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The SEC’s top 50 high school signees

Brett Weisband

By Brett Weisband

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday Down South’s references to recruiting rankings are to 247Sports.com industry composite.

Take a deep breath, SEC fans. After a Wednesday full of suspense, flips and surprises, National Signing Day is finally behind us. Even Auburn fans can relax now that Byron Cowart’s Letter of Intent is on file, ending a tense afternoon.

With just about everyone having put pen to paper with the school of their choice, we take a look at where the SEC’s 50 highest-rated prospects signed.

The final tally is impressive. Of the top 30 players in the nation, 16 of them landed in the SEC and 24 of the top 50.

Take a look below the chart to see how many of the top 50 players each SEC school signed.

Rank Player School Rating Postion
1 Trent Thompson Georgia 5 DT
2 Martez Ivey Florida 5 OT
3 Byron Cowart Auburn 5 DE
6 Kahlil McKenzie Tennessee 5 DT
7 CeCe Jefferson Florida 5 DE
9 Kevin Toliver II LSU 5 CB
11 Calvin Ridley Alabama 5 WR
13 Terry Beckner Jr. Missouri 5 DT
14 Daylon Mack Texas A&M 5 DT
20 Kendall Sheffield Alabama 5 CB
21 Blake Barnett Alabama 5 DUAL
25 Christian Kirk Texas A&M 5 WR
27 Tyron Johnson LSU 5 WR
28 Terry Godwin Georgia 5 ATH
29 Daron Payne Alabama 5 DT
30 Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama 5 CB
31 Damien Harris Alabama 5 RB
33 Kyler Murray Texas A&M 5 DUAL
36 Kyle Phillips Tennessee 4 DE
37 Maea Teuhema LSU 4 OT
42 Kerryon Johnson Auburn 4 ATH
44 Deionte Thompson Alabama 4 S
46 Derrius Guice LSU 4 RB
48 Preston Williams Tennessee 4 WR
52 Javon Patterson Ole Miss 4 OG
53 Shy Tuttle Tennessee 4 DT
54 Drew Richmond Tennessee 4 OT
55 Lester Cotton Alabama 4 OG
56 Donte Jackson LSU 4 ATH
58 Jamal Peters Mississippi State 4 S
63 Leo Lewis Mississippi State 4 ILB
65 Richie Petitbon Alabama 4 OG
66 Jonathan Ledbetter Georgia 4 DE
82 Arden Key LSU 4 DE
88 Natrez Patrick Georgia 4 DE
90 Daylon Charlot Alabama 4 WR
96 Drew Lock Missouri 4 PRO
102 Chidi Valentine-Okeke LSU 4 OT
104 Toby Weathersby LSU 4 OT
108 Van Jefferson Ole Miss 4 WR
110 Prince Tega Wanogho Jr. Auburn 4 DE
114 Mekhi Brown Alabama 4 DE
116 Jeffery Holland Auburn 4 LB
118 Jordan Scarlett Florida 4 RB
121 D’Andre Walker Georgia 4 DE
122 Eric Swinney Ole Miss 4 RB
128 Jack Jones Tennessee 4 OT
131 Rashad Roundtree Georgia 4 S
134 Justin Dunning Texas A&M 4 S
135 James Lockhart Texas A&M 4 DE
  • Alabama — 11 (6 five-stars, 5 four-stars)
  • Arkansas — 0
  • Auburn — 4 (1 five-star, 3 four-stars)
  • Florida — 3 (2 five-stars, 1 four-star)
  • Georgia — 6 (2 five-stars, 4 four-stars)
  • Kentucky — 0
  • LSU — 8 (2 five-stars, 6 four-stars)
  • Mississippi State — 2 (2 four-stars)
  • Missouri — 2 (1 five-star, 1 four-star)
  • Ole Miss — 3 (3 four-stars)
  • South Carolina — 0
  • Tennessee — 6 (1 five-star, 5 four-stars)
  • Texas A&M — 5 (3 five-stars, 2 four-stars)
  • Vanderbilt — 0
Brett Weisband

A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.

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