It’s no surprise that the teams that rule the recruiting rankings annually compete for national titles year in and year out. It should come as no surprise then that the SEC’s list of top performers is loaded with former elite recruits, as well.
Here’s the list of the official First-Team All-SEC players and how they were rated as high school prospects, using 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Offense
| Pos. | Player | School | Stars | Pos. Rank |
| QB | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | **** | #3 Dual-threat QB |
| RB |
Kamryn Pettway |
Auburn | *** | #27 RB |
| RB |
Derrius Guice |
LSU | **** | #5 RB |
| WR | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | ***** | #4 WR |
| WR |
ArDarius Stewart |
Alabama | **** | #3 ATH |
| TE | Evan Engram | Ole Miss | *** | #115 WR |
| OL | Cam Robinson | Alabama | ***** | #1 OT |
| OL | Dan Skipper | Arkansas | *** | #49 OT |
| OL |
Avery Gennesy |
Texas A&M | **** | #5 OT |
| OL | Will Clapp | LSU | **** | #15 OG |
| C |
Ethan Pocic |
LSU | **** | #5 OT |
| K | Daniel Carlson | Auburn | *** | #1 K |
| AP | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | ***** | #4 WR |
Defense
| Pos. | Player | School | Stars | Pos. Rank |
| DL | Myles Garrett | Texas A&M | ***** | #1 WDE |
| DL | Jonathan Allen | Alabama | ***** | #3 OLB |
| DL | Carl Lawson | Auburn | ***** | #1 WDE |
| DL | Derek Barnett | Tennessee | **** | #13 SDE |
| LB |
Kendell Beckwith |
LSU | **** | #7 OLB |
| LB | Zach Cunningham | Vanderbilt | **** | #18 OLB |
| LB |
Reuben Foster |
Alabama | ***** | #1 ILB |
| DB | Jalen Tabor | Florida | ***** | #4 CB |
| DB |
Tre’Davious White |
LSU | **** | #7 CB |
| DB |
Minkah Fitzpatrick |
Alabama | ***** | #5 CB |
| DB |
Aarion Penton |
Missouri | *** | #69 ATH |
| P | JK Scott | Alabama | *** | #2 K |
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
