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#3 Joe Adams
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Year: Freshman
City/State: Little Rock, Ark.
High School: Central Arkansas Christian HS
Experience: High School
Joe Adams
Courtesy: Zack Higbee, Athletic Media Relations
Release: 07/12/2010

OUTLOOK: Adams is in position to have a big year after starting 14 games in his career and appearing in 22. He has had at least one catch in each of his 22 career games and has had multiple catches in 15.

2009: Adams played in 10 games and started in seven as he missed the Auburn, Florida and Ole Miss games due to a medical condition. He was a second-team All-SEC selection by the AP. He finished ninth in the SEC and 95th nationally in receiving yards per game (56.8). He was one of 11 players in the SEC to have multiple 100-yard receiving games last season with two. He was third on the Razorback roster in receiving yards with 568 and fourth in catches with 29.  He was tied with Greg Childs for the team lead in touchdown receptions (7) and was second among all receivers in average yards per catch (19.6). He averaged 21.9 yards per catch in the first quarter of all games combined, which led the SEC.  Six of his receiving touchdowns came in home games, which tied for 11th nationally. He had a touchdown in seven of 10 games he played in. Against Missouri State in the season-opener, he had a then-career long catch of 40 yards for a touchdown. Adams led Arkansas in receiving for the second-straight game against Texas A&M with his first 100-yard receiving game of his career. He had just three catches and accounted for 110 yards in the contest. He returned to action to lead the Razorbacks in receiving with the second 100-yard game of his career against Eastern Michigan which included a career-best two touchdowns and a career long 78-yard touchdown catch. Adams ran for his first rushing touchdown against South Carolina on an 18-yard run around the right side. He led Arkansas receivers in receiving yards against Troy with 74 over four catches with a touchdown. Against No. 17 LSU, he ended the regular season with two catches for 13 yards. He gave the Razorbacks a 30-27 lead with his 14-yard touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter. Adams was named the Paul Eells Award winner by the Little Rock Touchdown Club for his efforts during his sophomore season.

2008: Adams appeared in all 12 games in 2008 and started in seven. He finished third on the team in receptions with 31 for 377 yards and a touchdown. He had at least one reception in each game of his college career and was one of two Razorbacks to have a catch in each game in 2008. In Arkansas' three fourth-quarter game-winning drives, he was thrown to four times and had four catches for 29 yards (1-WIU, 2-ULM, 1-LSU). Adams was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8 for his performance against Louisiana-Monroe. He finished with a career-high seven catches for 89 yards and had one run for nine yards. His seven catches against ULM were the most by a Razorback since 2007. He had a career long catch of 33 yards in the La.-Monroe win. Adams threw his first career touchdown pass against Auburn, a six-yard pass to Casey Dick. He scored Arkansas' first touchdown of the 2008 season, a 10-yard pass from Casey Dick during the second quarter of the Western Illinois game. He made two catches for 29 yards against Texas including one for 18 yards and a first down. Adams grabbed five catches for 68 yards against Florida including a career high four first downs. He also had a career long run of 16 yards against Florida. In the Auburn victory, Adams made a key tackle on an interception to save a touchdown. Auburn ended up with only a field goal on the drive. He made two catches for 24 yards in the Kentucky game including one for a first down. He had one reception for 23 yards and a first down against Ole Miss and also carried the ball one time for a loss of seven yards. Adams accounted for three catches and a first down against Tulsa with a long reception of 21 yards in the first quarter which eventually led to a touchdown. He continued his streak of games with a reception against Mississippi State making one for four yards. He also had one rush for a career long 19 yards in the game. He made one catch for four yards against LSU.

HIGH SCHOOL: Adams racked up 80 tackles, including 29 assisted stops and 10 tackles for loss for Central Arkansas Christian as a senior. He was named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas team and the Associated Press Super Team after tallying 15 pass break ups and five interceptions for 187 yards while playing cornerback and safety. He returned one interception for a 77-yard touchdown. He also earned four sacks, while earning one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He earned 742 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns rushing. He caught 33 passes for 770 yards and racked up 435 yards in return yardage as a senior. He also threw for a pair of touchdowns. He had a total of 25 touchdowns on the season. In his junior season, he rushed 75 times for 857 yards and 14 touchdowns. He caught 29 passes for 633 yards and nine touchdowns. He averaged 21.8 yards per catch. As a sophomore, he tallied five interceptions. He was a member of the Rivals 250 and was ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state by the same outlet. Hawgs Illustrated ranked him as the No. 2 prospect in Arkansas while Scout ranked him as the No. 8 cornerback in the nation. He was ranked as the No. 12 cornerback by Rivals and the No. 4 prospect in Arkansas by HawgSports.com. He was also recruited by Southern California, Clemson, Georgia, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Florida.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 22, 1989, he is the son of Charlotte Allman. He is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.