Update: The SEC’s top 50 high school commits

Published: Jan 22, 2015 · 7:45 AM EST

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

With National Signing Day now just two weeks away, we’re here to update you on the top 50 high school players currently committed to the SEC.

The reason SEC schools currently hold down five of the top 10 recruiting classes in the nation and 11 of the top 30 is quite obvious scrolling down the table below. The conference has scored commitments from 11 of the top 30 recruits in the country, 19 of the top 50 and 30 of the top 100.

Check below the list to see what slice of the top 50 recruits each SEC program has reeled in so far.

Rank	Player	School	Rating	Postion
1	Trent Thompson	Georgia	5	DT
6	Kahlil McKenzie	Tennessee	5	DT
8	Kevin Toliver II	LSU	5	CB
11	Calvin Ridley	Alabama	5	WR
20	Kendall Sheffield	Alabama	5	CB
21	Blake Barnett	Alabama	5	DUAL
25	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	5	WR
27	Tyron Johnson	LSU	5	WR
28	Terry Godwin	Georgia	5	ATH
29	Daron Payne	Alabama	5	DT
30	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Alabama	5	CB
31	Damien Harris	Alabama	5	RB
33	Kyler Murray	Texas A&M	5	DUAL
36	Kyle Phillips	Tennessee	4	DE
37	Maea Teuhema	LSU	4	OT
43	Kerryon Johnson	Auburn	4	ATH
44	Deionte Thompson	Alabama	4	S
47	Derrius Guice	LSU	4	RB
48	Preston Williams	Tennessee	4	WR
52	Javon Patterson	Ole Miss	4	OG
53	Shy Tuttle	Tennessee	4	DT
54	Lester Cotton	Alabama	4	OG
55	Drew Richmond	Ole Miss	4	OT
56	Donte Jackson	LSU	4	ATH
58	Jamal Peters	Mississippi State	4	S
63	Leo Lewis	Ole Miss	4	ILB
65	Richie Petitbon	Alabama	4	OG
66	Jonathan Ledbetter	Georgia	4	DE
88	Natrez Patrick	Georgia	4	DE
95	Drew Lock	Missouri	4	PRO
114	Mekhi Brown	Alabama	4	DE
121	D’Andre Walker	Georgia	4	DE
122	Eric Swinney	Ole Miss	4	RB
129	Jack Jones	Tennessee	4	OT
132	Rashad Roundtree	Georgia	4	S
135	Justin Dunning	Texas A&M	4	S
136	James Lockhart	Texas A&M	4	DE
141	Darius Slayton	Georgia	4	WR
143	Hjalte Froholdt	Arkansas	4	DT
145	Rico McGraw	Alabama	4	CB
146	Hale Hentges	Alabama	4	TE
147	Desherrius Flowers	Alabama	4	RB
150	Chauncey Rivers	Georgia	4	DE
152	Shameik Blackshear	South Carolina	4	DE
156	Larry Pryor	Texas A&M	4	S
162	Darrin Kirkland Jr.	Tennessee	4	LB
165	Shawn Burgess-Becker	Alabama	4	ATH
166	Nick Brossette	LSU	4	RB
167	Jauan Johnson	Tennessee	4	DUAL
168	Jordan Colbert	Auburn	4	S

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

Alabama: 14 (6 five-stars, 8 four-stars)
Arkansas: 1 (1 four-stars)
Auburn: 2 (2 four-stars)
Florida: 0
Georgia: 8 (2 five-stars, 6 four-stars)
Kentucky: 0
LSU: 6 (2 five-stars, 4 four-stars)
Mississippi State: 1 (1 four-star)
Missouri: 1 (1 four-star)
Ole Miss: 4 (4 four-stars)
South Carolina: 1 (1 four-star)
Tennessee: 7 (1 five-stars, 6 four-stars)
Texas A&M: 5 (2 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.