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RETURNING PLAYERS
DAN SKIPPER
JUNIOR (2015)
» Coaches All-SEC second team
» ESPN.com All-SEC team
» Athlon All-SEC second team
» Associated Press All-SEC second team
» Phil Steele All-SEC third team
» SEC Off ensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 16)
Senior | Offensive Lineman
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6-10 | 319
Arvada, Colo. | Ralston Valley HS
Started all 13 games at right tackle … Finished second on the team with a 83
percent off ensive grade over 900 snaps … Earned a 80 percent grade or better
in a team-best 12 games, including the final seven … Graded the highest on the
off ensive line four times … Helped the Arkansas off ensive line lead the SEC in
fewest sacks allowed for the third straight year … Didn’t commit a penalty over
the final nine games … Had 53 knockdowns with four of top five totals coming
in SEC action … Paved the way for running back Alex Collins to run for over
1,500 yards and become just the third player in SEC history with three straight
1,000-yard campaigns to begin his career … Collins tied for the SEC lead with 10
100-yard rushing games, equaling Darren McFadden’s program single-season
record … Arkansas led the SEC with five 200-yard rushing games in league play and
had a total of eight on the year … vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 19): Had eight knockdowns
and posted an 86 percent grade as Arkansas put together the first of its eight 200-
yard rushing performances … at Tennessee (Oct. 3): Produced a team-high 10
knock downs and sixth straight 80 percent-plus grade, helping pave the way for
250 yards rushing on 50 carries for Arkansas’ first win in Knoxville since 1992 …
vs. Auburn (Oct. 24): Earned a season and team-best 90 percent grade with eight
knockdowns as Arkansas had over 200 yards on the ground and in the air en route
to seven touchdowns in a win … at No. 9 LSU (Nov. 14): Team-best 86 percent grade
with five knockdowns as Arkansas ran for 299 yards on 40 carries, highlighted by
TD runs of 80 and 69 yards, respectively, for the two longest rushing TDs of the
season against LSU … Named SEC Off ensive Lineman of the Week on Nov. 16.
900 rushing yards in one season, joining Darren McFadden and Felix Jones from
2006 and 2007 … The off ensive line also broke the single-season school record by
only allowing 8.0 sacks … Arkansas led the SEC and tied for second in the NCAA
with an average of 0.67 sacks allowed per game … The Razorbacks’ average of
one sack allowed for every 37.63 pass attempts was the best in the conference
and seventh in the nation … vs. Texas A&M (Sept. 28): Made the first start of his
career and helped the off ense gain 483 yards … vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 23):
Started at guard as the Razorbacks rushed for 225 yards and also blocked a field
goal, his third blocked kick of the season, a school record.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as the No. 32 off ensive tackle in the country by Scout, the No. 4 prospect in
Colorado and the No. 46 off ensive tackle in the country by Rivals, and the state’s
No. 5 prospect and the country’s 47th off ensive tackle by 247Sports … Earned 5A
all-state recognition as a senior, helping Ralston Valley High School average 35.8
points per game while advancing to the semifinal round of the state playoff s, and
after the season was selected to play in the Off ense-Defense All-American Bowl …
His junior season, the Mustangs put together a 10-2 record and advanced to the
quarterfinal round of the state playoff s … A member of student government all four
years in high school, where he contributed more than 100 hours of community
service and served his senior year as student body president … A member of
the National Honor Society and volunteered for a program to mentor incoming
freshmen … Coached by Matt Loyd … Received numerous scholarship off ers and
chose Arkansas over Ole Miss, Tennessee, Ohio State and Michigan.
PERSONAL
Born on Sept. 20, 1994 … Son of Ken and Brigid Skipper … Biology major … Twotime
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2014, 15) after making the 2013-14
First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
» Associated Press All-SEC honorable mention
Appeared and started in all 13 contests at left tackle … Participated in more than
700 snaps and recorded a blocked kick … Led the off ensive line with a grade of
80 percent in more than 50 snaps … Blocked for RBs Alex Collins and Jonathan
Williams, who were the only FBS teammates to each rush for 1,000-plus yards in
the 2014 season … Helped protect QB Brandon Allen as the off ensive line led the
SEC with 14 sacks allowed … at Texas Tech (Sept. 13): Earned SEC Off ensive
Lineman of the Week after he recorded a season-high 10 knockdowns as the
Razorbacks posted over 400 rushing yards in the road win … vs. No. 7 Alabama
(Oct. 11): Graded out at a season-high tying 84 percent off ensive grade … vs.
No. 20 LSU (Nov. 15): Posted seven knockdowns and didn’t allow a sack in the
Razorbacks’ shutout over the Tigers … vs. No. 17 Missouri (Nov. 29): Recorded
a blocked kick.
FRESHMAN (2013)
Played in all 12 games and started the last eight at off ensive guard and blocked a
school-record three field goal attempts … Named a Freshman All-American after
blocking as Alex Collins became the second freshman in school history and 10th
true freshman in SEC history to rush for 1,000 yards … The only player in the SEC
and one of eight nationally to have at least three blocked kicks … His blocked
field goals total tied for the 2nd-highest single-season total in SEC history and
for the 8th-highest single-season total in NCAA history … Only 22 teams in the
country had more blocked kicks, including punts, than Skipper … The off ensive
line also allowed the Razorbacks to produce eight individual 100-yard rushing
performances and rush for more than 200 yards as a team nine times … Alex Collins
and Jonathan Williams became the second Razorback duo to each reach at least
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