Warren native Antonio Jordan led the Arkansas Razorbacks in receiving Saturday night as Arkansas beat Vanderbilt 31-21 in Nashville, Tenn.
The former Warren Lumberjack caught five passes for 74 yards on seven targets, according to the University of Arkansas box score. Both the catches and the yards were his best for a single college game. Saline River News first reported on Jordan’s night.
The catch that set up the lead
Arkansas and Vanderbilt were tied 21-21 late in the third quarter. Jordan’s 32-yard catch from quarterback KJ Jackson moved the ball to the Vanderbilt 3-yard line, Saline River News reported.
Cam Settles scored on a 3-yard run on the next play with nine seconds left in the quarter. Arkansas led the rest of the way and added a 39-yard field goal by Max Gilbert in the fourth quarter.
Jordan’s bigger role came after leading receiver Chris Marshall left the game, Saline River News reported.
“We have been working on this since summer,” Jordan said in the team’s postgame notes. “If one guy goes down coaches expect the others to step up and that is what I did.”
Jordan by the numbers
- Saturday: 5 catches, 74 yards, a long of 32 yards and no touchdowns.
- Before Saturday: 3 catches for 25 yards this season, with his first college catch in the opener against North Alabama.
- Season: 8 catches for 99 yards.
- Size: 6 feet 6 inches tall. He is listed as a sophomore.
From Warren High School to the SEC
Jordan played at Warren High School in Bradley County. As a junior in 2023, he caught 43 passes for 1,041 yards and 14 touchdowns as Warren went 15-1 and reached the Class 4A state semifinals, his Razorbacks bio says. He earned Arkansas Activities Association 4A all-state honors that year.
As a senior in 2024, he helped the Lumberjacks finish 9-4 and reach the 4A playoffs. He scored four touchdowns in his last high school game, a playoff loss to Mills University Studies.
Jordan picked Arkansas over Florida State, South Carolina and Tennessee. He played in two games as a freshman in 2025.
What the win meant for Arkansas
- Streak over: The win ended a 14-game Southeastern Conference losing streak. It was Arkansas’ first SEC win under head coach Ryan Silverfield.
- Record: Arkansas is 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the SEC.
- Key plays: Jackson completed 21 of 31 passes for 251 yards and ran for a touchdown. Settles ran for two scores, and Joker Johnson returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown.
- Next: Arkansas has an open date next Saturday, then hosts Missouri on Oct. 31, Saline River News reported.
Sources: University of Arkansas Athletics box score, postgame notes and roster bio, Oct. 17, 2026; Saline River News.
