On Signing Day Eve SEC Poised For Greatest Recruiting Haul Ever
A rising tide has lifted all SEC boats and never has that been more clear than by looking at the Rivals recruiting rankings.
The SEC presently has seven of the top ten recruiting classes in the country:
1. Alabama
3. Texas A&M
4. Tennessee
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
10. Auburn
13. Kentucky
15. Ole Miss
Nine, Nine!, SEC schools are presently in the top 15.
While there are nine SEC schools in the top 15, the other five major conferences have just six teams in the top 15. The ACC has three school, the Big Ten and the Big 12 have just one top 15 class each and the Pac 12 has none. (Notre Dame is presently the number 9 class in the country.)
This will be the most impressive collection of talent ever signed by SEC schools.
So which four and five star players are left to make a decision and where are those players headed?
Let's dive into the 247 composite crystal ball database and find out.
There are 32 four and five star players who have yet to commit, but most of those recruits are heavy favorites to sign with particular schools. Indeed, when you scan the predictions, there are really only a handful of prospects who are totally unclear.
There are 11 composite five stars remaining to decide tomorrow, but only Malik McDowell appears to be a true mystery.
Rashaan Evans
95% Auburn
Lorenzo Carter
81% Georgia
Adoree' Jackson
77% USC, 21% Florida
Malachi Dupre
92% LSU
Ermon Lane
92% FSU
Travonte Valentine
95% LSU
Malik McDowell
39% Michigan State, 21% Ohio State, 21% Michigan, 14% FSU
Damian Prince
81% Maryland, 10% Florida
Solomon Thomas
85% Stanford
John Smith
63% USC, 16% Notre Dame, 16% Oregon
Damian Mama
100% USC
Then come the 21 four stars who have yet to commit:
Budda Baker
72% Washington, 19% UCLA, 8% Oregon
Nifae Lealao
84% Vanderbilt
Derrick Nnadi
51% FSU, 43% Virginia Tech
Michiah Quick
59% Oklahoma, 40% Notre Dame
Braden Smith
43% TCU, 40% Auburn, 12% Texas A&M
Roderick Johnson
100% FSU
Isaiah McKenzie
50% Georgia, 26% Virginia Tech, 15% Ole Miss
Wesley Green
87% South Carolina
Isaiah Ford
90% Virginia Tech
Kenyon Frison
45% Nebraska, 27% Oklahoma, 27% Arizona State
Kenny Young
56% UCLA, 32% LSU
Lloyd Tubman
100% Kentucky
Steven Parker
96% Oklahoma
Jabril Frazier
62% Boise State, 25% Arizona
Chris Lammons
95% South Carolina
Donte Thomas-Williams
100% WVU
Andrew Williams
88% Auburn, 12% Clemson
Raymon Minor
81% Virginia Tech, 18% Marshall
Poona Ford
88% Texas
Richard Yeargin III
95% Clemson
Daniel Cage
88% Michigan State