The SEC is known for its elite and future NFL cornerbacks. Teams like LSU, Alabama and Florida have stockpiled corners in the NFL, and other teams are using it to their advantage to recruit great cover corners.

Here are the SEC’s top incoming freshmen corners for 2015:

Editor’s note: Saturday Down South’s references to ratings follow the 247Sports.com composite rankings.

1. Kevin Toliver, LSU (Jacksonville, FL)
The Skinny: Several have already penciled Kevin Toliver to start game one for LSU, as Rashard Robinson is no longer on the team, and knowing Toliver will go through spring practice, there’s a great chance of that happening. Toliver has elite cover skills and great ball skills, and he looks like a future first-round pick in the mold of a Patrick Peterson-type player.

2. Kendall Sheffield, Alabama (Missouri City, Texas)
The Skinny: Alabama needs improved cornerback play, and Kendall Sheffield is the first of the two Crimson Tide players in the top five. Alabama dipped down into Texas and nabbed Sheffield away from any team in Texas’ grasp. Sheffield will hit campus this summer, and we’ll see if he makes an impact in 2015.

3. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (Jersey City, NJ)
The Skinny: Much like Sheffield, Alabama went into another state and cherry-picked one of its top prospects. Minkah Fitzpatrick may be the better overall corner in the class. He’s slightly taller than Sheffield at 6-1, and Fitzpatrick could be an impact player very shortly in Tuscaloosa. Fitzpatrick combined with Sheffield is a big-time combination, and we haven’t even started talking about last year’s five stars Tony Brown and Marlon Humphrey.

4. Rico McGraw, Georgia (Nashville, TN)
The Skinny: Rico McGraw was another elite cornerback committed to Alabama, but he signed with Georgia on National Signing Day. The Bulldogs need help quickly in the secondary, and McGraw is good enough to provide it immediately. The Nashville native is one of the best tackling corners in the 2015 recruiting class.

5. Xavier Lewis, LSU (Reserve, LA)
The Skinny: LSU’s second top corner on the ranking, Xavier Lewis may have to wait his turn. Lewis joins an already loaded secondary. He’s fluid in and out of his breaks, and he has great instincts and recovery skills. Lewis will be a player to watch in the future.

SEC’s top five signees by position breakdown: