Using 247Sports’ individual player rankings as a guide, let’s take a look at the SEC’s year-by-year recruiting class over the last decade and rank each based on five-star signees led by its most notable. Most panned out, while others weren’t so lucky. We’ve included Texas A&M and Mizzou beginning with the 2012 class.

1.) 2014: 19 five-stars (Nick Chubb, Georgia)

  • RB Leonard Fournette, LSU
  • DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
  • OT Cam Robinson, Alabama
  • DE Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama
  • ATH Speedy Noil, Texas A&M
  • CB Tony Brown, Alabama
  • QB Kyle Allen, Texas A&M
  • CB Marlon Humphrey, Alabama
  • CB Jalen Tabor, Florida
  • LB Rashaan Evans, Alabama
  • ATH Bo Scarbrough, Alabama
  • WR Malachi Dupre, LSU
  • DE Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
  • RB Sony Michel, Georgia
  • RB Roc Thomas, Auburn
  • LB Clifton Garrett, LSU
  • LB Tre Williams, Auburn
  • S Jamal Adams, LSU
  • RB Nick Chubb, Georgia

2.) 2009: 17 five-stars (Trent Richardson, Alabama; Aaron Murray, Georgia)

  • RB Bryce Brown, Tennessee
  • QB Russell Shepard, LSU
  • RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
  • LB Jelani Jenkins, Florida
  • WR Rueben Randle, LSU
  • S Craig Loston, LSU
  • DT Gary Brown, Florida
  • ATH Andre Debose, Florida
  • LB Nico Johnson, Alabama
  • QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
  • CB Branden Smith, Georgia
  • OT Xavier Nixon, Florida
  • CB Darius Winston, Arkansas
  • WR Marlon Brown, Georgia
  • OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama
  • DT Chris Davenport, LSU

3.) 2013: 16 five-stars (Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss; Vernon Hargreaves, Florida)

  • DE Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
  • CB Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
  • OT Laremy Tnsil, Ole Miss
  • LB Reuben Foster, Alabama
  • DT Montravius Adams, Auburn
  • ATH Derrick Henry, Alabama
  • WR Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
  • LB Jonathan Allen, Alabama
  • DE Chris Jones, Mississippi State
  • TE O.J. Howard, Alabama
  • DE Carl Lawson, Auburn
  • RB Kelvin Taylor, Florida
  • WR Robert Foster, Alabama
  • WR Ricky-Seals Jones, Texas A&M
  • S Tony Conner, Ole Miss
  • DT A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama

4.tie) 2012: 13 five-stars (Dorial Green-Beckham, Mizzou; T.J. Yeldon, Alabama)

  • WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Mizzou
  • OT D.J. Humphries, Florida
  • S Landon Collins, Alabama
  • DE Jonathan Bullard, Florida
  • RB Keith Marshall, Georgia
  • OT John Theus, Georgia
  • ATH Eddie Williams, Alabama
  • RB Trey Williams, Texas A&M
  • LB Josh Harvey-Clemons, Georgia
  • RB T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
  • WR Thomas Johnson, Texas A&M
  • DE Channing Ward, Ole Miss
  • LB Jordan Jenkins, Georgia

4.tie) 2010: 13 five-stars (Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina; Dee Milliner, Alabama)

  • DE Ronald Powell, Florida
  • DT Dominique Easley, Florida
  • DE Sharrif Floyd, Florida
  • RB Michael Dyer, Auburn
  • RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
  • CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
  • S Matt Elam, Florida
  • WR Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee
  • LB Alec Ogletree, Georgia
  • CB Joshua Shaw, Florida
  • ATH Trovon Reed, Auburn
  • OT Ja’Wuan James, Tennessee
  • QB Phillips Sims, Alabama

6.) 2011: 11 five-stars (Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina)

  • DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
  • OT Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
  • OT La’el Collins LSU
  • DT Anthony Johnson, LSU
  • RB Isaiah Crowell, Georgia
  • S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
  • OT Christian Westerman, Auburn
  • WR Jarvis Landry, LSU
  • QB Jeff Driskel, Florida
  • DE Ray Drew, Georgia
  • LB Trey DePriest, Alabama

7.tie) 2005: 8 five-stars (Darren McFadden, Arkansas)

  • QB Ryan Perrilloux, LSU
  • LB Tray Blackmon, Auburn
  • CB Demetrice Morley, Tennessee
  • DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
  • OT Michael Oher, Ole Miss
  • DT Kade Weston, Georgia
  • RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
  • CB Derek Pegues, Mississippi St.

7.tie) 2007: 8 five-stars (Eric Berry, Tennessee)

  • S Eric Berry, Tennessee
  • WR Terrance Toliver, LSU
  • DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida
  • OT James Wilson, Florida
  • WR Deonte Thompson, Florida
  • DE Ben Martin, Tennessee
  • DT Torrey Davis, Florida
  • QB John Brantley, Florida

7.tie) 2008: 8 five-stars (Julio Jones, Alabama; Patrick Peterson, LSU)

  • WR Julio Jones, Alabama
  • S Will Hill, Florida
  • CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
  • WR A.J. Green, Georgia
  • DT Omar Hunter, Florida
  • RB Richard Samuel, Georgia
  • OT Tyler Love, Alabama
  • CB B.J. Scott, Alabama

10.) 2006: 7 five-stars (Tim Tebow, Florida; Matt Stafford, Georgia)

  • OG Andre Smith, Alabama
  • ATH Percy Harvin, Florida
  • QB Matt Stafford, Georgia
  • QB Mitch Mustain, Arkansas
  • DT Al Woods, LSU
  • QB Tim Tebow, Florida
  • OG Carl Johnson, Florida