Joe Dean Davenport's guest appearances

Joe Dean Davenport

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Oliver Miller

Dave Van Horn

Danielle Gibson

Paul Finebaum

Justin Smith

Mike Adams

Nate Thompson

Bubba Carpenter

Frank Ragnow

Eddie Jackson

Sam Pittman

David Bazzel

Brandon Allen

Chris Gragg

Eric Musselman

OwlTail

Joe Dean

Dean Davenport

For some, football is a way of life. For others, it’s just what they do, not who they are. And for Joe Dean Davenport, he’s always been a rancher at heart. He didn’t really get into football until junior high, and didn’t even really know the rules until high school. For Davenport, it was more something to do than anything else. As it turned out, though, he was pretty good. He started getting recruiting letters and invited on visits. But Davenport only had eyes for the Razorbacks and a campus he grew up less than 30 minutes away from. In his time at Arkansas, he would turn into an NFL-caliber player. And even though there’s one game he still hasn’t watched, his time with the Hogs was a success. So why, when presented with an opportunity to play at the next level, would he simply walk away, only to come back to the NFL a year later? And how has his life taken him full circle, from the farm to the NFL and back?

<p>For some, football is a way of life. For others, it’s just what they do, not who they are. And for Joe Dean Davenport, he’s always been a rancher at heart. He didn’t really get into football until junior high, and didn’t even really know the rules until high school. For Davenport, it was more something to do than anything else. As it turned out, though, he was pretty good. He started getting recruiting letters and invited on visits. But Davenport only had eyes for the Razorbacks and a campus he grew up less than 30 minutes away from. In his time at Arkansas, he would turn into an NFL-caliber player. And even though there’s one game he still hasn’t watched, his time with the Hogs was a success. So why, when presented with an opportunity to play at the next level, would he simply walk away, only to come back to the NFL a year later? And how has his life taken him full circle, from the farm to the NFL and back?</p>

83. Joe Dean Davenport: From Farm to Football and Back