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No two years are alike when it comes to prep football talent.
States like Florida, Georgia and Texas produce an enviable amount of talent every single year. But, for example, this is shaping out to be a tremendous year for high school seniors in Tennessee, and a sub-standard season in Alabama.
At least that’s what the composite ratings say.
Here are the 10 best 2017 class prospects by SEC state. Below you’ll find links to all 11 stories as well as each state’s No. 1 player.
Alabama: 4-star WR Nico Collins
Arkansas: 3-star DT Akial Byers
Florida: 5-star OLB Dylan Moses
Georgia: 5-star CB Deangelo Gibbs
Kentucky: 4-star OT Jedrick Wills
Louisiana: 5-star DT Tyler Shelvin
Mississippi: 4-star RB Cam Akers
Missouri: 4-star DE Chester Graves
South Carolina: 4-star ATH OrTre Smith
Tennessee: 5-star WR Tee Higgins
Texas: 5-star DT Marvin Wilson
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
