The SEC East took one on the chin nationally this season, but the future is bright for a division seeking to end the West’s six-year reign at the top. Here’s a few players who could be diamonds in the rough in this recruiting cycle:

Hidden gems: SEC East

FLORIDA: Kalif Jackson, WR, Neptune Beach, Fla. (Three-star) — There isn’t much time left for Jim McElwain to salvage the SEC’s smallest class of just seven commits, but a player who fits it nicely to the first-year coach’s spread system is Jackson. He makes plays happen with the ball in his hands and at 6-foot-5, is impossible to cover in the red zone.

GEORGIA: Deontai Williams, S, Jacksonville, Fla. (Three-star) — One of several FBS-level commits at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Williams is a ballhawk, the perfect fit in Jeremy Pruitt’s attacking defense. He’ll need to add a few pounds of muscle at 6-foot, 175 pounds, but Williams has the potential to blossom into a breakout star.

KENTUCKY: Jordan Jones, LB, Youngstown, Ohio (Three-star) — Linebacker is a position of need for the Wildcats and Jones should provide immediate depth as a situation player during his first season in Lexington. Jones’ strength is his closing speed.

MISSOURI: Ryan Williams, RB, Lees Summit, Mo. (Three-star) — The Tigers are trying to hold onto Williams and keep the hard-nosed ballcarrier away from Arkansas. An all-state selection consecutive years, Williams could be the eventual replacement for Russell Hansbrough in Columbia.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Christian Owens, WR, Griffin, Ga. (Three-star) — Owens is already being compared to former South Carolina wideouts of his stature before him — Sidney Rice and Alshon Jeffery — thanks to his ‘go get it’ mentality when the ball is in the air. At 6-foot-5, 215 pounds, Owens gives Gamecocks quarterbacks a much-needed big target.

TENNESSEE: Jack Jones, OL, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Four-star) — This blocker has future multi-year starter written all over him, a prospect the Vols see as someone who adds depth in the trenches as soon as he steps on campus. Tennessee brings back the SEC’s least experienced unit up front.

VANDERBILT: Kyle Shurmur, QB, Glenside, Pa. (Three-star) — There’s no doubt the Commodores need help at the quarterback position after a season during which four different passers lacked confidence. Derek Mason fired offensive coordinator Karl Dorrell, so Shurmur gets a fresh start under a new play-caller. He’ll likely redshirt and be in the mix in 2016.