit per 247Sports and is ranked the 93rd best player in the nation and the 18th best defensive lineman.
Collins, a 6-foot-5, 270-pounder, had offers from some of the nation''s top programs, including Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Oregon, among many others.
On Wednesday evening at a celebration in Pine Bluff that included a toy drive and him feeding kids, he discussed staying true to his commitment to Arkansas, Crutchfield's signing with Missouri, in-state recruits leaving the state and more.
