The SEC’s top 50 high school recruits

Published: Dec 19, 2014 · 11:15 AM EST

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

The SEC hauled in a few more top prospects this past week, including Texas A&M landing five-star wide receiver Christian Kirk from Arizona. There was also a good bit of movement in the rankings, with SEC players sliding up and down. With national signing day about six weeks away, several SEC targets remain uncommitted.

Below is a list of the top 50 players nationally that have committed to the SEC so far.

Rank	Player	School	Rating	Postion
2	Trent Thompson	Georgia	5	DT
10	Kahlil McKenzie	Tennessee	5	DT
11	Kevin Toliver II	LSU	5	CB
12	Blake Barnett	Alabama	5	DUAL
14	Calvin Ridley	Alabama	5	WR
19	Daylon Mack	Texas A&M	5	DT
20	Terry Godwin	Georgia	5	ATH
26	Kyler Murray	Texas A&M	5	DUAL
28	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	5	WR
30	Preston Williams	Tennessee	5	WR
31	Maea Teuhema	LSU	5	OT
33	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Alabama	5	CB
35	Deionte Thompson	Alabama	5	S
38	Kerryon Johnson	Auburn	4	ATH
40	Shy Tuttle	Tennessee	4	DT
43	Lester Cotton	Alabama	4	OG
45	Jamal Peters	Mississippi State	4	S
48	Javon Patterson	Ole Miss	4	OG
50	Derrius Guice	LSU	4	RB
54	Richie Petitbon	Alabama	4	OG
65	Leo Lewis	Ole Miss	4	ILB
75	Jonathan Ledbetter	Georgia	4	DE
79	Natrez Patrick	Georgia	4	DE
87	Desherrius Flowers	Alabama	4	RB
95	Drew Richmond	Ole Miss	4	OT
103	Arden Key	South Carolina	4	DE
105	Mekhi Brown	Alabama	4	DE
106	Eric Swinney	Ole Miss	4	RB
112	James Lockhart	Texas A&M	4	DE
113	Shawn Burgess-Becker	Alabama	4	ATH
120	Justin Dunning	Texas A&M	4	S
122	Rashad Roundtree	Georgia	4	S
126	Drew Lock	Missouri	4	PRO
135	Van Jefferson	Georgia	4	WR
137	Jack Jones	Tennessee	4	OT
138	Chauncey Rivers	Georgia	4	DE
139	Hale Hentges	Alabama	4	TE
142	Hjalte Froholdt	Arkansas	4	DT
143	Darius Slayton	Georgia	4	WR
146	Nick Brossette	LSU	4	RB
147	Rico McGraw	Alabama	4	CB
151	Daylon Charlot	Alabama	4	WR
152	Shameik Blackshear	South Carolina	4	DE
154	Larry Pryor	Texas A&M	4	S
156	Xavier Lewis	LSU	4	CB
157	K.J. Hill	Arkansas	4	WR
162	Derrick Dillon	Florida	4	ATH
187	Malik Dear	Mississippi State	4	ATH
172	Jauan Jennings	Tennessee	4	DUAL
170	Adonis Thomas	Alabama	4	OLB

Here’s a breakdown of what each team has pulled in out of those top 50:

Alabama: 13 (4 five-stars, 9 four-stars)
Arkansas: 2 (2 four-stars)
Auburn: 1 (1 four-star)
Florida: 1 (1 four-star)
Georgia: 8 (2 five-stars, 6 four-stars)
Kentucky: 0
LSU: 5 (2 five-stars, 3 four-stars)
Mississippi State: 2 (2 four-stars)
Missouri: 1 (1 four-star)
Ole Miss: 4 (4 four-stars)
South Carolina: 2 (2 four-stars)
Tennessee: 5 (2 five-stars, 3 four-stars)
Texas A&M: 6 (3 five-stars, 3 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.