All week, we’ve done a fun exercise in revisionist history.

By position, we looked at the best player in each class (2010-2019) who entered the SEC this decade and then ranked them based on how their college career turned out. There were hits, misses and flat-out surprises.

Today, we’re putting it all together. These 10 players — again, one each year — were the highest-rated recruits to enter the SEC. Most years — 7 of the 10, in fact — they were the No. 1 overall recruit in the country. (The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 also had a No. 1 overall recruit in those 10 years.)

Who lived up to the billing? Who didn’t?

Let’s take a look:

10. Trenton Thompson, Georgia DT, No. 1 overall in 2015

Thompson was solid, if not spectacular, at Georgia. Should he have returned for his senior year instead of declaring early for the NFL Draft? The answer is easy now, as Thompson wasn’t drafted and was waived early after signing as an undrafted free agent. He tried to restart his once-promising football career in the AAF. After that folded, he found a spot in the XFL but was cut before the opener. Is it too late? Maybe not. He’ll turn 24 this summer.

9. Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri WR, No. 1 overall in 2012

The rest of the story takes away from the first few chapters, which were quite good. Green-Beckham shared the SEC lead with 12 TD catches as a sophomore in 2013, when he helped Mizzou win the SEC East.

(That same season, Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham had 10 and 8 TD catches, respectively, for LSU.)

The next couple of years got a little sideways, but DBG still ended up in the NFL for 2 seasons before trouble returned.

8. Ronald Powell, Florida DE, No. 1 overall in 2010

It’s easy to wonder how effective Powell could have been had an ACL injury not stalled his career. He led the Gators in sacks in 2011, missed the 2012 season with the injury and came back to lead the Gators again in sacks in 2013. Certainly productive, but he entered college as the No. 1 player and left college as a 5th-round NFL Draft pick.

7. Nolan Smith, Georgia DE, No. 1 overall in 2019

Smith certainly showed promise as a true freshman in 2019, finishing with 15 QB hurries and 2.5 sacks for a defense that needs more of both. If he continues his arc, it’s easy to see him jumping as high as No. 4 on this list, maybe even the top 3.

6. Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss DL, No. 1 overall in 2013

History won’t be as kind to Nkemdiche as the 2013 season previews were. He was the big piece of a breakthrough recruiting class that helped Ole Miss upset Alabama in back-to-back seasons in 2014 and 2015.

Turns out, the NCAA had some issues with how that class was constructed. Nkemdiche was an All-American, but his play often was overshadowed by off-field issues, including an arrest/suspension that forced him to sit out the Sugar Bowl following the 2015 season.

5. Greg Little, Ole Miss LT, No. 3 overall in 2016

Ole Miss’ star faded during Little’s time in Oxford, but his certainly didn’t.

He left after his junior year as a 2nd-team All-American and 1st-team All-SEC performer. A step-in rotational player, he seamlessly replaced Laremy Tunsil and became a 2nd-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

4. Najee Harris, Alabama RB, No. 2 overall in 2017

Harris rushed for 1,224 yards last season and has averaged 6.0 yards per carry for each of his 3 seasons.

Yet everybody believes there is much more in the tank. It would surprise almost nobody if Harris won the SEC rushing title in 2020, became a Heisman finalist (or more) and led Alabama back to the Playoff.

3. Justin Fields, Georgia QB, No. 2 overall in 2018

Fields has a real chance to leap to No. 1 on this list, even though he’ll obviously finish his career outside the SEC.

His freshman season at Georgia was bathed in controversy — from how he was used to how he left, transferred and gained immediately eligibility at Ohio State.

In his 1st year as a starter for the Buckeyes, he accounted for 51 combined TDs (41 passing, 10 rushing), became a Heisman finalist and led Ohio State to the Playoff.

All you need to know about the 1-year makeover is this:

Fields threw 2 more TD passes last season for Ohio State than he attempted passes for Georgia in 2018 (41 to 39).

There is no reason to think he won’t be even better in 2020.

2. Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina DE, No. 1 overall in 2011

Clowney’s junior year was a dud. Blame it on unreachable expectations, a season-long pre-draft haze, injuries or constant double-teams.

But let’s never forget how dominant he was as a freshman and sophomore for a South Carolina team that won 11 games in 3 consecutive seasons. He was the key piece in the greatest 3-year run in program history.

1. Leonard Fournette, LSU RB, No. 1 overall in 2014

Fournette ran for more yards in a season than Herschel Walker. That good enough for you? Injuries derailed his junior year and prevented him from climbing higher in the LSU and SEC annals, but for 2+ seasons, there wasn’t a scarier or more exciting sight than seeing No. 7 receive a power toss to the left.