One of the best cornerbacks available in the transfer portal is joining Arkansas football .
Tulane's Jahiem Johnson committed to Ryan Silverfield and the Razorbacks on Tuesday, Jan. 6. He represented the Hogs' fourth commitment of the day and their second addition to a secondary that struggled in 2025.
247Sports ranks Johnson as the seventh-best transfer cornerback. He is the No. 115 overall player and Silverfield's highest-rated commit of the window.
Johnson was a three-star recruit coming out of high school in 2023. The Louisiana native just wrapped up his redshirt sophomore season with the Green Wave , who reached the College Football Playoff and lost to Ole Miss in the first round.
Johnson recorded 42 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass deflections in 2025.
The Hogs have their No. 1 cornerback for 2026 now with Johnson on board.
At 6-feet and 189 pounds, Johnson should play as an outside corner in Ron Roberts' defense. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Arkansas needs to add more cornerbacks over the next two weeks with starters Julian Neal and Kani Walker gone to graduation. Depth pieces like Selman Bridges and Keyshawn Davila have left via the portal.
As of Jan. 6, Jaheim Singletary and Nigel Pringle are the only two cornerbacks on the Arkansas roster.
Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at jfuller@usatodayco.com or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Tulane transfer cornerback Jahiem Johnson commits to Arkansas football
