SEC team-by-team recruiting update entering fall practice

Holy recruiting news.

SEC teams, who annually dominate the Top 25 nationally on the trail, have been on fire as of late picking up players for the 2016 class.

South Carolina received verbal commitments from eight players in July, Kentucky loaded up in a big way and Georgia jumped back in the sweepstakes for Isaac Nauta, the nation’s top-ranked tight end who decommitted from Florida State.

Glancing at all 14 teams in the SEC, here’s an update on the 2016 classes as we begin fall practice:

Based on composite team and player rankings from 247Sports.

Alabama
19 commitments
No. 2 class in SEC
No. 4 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star OT Jonah Williams
Headlined by four-star CB Shyheim Carter and four-star DT Kendell Jones

Arkansas
12 commitments
No. 12 class in SEC
No. 37 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star DT Austin Capps
Headlined by four-star DT Briston Guidry and four-star G Jake Heinrich

Auburn
12 commitments
No. 8 class in SEC
No. 21 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star WR Eli Stove
Headlined by four-star CB John Broussard and four-star QB Woody Barrett

Florida
18 commitments
No. 5 class in SEC
No. 14 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star CB Chauncey Gardner
Headlined by four-star RB Mark Thompson and four-star OLB Jeremiah Moon

Georgia
14 commitments
No. 4 class in SEC
No. 10 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star QB Jacob Eason
Headlined by five-star DT Julian Rochester and four-star OT Ben Cleveland

Kentucky
21 commitments
No. 7 class in SEC
No. 19 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star OT Landon Young
Headlined by four-star C Drake Jackson and three-star CB Jordan Griffin

LSU
18 commitments
No. 1 class in SEC
No. 2 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star CB Saivion Smith
Headlined by five-star DT Edwin Alexander and four-star S Eric Monroe

Ole Miss
18 commitments
No. 3 class in SEC
No. 7 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star QB Shea Patterson
Headlined by four-star DT Benito Jones and four-star WR DeKaylin Metcalf

Mississippi State
15 commitments
No. 10 class in SEC
No. 30 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Three-star ATH Korey Charles
Headlined by three-star S Zaire Jones and three-star OT Tommy Champion

Missouri
12 commitments
No. 13 class in SEC
No. 46 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star RB Natereace Strong
Headlined by three-star OT Royce Newman and three-star DE Tre Williams

South Carolina
13 commitments
No. 11 class in SEC
No. 32 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star QB Brandon McIlwain
Headlined by four-star WR Bryan Edwards and four-star S Marlon Character

Tennessee
15 commitments
No. 5 class in SEC
No. 13 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star QB Jarrett Guarantano
Headlined by four-star CB Marquill Osborne and four-star OLB Daniel Bituli

Texas A&M
13 commitments
No. 9 class in SEC
No. 27 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star CB Travon Fuller
Headlined by four-star DE Mark Jackson Jr. and three-star DB Charles Oliver

Vanderbilt
10 commitments
No. 14 class in SEC
No. 63 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Three-star QB Deuce Wallace
Headlined by three-star OT Devin Cochran and three-star RB Sam Brodner