Arkansas Freshman running back Braylen Russell will enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

Russell played in eight games in his first year on campus. He finished the 2024 season with 47 carries for 304 yards, two touchdowns, 6.5 yards per carry, three catches and 18 receiving yards.

As a member of the Class of 2024, Russell was a four-star recruit out of Benton (Ark.) High according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that takes into account all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 5 overall prospect in the state, the No. 30 running back in the class and the No. 402 overall prospect in the class.

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Russell suffered from the injury bug late in the season and did not play in a crucial game against the Texas Longhorns.

Head coach Sam Pittman got a question about Russell not being able to play against Texas. In his response, he clarified that Russell may well have seen snaps, but he was unable to be fully prepared for the game due to a lack of time during the week.

With that, the Razorbacks went with other backs on their depth chart.

“No, he could go,” Pittman said in his postgame press conference. “I don’t know how much he played, if at all, but he wasn’t at his best this week. So today we played against the healthy ones.”

Russell appeared questionable on the initial injury report for the game. However, he was listed as probable cause the next day and remained in that status until the end of the week.

Still, Russell was in no rush at all in the 10-point loss to the Longhorns. Ja’Quinden Jackson, who was also on the injury report, again led them on the ground with 11 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown. Rashod Dubinion then had the second-most carries with seven carries for 30 yards.