4-Star CB Tanner McCalister Commits to Arkansas over Notre Dame, Others

Tanner McCalister announced Monday he has committed to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Listed at 6'0" and 180 pounds, McCalister is Scout.com's No. 189 overall prospect and 18th-ranked cornerback in the 2018 class. He is ranked fifth among Texas and Midland region cornerbacks.

"I am an athlete basically," McCalister said, per Scout.com's Greg Powers. "I can do it all in the defensive backfield. I can play safety, I can go down to corner, I can play slot corner and that is why TCU loves me actually."

TCU and McCalister were linked for most of his process. 247Sports gave the Horned Frogs a 100 percent chance of landing McCalister around the 2017 national signing day, and he admitted they were the leader to Powers.

"TCU is like my number one right now I also actually really like coach (Clay) Jennings (UH Defensive Backs Coach) and him going down to Houston and offering me right off the bat, I liked that," McCalister said. "Both TCU and Houston have shown a lot of love to me and so has SMU, but right now TCU stands out."

McCalister will need to continue working on his top-end speed while keeping his bulk if he hopes to succeed at the next level. ESPN.com measured his 40 time at 4.96 seconds, which won't get the job done against elite talents in the SEC.

McCalister is the eighth player to commit to the Razorbacks in their 2018 class. They currently rank 21st by Scout.com and have five players of 4 stars or higher.