Most SEC schools will finish spring practice within the next two weeks, which will launch another intense recruiting period.
Although the 2016 class will not sign for 10 months — barring a change in the rules allowing players to take part in an early signing period in December — we already have a clear idea of the top prep football players in every state.
We’ve put together a list of the Top 10 high school recruits from every SEC-affiliated state, along with an analysis of how the in-state SEC school should fare in recruiting.
We’ve linked to all 11 stories below. The names you see are the No. 1 recruits from each state, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
ALABAMA: Five-star OLB Lyndell Wilson
ARKANSAS: Four-star DE McTelvin Agim
FLORIDA: Five-star DE Shavar Manuel
GEORGIA: Five-star DT Derrick Brown
KENTUCKY: Four-star C Drake Jackson
LOUISIANA: Five-star DT Edwin Alexander
MISSISSIPPI: Four-star WR DeKaylin Metcalf
MISSOURI: Four-star RB A.J. Taylor
SOUTH CAROLINA: Five-star RB Tavien Feaster
TENNESSEE: Four-star DE Emmit Gooden
TEXAS: Five-star OT Gregory Little
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.
