Continuing our late-season daily series looking at the recruiting circuit in the SEC, we analyze the conference’s top safety commits for the 2015 recruiting class. Alabama tops the list with No. 2 overall safety prospect, Deionte Thompson. Texas A&M and Auburn both have multiple commits.
SEC’s Top Commits Series
Using each player’s 247Sports Composite rating, here’s how the SEC’s top interior lineman commits stack up and where they stand nationally against other standouts at the same position:
1. ALABAMA- Deionte Thompson: 6-2, 181, Orange, Texas, Five-Star (2): Thompson ranks as the top SEC safety commit for the 2015 class. He received a perfect 10 for his playmaking and ball skills by 247Sports. He also has good size, instincts and a big frame to make an immediate jump to the SEC.
2. MISSISSIPPI STATE- Jamal Peters: 6-3, 200, Bassfield, Miss., Four-Star (3)
3. GEORGIA- Rashad Roundtree: 6-1, 195, Evans Ga., Four-Star (6): Roundtree committed to Georgia earlier this month. He has good size, speed and a SEC-ready frame. He is also a talented tackler, but needs to improve his instincts and playmaking.
4. TEXAS A&M- Justin Dunning: 6-3.5, 204, Whitehouse, Texas, Four-Star (7): Dunning committed to Texas A&M last November. He has great size, but must improve in several areas, including ball skills, closing speed and instincts. Dunning has raw talent and a high ceiling.
5. TEXAS A&M- Larry Pryor: 5-11.5, 196, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Four-Star (8)
6. ALABAMA- Ronnie Harrison: 6-3, 205, Tallahassee, Fla., Four-Star (11): Harrison committed to Alabama this past July. He has great size and ball skills. Harrison is a solid player but must improve in several areas to be a standout collegiate safety.
7. AUBURN- Jordan Colbert: 6-2, 205, Griffin, Ga., Four-Star (13)
8. KENTUCKY- David Dowell: 6-1, 180, Lakewood, Ohio, Four-Star (15): Dowell committed to Kentucky last month. He has solid ball skills, closing speed and instinct. However, at 180-pounds, Dowell needs to add size.
9. KENTUCKY- Marcus Walker: 6-0.5, 176, Lake Wales, Fla., Three-Star (21)
10. SOUTH CAROLINA- Antoine Wilder: 5-11, 175, Atlanta, Ga., Three-Star (27)
A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky
