FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas defensive lineman Cam Ball, offensive lineman Fernando Carmona, quarterback Taylen Green, and running back Mike Washington Jr. have all accepted invitations to play in the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl.
The Hogs’ four senior bowl invitees are the most since 1999, when Anthony Lucas (WR), David Barrett (CB), Kenoy Kennedy (S), Joe Dean Davenport (TE), and Bobbie Williams (OL) represented Arkansas in the game.
Ball, a native of Atlanta, Ga., was one of the most experienced players on the Razorbacks’ roster during the 2025 season, with 50 games played and 31 starts during his collegiate career. Ball finished his Arkansas career with 136 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks while collecting 10 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. In 2025, the redshirt senior tallied 27 tackles, including a career-high 4.5 for loss, with a career-high six quarterback hurries.
Carmona started in all 25 games on the offensive line during his two seasons as a Razorback and finished his collegiate career with a 49-game start streak dating back to his redshirt freshman season at San Jose State in 2022. The Las Vegas, Nev., product was part of an Arkansas offensive line that blocked for 5,102 yards of total offense and paved the way for six games of 500+ yards of total offense during the 2025 season. Additionally, Carmona and the Hogs allowed 29 sacks, which was the fewest by an Arkansas team since 2019 (19 sacks). Carmona played a big role in blocking for Mike Washington Jr., who rushed for 1,070 total yards, becoming the Razorbacks’ first 1,000-yard rusher since Raheim “Rocket” Sanders in 2022.
Green finished his Arkansas career with 7,247 yards of total offense to rank sixth in program history, courtesy of 5,868 passing yards and 1,379 rushing yards. His 3,491 yards of total offense (2,714 passing, 777 rushing) in 2025 were the sixth-most in a single season by an Arkansas player. The Lewisville, Texas product’s six 300+ yard career passing games are tied for the third-most in program history, while his 16 career rushing touchdowns ranked fifth among Arkansas signal callers. Green rushed for a touchdown and threw for a touchdown in five of the Hogs’ 12 games this season. Against Ole Miss on Sept. 13, he became the first quarterback in program history to pass for 300+ yards and rush for 100+ yards in the same game, courtesy of 305 yards in the air and 115 yards rushing. Additionally, Green was just one of eight quarterbacks nationally to accomplish the feat this season.
Washington Jr., became the 16th player in program history and first Razorback since Raheim “Rocket” Sanders in 2022 to register a 1,000+ yard rushing season after rushing 167 times for 1,070 yards and eight touchdowns in 2025. The Utica, N.Y. product tallied five 100+ yard rushing games while running for a touchdown in seven of the Hogs’ 12 games this season. He also became the first Razorback to reach 100+ rushing yards in back-to-back games against an SEC opponent since Alex Collins in 2015, after running for 131 yards at Tennessee (Oct. 11) and 147 yards against Texas A&M (Oct. 18). Washington Jr. also tallied 28 receptions for 226 yards and a touchdown during his 2025 campaign.
The 2026 Panini Senior Bowl will be played on Saturday, January 31, at 1:30 p.m. inside Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.
