SEC team-by-team recruiting update: Alabama, Georgia pacing SEC recruiting

The regular season has concluded, and coaches all throughout the SEC are hitting the recruiting trail before the NCAA’s non-contact period takes effect.

Here’s how SEC programs compare with one another.

Mississippi State, on the heels of a program-best season, has a league-topping 29 commitments, with Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina program not far behind at 27.

Florida, now without a head coach, holds a SEC-worst nine commitments.

Nick Saban’s top-ranked Alabama program boasts the top-rated class in the country, led by four five-star commitments.

Rankings are based on composite team rankings from 247Sports.

Alabama
21 commitments
No. 1 class in SEC
No. 1 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star QB Blake Barnett
Headlined by five-star CB Minkah Fitzpatrick, five-star WR Calvin Ridley, five-star S Deionte Thompson

Arkansas
17 commitments
No. 10 class in SEC
No. 20 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star DT Hjalte Froholdt
Headlined by four-star TE Will Gragg, four-star WR K.J. Hill, four-star TE Jamario Bell

Auburn
19 commitments
No. 6 class in SEC
No. 12 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star RB Jovon Robinson
Headlined by four-star ATH Kerryon Johnson, four-star LB Darrell Williams, four-star S Jordan Colbert

Florida
9 commitments
No. 14 class in SEC
No. 62 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star ATH Derrick Dillon
Headlined by four-star QB Sheriron Jones, three-star C Tyler Jordan

Georgia
25 commitments
No. 2 class in SEC
No. 3 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star DT Trent Thompson
Headlined by five-star ATH Terry Godwin, four-star DE Natrez Patrick, four-star SDE Jonathan Ledbetter

Kentucky
17 commitments
No. 11 class in SEC
No. 24 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star LB Eli Brown
Headlined by four-star S David Dowell, four-star RB Andrew Dowell, four-star TE C.J. Conrad

LSU
15 commitments
No. 8 class in SEC
No. 17 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star CB Kevin Toliver II
Headlined by five-star OT Maea Teuhema, four-star RB Derrius Guice, four-star RB Nick Brossette

Ole Miss
15 commitments
No. 9 class in SEC
No. 19 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star OG Javon Patterson
Headlined by four-star RB Eric Swinney, four-star OT Drew Richmond, four-star RB Eric Swinney

Mississippi State
29 commitments
No. 7 class in SEC
No. 14 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star S Jamal Peters
Headlined by four-star DT Fletcher Adams, four-star ATH Malik Dear, four-star WR Donald Gray

Missouri
12 commitments
No. 12 class in SEC
No. 48 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star QB Drew Lock
Headlined by four-star RB Chase Abbington, four-star RB Natereace Strong

South Carolina
27 commitments
No. 5 class in SEC
No. 8 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star SDE Marquavius Lewis
Headlined by four-star DE Shameik Blackshear, four-star CB Mark Fields, four-star DE Arden Key

Tennessee
26 commitments
No. 3 class in SEC
No. 5 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star DT Kahlil McKenzie
Headlined by five-star WR Preston Williams, four-star DT Shy Tuttle, four-star RB Alvin Kamara

Texas A&M
22 commitments
No. 4 class in SEC
No. 6 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star QB Kyler Murray
Headlined by five-star DT Daylon Mack, four-star DE James Lockhart, four-star S Justin Dunning

Vanderbilt
13 commitments
No. 13 class in SEC
No. 54 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star CB Donovan Sheffield
Headlined by four-star LB Josh Smith, three-star DE Caleb Peart, three-star PRO Kyle Shurmur

Jordan Cox

After living in Birmingham, Ala., Jordan left the ground zero of SEC Nation to head south to Florida to tell the unique stories of the renowned tradition of SEC football. In his free time, his mission is to find the best locales around.