SEC team-by-team recruiting update

With the dead period for college football recruiting coming in less than a week, here’s a look at how each SEC team’s 2016 recruiting class is shaping up (Rankings are from 247Sports Composite).

LSU (17 commits)
National Rank: 2
SEC Rank: 1
5-star recruits: 1
4-star recruits: 11
3-star recuits: 5

Notable commits: Saivon Smith, 5-star CB, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.); Eric Monroe, 4-star S, North Shore (Houston, Texas); Edwin Alexander, 4-star DT, St. Thomas Aquinas (Hammond, La.)

Alabama (18 commits)
National Rank: 3
SEC Rank: 2
5-star recruits: 1
4-star recruits: 9
3-star recuits: 8

Notable commits: Jonah Williams, 5-star OT, Folsom (Folsom, Calif.); Kendell Jones, 4-star DT, Shoemaker (Killeen, Texas); Raekwon Davis, 4-star DT, Meridian (Meridian, Miss.)

Georgia (16 commits)
National Rank: 6
SEC Rank: 3
5-star recruits: 1
4-star recruits: 8
3-star recuits: 7

Notable commits: Jacob Eason, 5-star QB, Lake Stevens Sr. (Lake Stevens, Wash.); Julian Rochester, 4-star DT, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.); Ben Cleveland, 4-star OT, Stephens County (Toccoa, Ga.)

Florida (25 commits)
National Rank: 9
SEC Rank: 4
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 7
3-star recuits: 18

Notable commits: Feleipe Franks, 4-star QB, Wakulla (Crawfordville, Fla.); Chauncey Gardner, 4-star CB, Cocoa (Cocoa, Fla.); Antonneous Clayton, 4-star DE, Dooly County (Vienna, Ga.)

Ole Miss (18 commits)
National Rank: 10
SEC Rank: 5
5-star recruits: 1
4-star recruits: 7
3-star recuits: 10

Notable commits: Shea Patterson, 5-star QB, IMG Acamdemy (Bradenton, Fla.); Benito Jones, 4-star DT, Wayne County (Waynesboro, Miss.); DeKaylin Metcalf, 4-star WR, Oxford (Oxford, Miss.)

Auburn (17 commits)
National Rank: 11
SEC Rank: 6
5-star recruits: 1
4-star recruits: 5
3-star recuits: 11

Notable commits: Marlon Davidson, 5-star DE, Greenville (Greenville, Ala.); Kyle Davis, 4-star WR, Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.); Eli Stove, 4-star WR, Niceville (Niceville, Fla.)

Texas A&M (18 commits)
National Rank: 15
SEC Rank: 7
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 7
3-star recuits: 11

Notable commits: Justin Madubuike, 4-star DE, McKinney North (McKinney, Texas); Quartney Davis, 4-star WR, Langham Creek (Houston, Texas); Kellen Diesch 4-star OT, Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)

Tennessee (16 commits)
National Rank: 19
SEC Rank: 8
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 7
3-star recuits: 9

Notable commits: Jarrett Guarantano, 4-star QB, Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.); Danile Bituli, 4-star OLB, Nashville Christian School (Nashville, Tenn.); Jonathan Kongbo, 4-star DE, Arizona Western College (Yuma, Ariz.)

Kentucky (22 commits)
National Rank: 25
SEC Rank: 9
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 2
3-star recuits: 20

Notable commits: Landon Young, 4-star DT, Lafayette (Lexington, Ky.); Drake Jackson, 4-star C, Woodford County (Versailles, Ky.); Jordan Griffin, 3-star CB, Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Ga.)

Arkansas (15 commits)
National Rank: 28
SEC Rank: 10
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 5
3-star recuits: 10

Notable commits: McTelvin Agim, 4-star DE, Hope (Hope, Ark.); Austin Capps, 4-star DT, Star City (Star City, Ark.); T.J. Hammonds, 4-star ATH, Joe T. Robinson (Little Rock, Ark.)

Mississippi State (14 commits)
National Rank: 48
SEC Rank: 11
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 0
3-star recuits: 14

Notable commits: Marquiss Spencer, 3-star DE, Greenwood (Greenwood, Miss.); Korey Charles, 3-star ATH, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.); Erroll Thompson, 3-star ILB, Florence (Florence, Ala.)

Missouri (15 commits)
National Rank: 52
SEC Rank: 12
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 1
3-star recuits: 13

Notable commits: Natereace Strong, 4-star RB, Hinds C.C. (Raymond, Miss.); Tre Williams, 3-star DE, Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.); Royce Newman, 3-star OT, Nashville Comm (Nashville, Ill.)

South Carolina (13 commits)
National Rank: 59
SEC Rank: 13
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 1
3-star recuits: 10

Notable commits: Brandon McIlwain, 4-star QB, Council Rock North (Newtown, Pa.); Darius Whitfield, 3-star DE, St. Paul’s Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.); Kelvin Harmon, 3-star WR, Palmyra (Palmyra, N.J.)

Vanderbilt (13 commits)
National Rank: 64
SEC Rank: 14
5-star recruits: 0
4-star recruits: 0
3-star recuits: 12

Notable commits: Zaire Jones, 3-star S, Meridian (Meridian, Miss.); Deuce Wallace, 3-star QB, Sevier County (Sevier, Tenn.); Devin Cochran, 3-star OT, Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Ga.)

Pat Donohue

Pat Donohue is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Follow him on Twitter @SportsDownPat.