Dorial Green-Beckham: The Pros and Cons of Arkansas and Missouri

With National Signing Day right around the corner, all of the nation's top prospects are doing their last bit of homework before they make their final decision. This includes wrapping up those official visits, talking to coaches one last time and getting opinions from family and friends to try to figure out where they'd like to play their college football.

One of the nation's top prospects is wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. He has had offers from nearly every top school in the country and will make an immediate impact at whichever school he chooses.

At 6'6", 220 pounds and with 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash, his potential is endless.

While Green-Beckham has narrowed his list down to only a few schools, Missouri and Arkansas remain the two front runners for his services.

As we get closer and closer to a decision, it's time to break down the pros and cons for both schools and try to figure out which would be best for him.

Missouri Pros

Missouri obviously has the home-field advantage, as he his from Springfield, Missouri. Staying close to home will play a big factor in his decision, because all of the schools he is looking at are for the most part close to home (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama).

It doesn't get any closer than this, considering Columbia is no more than three hours away from his home in Springfield.   

The Tigers are also on their way to the SEC. So many of the nation's top players like to play in the south because that's where the top competition is and where the more talented teams are.

This will be a huge advantage for the Tigers moving forward, even if they're not able to land the top wide receiver prospect.

Missouri Cons

While James Franklin is a quarterback that made great strides last season, he isn't exactly a top quarterback that he would have at a school like Arkansas. Franklin is more of a dual-threat quarterback that can make the occasional bad throw and force it into traffic.

He's an exciting player to watch and can develop into a great player, but is Green-Beckham willing to wait for him to fulfill his full potential or does he want a quarterback that's already at the top of his game?

And while Missouri is a talented team, they have only won double-digit games three times since 1960. All three of those seasons have been under current head coach Gary Pinkel; how exactly will this team be able to handle the SEC? The schedule only gets harder with this transition and makes you wonder if the Tigers will be able to compete week in and week out with teams like LSU, Alabama, Georgia, etc.

It's more of the unknown that may force Green-Beckham to pick another school.

Arkansas Pros

Going with Arkansas is all about the offense and how he will be used. Head coach Bobby Petrino is a brilliant offensive mind and knows exactly how to run plays and use his playmakers correctly. Green-Beckham is a playmaker and will thrive under a head coach like this.

In fact, Petrino has been a college head coach for eight years and only one time has his offense ranked outside of the top 20 in points scored. You can see why a offensive player like Green-Beckham would consider playing for this team.

Another reason to go with the Razorbacks is they have a solid quarterback in Tyler Wilson. The SEC may not have many above-average signal-callers, but Wilson is one of them. Last season, he completed 63 percent of his passes and threw for 24 touchdowns while only throwing six interceptions.

Did I mention that they're getting a healthy Knile Davis at running back as well?

Put Green-Beckham on this team and Arkansas becomes an instant dark horse to win the BCS National Championship. 

Arkansas Cons

The main con I can find with Arkansas is something they can't really control. And it's the fact that they play in the SEC West. While there is no division in the SEC that's exactly easy, I think we can all agree that the SEC East is a little bit easier. (Guess which division Missouri will end up in?)

I mean, we just saw last season where a team that lost only one game didn't make it to the SEC Championship Game. And Alabama and LSU aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Will Green-Beckham be willing to accept the pressure or would he like a slightly bit easier road to compete for a BCS bowl?

Randy Chambers is a B/R Featured Columnist that covers College Football and the NFL. You can contact him @Randy_Chambers or [e-mail]