Athletic Field Services of Arkansas Week 7 prep top performers
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Below are the Week 7 Athletic Field Services of Arkansas prep performers of the week.
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WR – Mann Pickens – Little Rock Christian
Class: 2026
Height, Weight: 6-3, 205
Offers: Arkansas Tech, Missouri Southern, Ouachita Baptist
Little Rock Christian has fared well in Year 2 playing in the state’s highest classification and they picked up a gusty overtime victory against North Little Rock last week.
Pickens’ efforts helped in a big way as he hauled in eight catches for 132 yards and a touchdown.
WR – Buddha Harris – Rivercrest
Class: 2026
Height, Weight: 6-3, 185
Offers: Arkansas Tech, Central Arkansas, Eastern Illinois, Georgetown, Howard (Washington, D.C.) University, Oberlin (Ohio) College, Southeast Missouri State
Harris has helped the Colts bounce back from a 1-2 season start to 4-0 in conference play.
In Friday’s 14-point win over Walnut Ridge, a matchup that had strong conference title implications, Harris caught eight passes for 156 yards and four touchdowns.
QB – Josh Honea – Paris
Class: 2027
Height, Weight: 6-1, 180
Paris has won four consecutive games and is 6-1 on the season following a breakout performance from Honea.
He passed for 356 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-12 rout of Jessieville.
QB – Jacob Miles – Searcy
Class: 2028
Height, Weight: 5-10, 170
The Lions are quietly one of 14 remaining unbeaten teams in Arkansas, one of just three in Class 5A, with Miles running the offense.
In Friday’s win over Pine Bluff, Miles passed for 328 yards, along with 49 on the ground, and accounted for six touchdowns.
QB – Cole Slepecki – Bentonville
Class: 2026
Height, Weight: 6-1, 200
Offers: Arkansas Tech, Evangel (Mo.) University, Missouri Southern, Northeastern (Okla.) State, Ottawa (Kan.)
Slepecki has always answered throughout his prep career when his number has been called and he’s been clutch for the unbeaten Tigers in 2025.
He and Bentonville thumped arch rival Fayetteville, a matchup in which Slepecki completed 11 passes for 242 yards and five touchdowns.
