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One look at the 2015 All-SEC first team is enough to remind you of an old recruiting adage:
The people who say stars don’t matter usually don’t have any next to their name.
It’s safe to say the 2015 All-SEC first team was a star-studded group of recruits.
Eleven of the 27 players were five-star prospects coming out of high school using the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Leonoard Fournette was the No. 1 prospect overall in 2014. Myles Garrett was ranked No. 2 in that class. Garrett is one of four 5-star prospects on the defensive line.
The breakdown:
11: 5-star prospects
7: 4-star prospects
8: 3-star prospects
1: 2-star prospect
Poor Drew Kaser. Punters never get any love from the recruitniks.
Twelve first-teamers come from the star-heavy Class of 2013, and nine were rated as the top players at their position in their respective classes.
5-star recruits
RB Leonard Fournette, LSU: consensus 1st overall (2014)
DL Myles Garrett, Texas A&M: 2nd overall, top-ranked defensive player (2014)
DB Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida: 3rd overall, top-ranked CB (2013)
OL Cam Robinson, Alabama: 4th overall, top-ranked OL (2014)
DL Jonathan Bullard, Florida: 12th overall, top-ranked SDE (2012)
RB Derrick Henry, Alabama: 12th overall, top-ranked ATH, (2013)
DB Jalen Tabor, Florida: 14th overall, 4th-ranked CB (2014)
OL John Theus, Georgia: 16th overall, 3rd-ranked OL (2012)
DL Jonathan Allen, Alabama: 17th overall, 3rd-ranked OLB (2013)
DL A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama: 34th overall, 2nd-ranked OT (2013)
WR Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss: top-ranked WR (2013)
4-star recruits
LB Reggie Ragland, Alabama : top-rated ILB (2012)
TE Hunter Henry, Arkansas: 3rd-ranked TE (2013)
C Ryan Kelly, Alabama: 3rd-ranked C (2011)
OL Vadal Alexander, LSU: 9th-ranked OG (2012)
WR Fred Ross, Mississippi State: (2013)
LB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt: (2013)
RS Evan Berry, Tennessee: (2014)
3-star recruits
OL Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas: (2014 JUCO).
WR Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina: (2013)
QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State: (2011)
AP Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina: (2013)
LB Kentrell Brothers, Missouri: (2011)
DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama: (2013)
DB Trae Elston, Ole Miss: (2012)
PK Daniel Carlson, Auburn: top kicker (2013)
2-star recruit
P Drew Kaser, Texas A&M: 2nd-ranked punter (2011)
Corey Long is a freelance writer for SaturdayDownSouth.com. Follow Corey on Twitter @CoreyLong.
