The legendary Darren McFadden’s No. 5 jersey will become the first Arkansas Razorback to have his jersey number honored beginning this season. A jersey patch emblazoned with his initials and signature silhouette will be worn on the front of the jerseys of the current players on the team wearing No. 5.
McFadden a two-time Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy runner-up is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in program history after rushing for 4,590 yards and a school record 41 touchdowns in just three seasons before being selected fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2008 NFL Draft.
After a freshman season in 2005 that saw him earn Freshman All-America honors, SEC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-SEC honors, McFadden burst onto the national scene in 2006. As a sophomore, he won his first Doak Walker Award while finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy both feats that had never been done before at Arkansas. He was a consensus First-Team All-American and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. His 2007 season saw him earn Walter Camp Player of the Year, Sporting News Player of the Year, his second-consecutive Doak Walker Award while finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy again and earning unanimous First-Team All-America status.
Preseason All-SEC senior defensive tackle Cam Ball and freshman wide receiver Ja’Kayden Ferguson will wear No. 5 for the Razorbacks this season. Both players will don the McFadden patch on their jerseys starting in the Hogs’ season-opener vs. Alabama A&M on August 30.
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