Hindsight is a curse, one that probably kept former Portland Trail Blazers general manager Stu Inman awake at night for a decade.

Kentucky’s Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan?

Ouch.

Such mistakes are common — if not always that spectacularly wrong — in the projecting game.

With that in mind, we re-rank the 2013 recruiting class, which saw six SEC teams among the top 10 nationally.

How would the SEC’s top six classes look today?

The new No. 1 is the same as the old No. 1 … proving some guys just get it right.

No. 1 Alabama

2013 rank: No. 1 SEC/No. 1 overall.

5-stars: 6

Best of bunch: Derrick Henry, the No. 1-rated running back in the country.

Hidden gem: S Eddie Jackson was one of the Tide’s eight three-star recruits.

Bottom line: The stars performed like stars and a couple of the lesser-ranked players developed into stars to form the backbone, brains, brawn and nerve system of the 2015 national championship team.

No. 2 Auburn

2013 rank: No. 6 SEC/No. 10 overall

5-stars: 2

Best of bunch: DE Carl Lawson was the No. 1 prospect at his position. He hasn’t exactly maintained that status is a crowded pass-rushing crowd that is the SEC, but injuries are partly to blame. He’s still considered the Tigers’ best pass-rusher, so much so that his go-or-stay status was in question until he sent this:

Hidden gem: RB Peyton Barber was a three-star prospect ranked No. 482 in the class. After a 1,000-yard season in 2015, he’s off to the NFL.

Bottom line: Nick Marshall was the MVP of this class because he was a step-in starter and the key to Auburn reaching the 2013 season BCS Championship Game. But this class isn’t done. Jeremy Johnson, Jovon Robison and Carl Lawson return to help Auburn rebound from a disappointing 2015.

No. 3 Tennessee

2013 rank: No. 10 SEC/No. 24 overall.

5-stars: 0.

Best of bunch: QB Joshua Dobbs, the No. 164 prospect overall and just the 10th-best dual-threat available.

Hidden gem: CB Cameron Sutton was a three-star find, the No. 577 prospect in the class. Sutton developed into an NFL prospect who flirted with leaving early before deciding to return for his senior season.

Bottom line: Butch Jones’ first class was the breakthrough class most responsible for rebuilding the Volunteers into an SEC title contender. He’s added to it every year, but Dobbs, Sutton and Jalen Reeves-Maybin are the cornerstone pieces. Ole Miss’ 2013 class put the Rebels on the map, but they couldn’t get to the SEC title game. This Tennessee class still has that goal to go.

No. 4 Ole Miss

2013 rank: No. 4 SEC/No. 8 overall.

5-stars: 4.

Best of bunch: WR Laquon Treadwell, the No.-1 rated WR in the country.

Hidden gem: WR Quincy Adeboyejo developed from the No. 485 prospect to starter.

Bottom line: This class seems underrated at No. 4, but it wasn’t able to break through and get to a championship game. Treadwell, Laremy Tunsil and Robert Nkemdiche all were the top-rated prospects at their position. Nkemdiche was the top-rated player overall, followed by Tunsil (No. 4) and Treadwell (No. 14). All three played pivotal roles in Ole Miss’ rise.

All three left early for NFL riches — which hurts its case to move up.

No. 5 Florida

2013 rank: No. 2 SEC/No. 4 overall.

5-stars: 2

Best of bunch: CB Vernon Hargreaves III was the top-ranked CB in the class, No. 3-ranked player overall, and he’ll likely being the first or second cornerback taken in the NFL Draft. That’s exactly what you’d hope for from a five-star.

Hidden gem: OLB Jarrad Davis was the No. 494 player in the class who clearly outperformed his three-star ranking. He considered leaving early for the NFL but decided to return for his senior season. Davis finished second on the Gators with 98 tackles last season.

Bottom line: Five-star Kelvin Taylor was good, not great, and coach Will Muschamp whiffed on the most important position: quarterback. He signed only one, three-star Max Staver, who transferred to Houston Baptist.

No. 6 LSU

2013 rank: No. 3 SEC/No. 6 overall.

5-stars: 0.

Best of bunch: CB Tre’Davious White came in as the Tigers’ highest-rated recruit, No. 55 overall, and has developed into an all-SEC performer.

Hidden gem: DE Lewis Neal was a three-star recruit, the No. 512 player overall and No. 20 at his position. He led the Tigers with 8.0 sacks last season. He thought about leaving early but decided to return for his senior season.

Bottom line: Les Miles missed on four-star QB Hayden Rettig, who redshirted in 2013, then transferred. The best part about this class is it produced starters who stuck around and will be key pieces in 2016.