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Just like that, National Signing Day has come and gone.
Some SEC programs significantly improved their classes, while others held serve or watched key targets commit elsewhere. Recruiting is a tricky practice, and every evaluator views a prospect slightly differently. For that reason, most recruiting services have unique rankings for the 2017 class.
Instead of arguing about which service is the best and most accurate, we decided to give a rundown of each team’s rank among the major recruiting sites.
Note: The 247Sports’ rankings are not from the site’s composite ranking, but rather the site’s own rankings.
Alabama
247Sports: No. 1
Scout: No. 1
Rivals: No. 1
ESPN: No. 1
Arkansas
247Sports: No. 25
Scout: No. 27
Rivals: No. 23
ESPN: No. 26
Auburn
247Sports: No. 8
Scout: No. 11
Rivals: No. 14
ESPN: No. 9
Florida
247Sports: No. 14
Scout: No. 10
Rivals: No. 9
ESPN: No. 13
Georgia
247Sports: No. 5
Scout: No. 2
Rivals: No. 3
ESPN: No. 3
Kentucky
247Sports: No. 27
Scout: No. 35
Rivals: No. 24
ESPN: No. 30
LSU
247Sports: No. 7
Scout: No. 7
Rivals: No. 8
ESPN: No. 7
Mississippi State
247Sports: No. 19
Scout: No. 25
Rivals: No. 25
ESPN: No. 24
Missouri
247Sports: No. 41
Scout: No. 46
Rivals: No. 47
ESPN: N/A
Ole Miss
247Sports: No. 31
Scout: No. 29
Rivals: No. 38
ESPN: No. 36
South Carolina
247Sports: No. 17
Scout: No. 19
Rivals: No. 17
ESPN: No. 19
Tennessee
247Sports: No. 11
Scout: No. 15
Rivals: No. 15
ESPN: No. 15
Texas A&M
247Sports: No. 12
Scout: No. 9
Rivals: No. 10
ESPN: No. 11
Vanderbilt
247Sports: No. 64
Scout: No. 71
Rivals: No. 60
ESPN: N/A