Late last week we looked at the 2017 recruiting report card in the SEC West and now we’ll look at how the schools in the SEC East are doing as we are less than 10 months from signing day.

Spoiler alert: Kirby Smart is off to a hot start at Georgia:

FLORIDA

Grade: B-: A little bit of a slow start from the Gators, but Daquon Green is an excellent wide receiver prospect and most of their big targets are still very much in play.

Verbals (4): WR Daquon Green (4 stars), QB Jake Allen (4 stars), TE Kemore Gamble (4 stars), OT Kadeem Telfort (3 stars).

Needs addressed: QB

Needs to be addressed: WR, RB, OL, DT, LB, CB

GEORGIA

Grade: A-: It’s been a nice start for the Bulldogs securing a lot of in-state talent early and establishing a good trend for the rest of this recruiting cycle.

Verbals (8): S Richard LeCounte III (4 stars), QB Jake Fromm (4 stars), CB William Poole III (4 stars), OG Netori Johnson (4 stars), OLB Jaden Hunter (4 stars), ILB Breon Dixon (4 stars), WR Xavier Jenkins (3 stars), OG Justin Shaffer (3 stars).

Needs addressed: QB, LB, interior OL

Needs to be addressed: DB, RB, WR, DL

KENTUCKY

Grade: B+: The staff wrapped up most of their 2016 recruiting class before Christmas so they could get a head start on their early targets for 2017. It turned out to be a good strategy.

Verbals (12): WR JaVonte Richardson (4 stars), ATH Tyrell Ajian (4 stars), QB Mac Jones (3 stars), DE James Hudson (3 stars), RB Michael Warren (3 stars), WR Craig Yeast II (3 stars), DE Alex King (3 stars), RB Bryant Koback (3 stars), OLB Jamin Davis (3 stars), QB Walker Wood (3 stars), DT Quinton Bohanna (3 stars), OT Austin Doston (3 stars).

Needs addressed: QB, RB, WR, DL, OT

Needs to be addressed: DB, Interior OL, LB

MISSOURI

Grade: C: I think the NCAA’s premature decision to completely ban satellite camps has hurt Missouri as Barry Odom said the Tigers staff had planned to participate in at least 10 camps around the nation.

Verbals (3): ATH Daron Davis (4 stars), OT Hyrin White (3 stars), OT Pompey Coleman (3 stars).

Needs addressed: OT

Needs to be addressed: QB, RB, WR, interior OL, DE, LB

SOUTH CAROLINA

Grade: C+: Recruiting has been surprisingly quiet in South Carolina, but I expect this aggressive staff to make a big splash over the summer months.

Verbals (7): WR Stephen Guidry (4 stars, JUCO), OT Dennis Daley (3 stars, PREP), TE Will Register (3 stars), OT Eric Douglas (3 stars), DE Tyreek Johnson (3 stars), LB Damani Staley (3 stars), OT Summie Carlay (3 stars).

Needs addressed: WR, OT, DE

Needs to be addressed: Interior OL, QB, LB, DT, DB

TENNESSEE

Grade: B: Tennessee hasn’t always been great in the early part of a recruiting cycle but Butch Jones and staff are doing a good job of carrying over the momentum from a solid season.

Verbals (7): DT Eric Crosby (4 stars), WR K.D. Nixon (4 stars), CB Cheyenne Labruzza (3 stars), ATH Marquez Bembry (3 stars), TE Chase Rogers (3 stars), OLB Solon Page III (3 stars), LB Mo Burnam (3 stars).

Needs addressed: CB, LB, DT

Needs to be addressed: RB, DE, S, OL, WR

VANDERBILT

Grade: Incomplete: No verbal commitments yet for the Commodores. We’ll check back with them after the summer evaluation period.