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The 2015 season may have finished not too long ago, but in the recruiting world, the 2016 season is just around the corner.
Let’s take a look at where each team in the SEC currently stands with its 2016 recruiting class. We list where each team ranks in the SEC, in the country, and its top recruits.
Based on composite team and player rankings from 247Sports.
Alabama
17 commitments
No. 2 class in the SEC
No. 4 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star OT Jonah Williams
Headliners: Four-star DT Kendell Jones and four-star DT Raekwon Davis
Arkansas
16 commitments
No. 10 class in the SEC
No. 30 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star DE McTelvin Agim
Headliners: Four-star DT Austin Capps and four-star RB T.J. Hammonds
Auburn
18 commitments
No. 4 class in the SEC
No. 7 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star DE Marlon Davidson
Headliners: Four-star WR Eli Stove and four-star WR Kyle Davis
Florida
25 commitments
No. 5 class in the SEC
No. 8 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star QB Feleipe Franks
Headliners: Three-star K Eddy Pineiro and four-star RB Mark Thompson
Georgia
14 commitments
No. 6 class in the SEC
No. 13 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star QB Jacob Eason
Headliners: Four-star RB Elijah Holyfield and four-star WR Javon Wims
Kentucky
22 commitments
No. 9 class in the SEC
No. 28 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star C Drake Johnson
Headliners: Four-star OT Landon Young and three-star QB Gunnar Hoak
LSU
17 commitments
No. 1 class in the SEC
No. 2 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star CB Saivion Smith
Headliners: Four-star S Eric Monroe and four-star DT Edwin Alexander
Mississippi State
15 commitments
No. 12 class in the SEC
No. 41 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star DL Emmit Gooden
Headliners: Four-star DE Marquiss Spencer and three-star OLB Erroll Thompson
Missouri
12 commitments
No. 14 class in the SEC
No. 58 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star RB Natereace Strong
Headliners: Three-star DE Marvin Terry and three-star Tre Williams
Ole Miss
20 commitments
No. 3 class in the SEC
No. 5 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Five-star OT Gregory Little
Headliners: Five-star QB Shea Patterson
South Carolina
18 commitments
No. 11 class in the SEC
No. 32 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star QB Brandon Mcllwain
Headliners: Four-star WR Bryan Edwards and four-star CB Jamarcus King
Tennessee
15 commitments
No. 8 class in the SEC
No. 21 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star DE Jonathan Kongbo
Headliners: Four-star DT Alexis Johnson and three-star WR Jeff George
Texas A&M
18 commitments
No. 7 class in the SEC
No. 20 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star DE Justin Madubuike
Headliners: Four-star DE Mark Jackson Jr. and four-star all-purpose back Trayveon Williams
Vanderbilt
16 commitments
No. 13 class in the SEC
No. 57 class in the country
Top committed prospect: Four-star CB Joejuan Williams
Headliners: Three-star C Sean Auwae and three-star QB Deuce Wallace
Christine Wang is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. She covers Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss.
