Mitchell Wins Willie Roaf Award as Arkansas’ Top Collegiate Lineman

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Harding senior offensive lineman Jake Mitchell has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Willie Roaf Award, presented annually to the top college offensive lineman in Arkansas by the Little Rock Touchdown Club. NFL Hall of Famer Willie Roaf selects the winner of the award, which is sponsored by Simmons Bank. Mitchell becomes the third Harding player to receive the honor since the award’s inception in 2013, joining Bryce Bray (2018) and Hunter Willis (2023) in a legacy of elite Bison linemen. A 6-foot-2, 270-pound tackle, Mitchell was recognized as the driving force behind a…