The SEC’s top 50 high school signees

Published: Feb 4, 2015 · 6:23 PM EST

EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday Down South’s references to recruiting rankings are to 247Sports.com industry composite.

Take a deep breath, SEC fans. After a Wednesday full of suspense, flips and surprises, National Signing Day is finally behind us. Even Auburn fans can relax now that Byron Cowart’s Letter of Intent is on file, ending a tense afternoon.

With just about everyone having put pen to paper with the school of their choice, we take a look at where the SEC’s 50 highest-rated prospects signed.

The final tally is impressive. Of the top 30 players in the nation, 16 of them landed in the SEC and 24 of the top 50.

Take a look below the chart to see how many of the top 50 players each SEC school signed.

Rank	Player	School	Rating	Postion
1	Trent Thompson	Georgia	5	DT
2	Martez Ivey	Florida	5	OT
3	Byron Cowart	Auburn	5	DE
6	Kahlil McKenzie	Tennessee	5	DT
7	CeCe Jefferson	Florida	5	DE
9	Kevin Toliver II	LSU	5	CB
11	Calvin Ridley	Alabama	5	WR
13	Terry Beckner Jr.	Missouri	5	DT
14	Daylon Mack	Texas A&M	5	DT
20	Kendall Sheffield	Alabama	5	CB
21	Blake Barnett	Alabama	5	DUAL
25	Christian Kirk	Texas A&M	5	WR
27	Tyron Johnson	LSU	5	WR
28	Terry Godwin	Georgia	5	ATH
29	Daron Payne	Alabama	5	DT
30	Minkah Fitzpatrick	Alabama	5	CB
31	Damien Harris	Alabama	5	RB
33	Kyler Murray	Texas A&M	5	DUAL
36	Kyle Phillips	Tennessee	4	DE
37	Maea Teuhema	LSU	4	OT
42	Kerryon Johnson	Auburn	4	ATH
44	Deionte Thompson	Alabama	4	S
46	Derrius Guice	LSU	4	RB
48	Preston Williams	Tennessee	4	WR
52	Javon Patterson	Ole Miss	4	OG
53	Shy Tuttle	Tennessee	4	DT
54	Drew Richmond	Tennessee	4	OT
55	Lester Cotton	Alabama	4	OG
56	Donte Jackson	LSU	4	ATH
58	Jamal Peters	Mississippi State	4	S
63	Leo Lewis	Mississippi State	4	ILB
65	Richie Petitbon	Alabama	4	OG
66	Jonathan Ledbetter	Georgia	4	DE
82	Arden Key	LSU	4	DE
88	Natrez Patrick	Georgia	4	DE
90	Daylon Charlot	Alabama	4	WR
96	Drew Lock	Missouri	4	PRO
102	Chidi Valentine-Okeke	LSU	4	OT
104	Toby Weathersby	LSU	4	OT
108	Van Jefferson	Ole Miss	4	WR
110	Prince Tega Wanogho Jr.	Auburn	4	DE
114	Mekhi Brown	Alabama	4	DE
116	Jeffery Holland	Auburn	4	LB
118	Jordan Scarlett	Florida	4	RB
121	D’Andre Walker	Georgia	4	DE
122	Eric Swinney	Ole Miss	4	RB
128	Jack Jones	Tennessee	4	OT
131	Rashad Roundtree	Georgia	4	S
134	Justin Dunning	Texas A&M	4	S
135	James Lockhart	Texas A&M	4	DE

Alabama — 11 (6 five-stars, 5 four-stars)
Arkansas — 0
Auburn — 4 (1 five-star, 3 four-stars)
Florida — 3 (2 five-stars, 1 four-star)
Georgia — 6 (2 five-stars, 4 four-stars)
Kentucky — 0
LSU — 8 (2 five-stars, 6 four-stars)
Mississippi State — 2 (2 four-stars)
Missouri — 2 (1 five-star, 1 four-star)
Ole Miss — 3 (3 four-stars)
South Carolina — 0
Tennessee — 6 (1 five-star, 5 four-stars)
Texas A&M — 5 (3 five-stars, 2 four-stars)
Vanderbilt — 0

Brett Weisband

A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.