Which SEC East/West recruiter is killing it this offseason?
By Kevin Duffey
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Recruiting is a grind for every college football coach.
It’s a year-round quest to sign the best players who will win your program a championship. But some coaches thrive in this arena. Some coaches can go into a living room and win over the hearts of Mom and Dad, and they’re paid very well for closing the deal.
Let’s look at two assistants who are tearing it up on the recruiting trail for the class of 2016:
Corey Raymond, LSU defensive secondary coach
Corey Raymond continues to turn heads at LSU. The Tigers are known for having elite secondaries, and Raymond, personally, is known for being one of the best recruiters in the country, regardless of conference or position. And he’s having himself another banner year.
Raymond and LSU are rebuilding their secondary for the future. The Tigers currently have four defensive backs committed who are all rated as four-stars or higher, and Raymond has been directly involved in the recruitment of them all. Raymond is five-star cornerback Savion Smith’s primary recruiter. The Florida prospect committed to LSU early in the game, and Smith and his father have raved about Raymond throughout the process. The Tigers also have four-star cornerback Andraez Williams committed. Raymond also aided LSU by helping land commitments from four-star safeties Eric Monroe and Cameron Lewis. Monroe’s from Texas and Lewis is from Louisiana.
But LSU certainly isn’t done at the position either. The Tigers are currently all over four-star cornerbacks Kristian Fulton, who’s from Louisiana, and Trayvon Mullen, who’s from Florida.
LSU currently has the No. 1 class in the country.
Kevin Sherrer, Georgia Sam Linebackers/Star coach
There may be not be a better assistant coach off to a hotter start than Georgia’s Kevin Sherrer. The second-year coach is putting together a massive class for the Bulldogs.
Sherrer’s biggest commit is five-star defensive tackle Julian Rochester. The Georgia native is the No. 7 defensive tackle for the 2016 class and the No. 2 overall player in the Peach State. Sherrer also landed four-star defensive tackle Tyler Clark and four-star defensive end Chauncey Manac. Clark is the country’s No. 22 defensive tackle, while Manac is the country’s No. 6 weak-side defensive end for 2016.
Sherrer also helped the Bulldogs land offensive tackle commit Chris Barnes.
The Bulldogs are also still recruiting the country’s No. 3 overall defensive tackle in Georgia native Derrick Brown, as well as the country’s No. 1 overall player in defensive tackle Rashan Gary.
To say UGA is putting together an impressive defensive line group is understated.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
