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EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday Down South’s references to recruiting rankings are to 247Sports.com industry composite ranking.
With the recruiting dead period coming to an end on Thursday, we update you on the top 50 high school players currently committed to the SEC.
Rank | Player | School | Rating | Postion |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Trent Thompson | Georgia | 5 | DT |
9 | Kevin Toliver II | LSU | 5 | CB |
10 | Kahlil McKenzie | Tennessee | 5 | DT |
11 | Calvin Ridley | Alabama | 5 | WR |
13 | Blake Barnett | Alabama | 5 | DUAL |
18 | Kendall Sheffield | Alabama | 5 | CB |
20 | Terry Godwin | Georgia | 5 | ATH |
22 | Tyron Johnson | LSU | 5 | WR |
23 | Kyler Murray | Texas A&M | 5 | DUAL |
24 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | 5 | CB |
30 | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M | 5 | WR |
32 | Damien Harris | Alabama | 5 | RB |
33 | Preston Williams | Tennessee | 5 | WR |
34 | Maea Teuhema | LSU | 5 | OT |
35 | Deionte Thompson | Alabama | 4 | S |
38 | Kerryon Johnson | Auburn | 4 | ATH |
41 | Daron Payne | Alabama | 4 | DT |
42 | Shy Tuttle | Tennessee | 4 | DT |
43 | Lester Cotton | Alabama | 4 | OG |
47 | Jamal Peters | Mississippi State | 4 | S |
48 | Javon Patterson | Ole Miss | 4 | OG |
52 | Derrius Guice | LSU | 4 | RB |
56 | Richie Petitbon | Alabama | 4 | OG |
59 | Jonathan Ledbetter | Georgia | 4 | DE |
66 | Leo Lewis | Ole Miss | 4 | ILB |
80 | Natrez Patrick | Georgia | 4 | DE |
88 | Desherrius Flowers | Alabama | 4 | RB |
91 | Kyle Phillips | Tennessee | 4 | DE |
95 | Drew Richmond | Ole Miss | 4 | OT |
106 | Eric Swinney | Ole Miss | 4 | RB |
112 | James Lockhart | Texas A&M | 4 | DE |
113 | Shawn Burgess-Becker | Alabama | 4 | ATH |
121 | Justin Dunning | Texas A&M | 4 | S |
123 | Mekhi Brown | Alabama | 4 | DE |
124 | Rashad Roundtree | Georgia | 4 | S |
129 | Drew Lock | Missouri | 4 | PRO |
137 | Van Jefferson | Georgia | 4 | WR |
138 | Jack Jones | Tennessee | 4 | OT |
139 | Chauncey Rivers | Georgia | 4 | DE |
141 | Hale Hentges | Alabama | 4 | TE |
143 | Darius Slayton | Georgia | 4 | WR |
146 | Hjalte Froholdt | Arkansas | 4 | DT |
147 | Nick Brossette | LSU | 4 | RB |
148 | Rico McGraw | Alabama | 4 | CB |
153 | Shameik Blackshear | South Carolina | 4 | DE |
155 | Larry Pryor | Texas A&M | 4 | S |
156 | Xavier Lewis | LSU | 4 | CB |
158 | K.J. Hill | Arkansas | 4 | WR |
162 | D’Andre Walker | Georgia | 4 | DE |
163 | Derrick Dillon | Florida | 4 | ATH |
Here’s a breakdown of what each team has pulled in out of those top 50:
- Alabama: 14 (5 five-stars, 9 four-stars)
- Arkansas: 2 (2 four-stars)
- Auburn: 1 (1 four-star)
- Florida: 1 (1 four-star)
- Georgia: 9 (2 five-stars, 7 four-stars)
- Kentucky: 0
- LSU: 6 (3 five-stars, 3 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: 5 (2 five-stars, 3 four-stars)
- Texas A&M: 5 (2 five-stars, 3 four-stars)
- Vanderbilt: 0
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.