The SEC West hauled in a new crop of talented linebackers during the last recruiting cycle, further enhancing a position that has flourished throughout the conference in recent years.

SDS has rounded up the incoming linebackers from the 2015 class, giving you the skinny on each prospect:

Editor’s note: Recruiting ranking references are to 247Sports Composite Rankings.

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Adonis Thomas (4-star): Thomas, the top-rated linebacker in Alabama’s class, is a punishing tackler from the outside linebacker position with great speed for his 6-foot-3, 230-pound frame. He’s an instinctive player who should pick up the defense quickly when given his chance to break into the lineup down the road.

Joshua McMillon (4-star): McMillon is a big, athletic outside linebacker with experience playing inside as well. He’s a sure tackler and a great downhill player who can add a dangerous pass rushing threat from the outside, but he occasionally finds himself out of position, something he’ll have to improve on to earn playing time at Alabama.

Keaton Anderson (3-star): One of just two three-star prospects in Alabama’s 2015 class, Anderson is another outside linebacker with great speed in pursuing ball carriers in space. He’s a bit undersized at just 215 pounds, but it’s likely the Alabama strength and conditioning staff will address that when he arrives on campus.

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

Derrick Graham (3-star): Graham is an explosively fast outside linebacker prospect, and he fills a much-needed role in Arkansas’ 2015 class. The Hogs only return five scholarship linebackers this fall, so as Graham likely bulks up upon arriving on campus he’ll likely have a chance to earn playing time sooner than later.

Kendrick Jackson (3-star): Jackson is a 6-foot-1, 230-pound inside linebacker with great speed for his size. He’s a sound tackler in the middle of the defense but doesn’t do anything awe-inspiring. Still, he played four sports in high school and is a natural athlete, and with the Razorbacks’ lack of depth at linebacker he could see time right away this season.

AUBURN TIGERS

Jeffery Holland (4-star): At 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, Holland has a nice frame for an outside linebacker, and when he puts his head down and begins pursuing a ball carrier there’s almost no stopping him. The physical force has great footwork and can play in space in addition to adding pressure at the line of scrimmage, which is why he was rated as a top-10 outside linebacker in the 2015 class.

Darrell Williams (4-star): Like Holland, Williams is more than capable of playing in space and making open field tackles, although he’s not quite as quick in tracking down ball carriers as Holland. Still, he possesses plenty of athleticism and body control, and should add great depth to Will Muschamp’s defense.

Richard McBryde (4-star): It’s amazing to think the No. 13 outside linebacker prospect in the country is just the third highest rated player at the position in Auburn’s 2015 class. McBryde is quick but light at just 210 pounds, but he’s got plenty of adjusting to do to get his game up to speed in the SEC.

Montavious Atkinson (4-star): As the only inside linebacker in Auburn’s class, Atkinson fills a vital role as a consistent and athletic run stopper at the heart of the defense. He’s as instinctual as any linebacker prospect in the country and has great lateral quickness to plug holes in the run game and limit tailbacks from getting around the edge on the outside.

LSU TIGERS

No LB signees.

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS

Leo Lewis (4-star): Lewis was the top-rated inside linebacker in the 2015 class, and he is a hard hitter with great reactive quickness. His ability to diagnose a play pre-snap and get himself in the right position is impressive for a high school prospect, and down the line he should be a vital leader on the Bulldogs’ defense.

Timothy Washington (3-star): At 200 pounds, Washington is one of the lightest linebacker signees in the SEC West in 2015, but he uses that to his advantage. The speedy outside linebacker has a knack for working his way into opposing backfields, and although most linemen are bigger than he is they normally have a tough time getting their hands on him when he’s moving downhill. His high school coach also praised his work in the film room, stating before last season that Washington watches film like a college player.

Traver Jung (3-star): Jung was the No. 2 junior college outside linebacker in the country last season, and there’s a chance he sees at least some time at the position for MSU this fall. The quick linebacker wreaks havoc at the line of scrimmage but can also handle himself in pass coverage, making him a valuable asset to the Bulldogs with two years of juco seasoning under his belt.

OLE MISS REBELS

Terry Caldwell (3-star): Caldwell unheralded coming out of high school, passing on a scholarship offer from Charlotte to attend junior college and develop his game. The plan worked, as Caldwell now finds himself an Ole Miss Rebel with a chance to earn the team’s No. 2 outside linebacker job behind returning senior Denzel Nkemdiche. The juco transfer has great lateral movement and can cover ground sideline to sideline, and one Ole Miss coach even told a Scout.com reporter Caldwell looks like a younger version of departed Ole Miss linebacker Keith Lewis.

Zedrick Woods (3-star): At just 6-feet and 200 pounds, Woods is going to need to bulk up to last in the SEC no matter how talented he is. However, when he does, his quickness will come in handy in open space, and his ability to play downhill from the outside should enhance the Rebels defense as well.

Shawn Curtis (3-star): Curtis knows how to track down ball carriers, logging 115 tackles as a high school senior last season in Miami, Fla. He also registered 21 sacks, proving he’s a dangerous pass rusher with great agility for his 230-pound frame.

TEXAS A&M AGGIES

Richard Moore (3-star): Moore, an early enrollee at Texas A&M this semester, has a tremendous football IQ and is as instinctive as any linebacker in the class. His intelligence is easily his greatest asset, and getting a chance to participate in spring practice this month should allow him to find a role for himself heading into the 2015 season.

Claude George (3-star): As a junior college transfer, George will be looked to this fall to provide experience at the linebacker position. Many consider the Aggies to have the worst corps of linebackers in the SEC, and the combination of a lack of depth and injury troubles should allow George to rotate onto the field right away at both inside and outside linebacker.

Landis Durham (3-star): Durham is one of the youngest signees in the SEC this offseason (his 18th birthday is still more than four months away), but nevertheless he has SEC size at 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds and is a physical tackler in space. He has nice footwork and quickness, and possesses all the tools to be a great player if developed the right way.

Riley Garner (3-star): Garner is an inside linebacker prospect from A&M’s backyard in College Station, and what he lacks in explosiveness he makes up for with consistency. Garner is the kind of player who is good at a lot of things but not great at anything, but for a team with as many issues at linebacker as the A&M he could make an impact right away as a sure tackler, even if it’s only in special teams.

Dwaine Thomas (3-star): As GigEm 247 explained, Thomas’ 6-foot-2 and 218-pound frame better fits the mold of a John Chavis linebacker than a Mark Snyder linebacker, which should benefit Thomas as the Aggies transition into Chavis’ new system. He’s a great pass rusher off the edge as a former defensive end, but must make plays more consistently as he learns a new position if he’s to earn playing time in 2015.