Ranking SEC recruiting classes by five-stars over last decade
Using 247Sports’ individual player rankings as a guide, let’s take a look at the SEC’s year-by-year recruiting class over the last decade and rank each based on five-star signees led by its most notable. Most panned out, while others weren’t so lucky. We’ve included Texas A&M and Mizzou beginning with the 2012 class.
1.) 2014: 19 five-stars (Nick Chubb, Georgia)
- RB Leonard Fournette, LSU
- DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M
- OT Cam Robinson, Alabama
- DE Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama
- ATH Speedy Noil, Texas A&M
- CB Tony Brown, Alabama
- QB Kyle Allen, Texas A&M
- CB Marlon Humphrey, Alabama
- CB Jalen Tabor, Florida
- LB Rashaan Evans, Alabama
- ATH Bo Scarbrough, Alabama
- WR Malachi Dupre, LSU
- DE Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
- RB Sony Michel, Georgia
- RB Roc Thomas, Auburn
- LB Clifton Garrett, LSU
- LB Tre Williams, Auburn
- S Jamal Adams, LSU
- RB Nick Chubb, Georgia
2.) 2009: 17 five-stars (Trent Richardson, Alabama; Aaron Murray, Georgia)
- RB Bryce Brown, Tennessee
- QB Russell Shepard, LSU
- RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
- LB Jelani Jenkins, Florida
- WR Rueben Randle, LSU
- S Craig Loston, LSU
- DT Gary Brown, Florida
- ATH Andre Debose, Florida
- LB Nico Johnson, Alabama
- QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
- CB Branden Smith, Georgia
- OT Xavier Nixon, Florida
- CB Darius Winston, Arkansas
- WR Marlon Brown, Georgia
- OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama
- DT Chris Davenport, LSU
3.) 2013: 16 five-stars (Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss; Vernon Hargreaves, Florida)
- DE Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
- CB Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
- OT Laremy Tnsil, Ole Miss
- LB Reuben Foster, Alabama
- DT Montravius Adams, Auburn
- ATH Derrick Henry, Alabama
- WR Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
- LB Jonathan Allen, Alabama
- DE Chris Jones, Mississippi State
- TE O.J. Howard, Alabama
- DE Carl Lawson, Auburn
- RB Kelvin Taylor, Florida
- WR Robert Foster, Alabama
- WR Ricky-Seals Jones, Texas A&M
- S Tony Conner, Ole Miss
- DT A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama
4.tie) 2012: 13 five-stars (Dorial Green-Beckham, Mizzou; T.J. Yeldon, Alabama)
- WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Mizzou
- OT D.J. Humphries, Florida
- S Landon Collins, Alabama
- DE Jonathan Bullard, Florida
- RB Keith Marshall, Georgia
- OT John Theus, Georgia
- ATH Eddie Williams, Alabama
- RB Trey Williams, Texas A&M
- LB Josh Harvey-Clemons, Georgia
- RB T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
- WR Thomas Johnson, Texas A&M
- DE Channing Ward, Ole Miss
- LB Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
4.tie) 2010: 13 five-stars (Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina; Dee Milliner, Alabama)
- DE Ronald Powell, Florida
- DT Dominique Easley, Florida
- DE Sharrif Floyd, Florida
- RB Michael Dyer, Auburn
- RB Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina
- CB Dee Milliner, Alabama
- S Matt Elam, Florida
- WR Da’Rick Rogers, Tennessee
- LB Alec Ogletree, Georgia
- CB Joshua Shaw, Florida
- ATH Trovon Reed, Auburn
- OT Ja’Wuan James, Tennessee
- QB Phillips Sims, Alabama
6.) 2011: 11 five-stars (Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina)
- DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
- OT Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
- OT La’el Collins LSU
- DT Anthony Johnson, LSU
- RB Isaiah Crowell, Georgia
- S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
- OT Christian Westerman, Auburn
- WR Jarvis Landry, LSU
- QB Jeff Driskel, Florida
- DE Ray Drew, Georgia
- LB Trey DePriest, Alabama
7.tie) 2005: 8 five-stars (Darren McFadden, Arkansas)
- QB Ryan Perrilloux, LSU
- LB Tray Blackmon, Auburn
- CB Demetrice Morley, Tennessee
- DT Jerrell Powe, Ole Miss
- OT Michael Oher, Ole Miss
- DT Kade Weston, Georgia
- RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
- CB Derek Pegues, Mississippi St.
7.tie) 2007: 8 five-stars (Eric Berry, Tennessee)
- S Eric Berry, Tennessee
- WR Terrance Toliver, LSU
- DE Carlos Dunlap, Florida
- OT James Wilson, Florida
- WR Deonte Thompson, Florida
- DE Ben Martin, Tennessee
- DT Torrey Davis, Florida
- QB John Brantley, Florida
7.tie) 2008: 8 five-stars (Julio Jones, Alabama; Patrick Peterson, LSU)
- WR Julio Jones, Alabama
- S Will Hill, Florida
- CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
- WR A.J. Green, Georgia
- DT Omar Hunter, Florida
- RB Richard Samuel, Georgia
- OT Tyler Love, Alabama
- CB B.J. Scott, Alabama
10.) 2006: 7 five-stars (Tim Tebow, Florida; Matt Stafford, Georgia)
- OG Andre Smith, Alabama
- ATH Percy Harvin, Florida
- QB Matt Stafford, Georgia
- QB Mitch Mustain, Arkansas
- DT Al Woods, LSU
- QB Tim Tebow, Florida
- OG Carl Johnson, Florida