SEC team-by-team recruiting rankings for 2018
National Signing Day for the class of 2017 was only a month ago, but recruiting never stops. Twelve SEC teams already have at least one commitment for 2018, with LSU leading the way at 11 pledges.
Here’s a quick rundown of where every team – besides Ole Miss and Missouri – stands right now when it comes to building the next class:
Alabama
- Number of commitments: 4
- National rank: 17
- SEC rank: 3
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star WR Xavier Williams (No. 80 overall, No. 14 WR, No. 20 Florida)
Arkansas
- Number of commitments: 4
- National rank: 19
- SEC rank: 5
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star ILB Bumper Pool (No. 190 overall, No. 7 ILB, No. 24 Texas)
Auburn
- Number of commitments: 4
- National rank: 18
- SEC rank: 4
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star ATH Joey Gatewood (No. 91 overall, No. 1 ATH, No. 23 Florida)
Florida
- Number of commitments: 2
- National rank: 46
- SEC rank: 10
- Highest-rated commit: 3-star CB Divaad Wilson (No. 470 overall, No. 41 position, No. 76 Florida)
Georgia
- Number of commitments: 2
- National rank: 39
- SEC rank: 9
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star OLB Adam Anderson (No. 100 overall, No. 3 OLB, No. 11 Georgia)
Kentucky
- Number of commitments: 5
- National rank: 22
- SEC rank: 6
- Highest-rated commit: 3-star TE Brenden Bates (No. 347 overall, No. 14 TE, No. 18 Ohio)
LSU
- Number of commitments: 11
- National rank: 4
- SEC rank: 1
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star CB Kelvin Joseph (No. 35 overall, No. 5 CB, No. 2 Louisiana)
Mississippi State
- Number of commitments: 5
- National rank: 25
- SEC rank: 7
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star WR Malik Heath (No. 198 overall, No. 38 WR, No. 2 Mississippi)
South Carolina
- Number of commitments: 2
- National rank: 50
- SEC rank: 11
- Highest-rated commit: 3-star DT Lamarius Benson (No. 995 overall, No. 66 DT, No. 100 Georgia)
Tennessee
- Number of commitments: 2
- National rank: 36
- SEC rank: 8
- Highest-rated commit: 5-star OT Cade Mays (No. 13 overall, No. 3 OT, No. 1 Tennessee)
Texas A&M
- Number of commitments: 6
- National rank: 9
- SEC rank: 2
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star OT Colten Blanton (No. 188 overall, No. 15 OT, No. 23 Texas)
Vanderbilt
- Number of commitments: 1
- National rank: 55
- SEC rank: 12
- Highest-rated commit: 4-star QB Allan Walters (No. 274 overall, No. 11 pro-style QB, No. 8 New Jersey)
All rankings used are 247Sports Composite.