Dorian Gerald Gets Waiver for Seventh Year of College

Defensive tackle will add some experience to defensive line looking for numbers

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Dorian Gerald is coming back for another try with Arkansas.

That's good news for the defensive lineman who may lead the SEC in freakish injuries.

He made the announcement via Twitter on Friday and it more or less got lost in the shuffle of news around the baseball team's win in the first game at the NCAA Regional and a host of other news.

After many nights of prayers, and tons of support from my family, coaches and loved ones! I like to finish what I started!! I’ll be finishing my last year of football here at THE University of Arkansas!!
WOO DAMN PIGGG #WPS 💪🏾

— Dorian Gerald (@dorianmgerald) June 3, 2022

His time with the Razorbacks has included a rash of injuries:

• 2018: The only time he didn't get hurt, getting 21 tackles in his first season with the Hogs.

• 2019: A strained artery in his neck in the season opener against Portland State knocked him out for the year. That one isn't something you hear every year.

Andy Hodges, SI Hogs

• 2020: An injury in the season opener against Georgia cost him the entire year for the second straight time in a game where was starting to show some promise. He had a 17-yard sack of Bulldogs quarterback D'Wan Mathis and combined with Bumper Pool to sack Stetson Bennett for a 6-yard loss.

• 2021: After seeing playing time against Rice in the season opener, he suffered a broken bone in his leg during practices for the Texas game the next week.

A four-star recruit as a South Carolina prep legend, Gerald racked up 96 tackles, 43 for loss and 22 sacks in two seasons in the California junior college ranks.

He had entered the transfer portal earlier this year, but the combination of the Hogs needing numbers and given a rare seventh-year waiver gave him an opportunity to finish on a feel-good positive note.

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