The transfer portal has been open for just over a week now, and it’s safe to say that Arkansas has really only made one big splash — Boise State transfer quarterback Taylen Green.

Aside from picking up a talented new signal caller, the majority of transfer news regarding the Razorbacks has not been positive. The Hogs have lost names to the portal such as Rocket Sanders, Chris “Pooh” Paul Jr., Devon Manuel, AJ Green and much more.

Some might be overlooking the recruiting that head coach Sam Pittman and his staff have been doing with their own roster, though. It’s the day and age where just about every player needs to release a statement just to say they are NOT transferring. Some of the names who have done that for the Razorbacks are big-time players.

The addition of UA’s new official NIL collective Arkansas Edge has surely helped Pittman to keep players from leaving for financial reasons.

“The portal opens up in December, it opens up in April so you have two opportunities for somebody to poach financially your players,” Pittman said Nov. 20. “That’s why it was so important for us to get the Arkansas Edge.”

Announcements have been spread out since the season ended with a 48-14 loss to Missouri on Nov. 24. Here’s a look at some of the biggest names that the Hogs have retained so far…