Rivals finalizes its Top 100 for the 2015 class

Eight days before National Signing Day, the SEC claims nearly 40 percent of the Rivals Top 100 recruiting rankings for the 2015 class, finalized last week.

At No. 1: DE Byron Cowart, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound standout at the Under Armour All-American game from Seffner, Fla. The current consensus is that he’ll likely choose between Florida and Auburn on National Signing Day.

With SEC commitments at No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 according to the Rivals rankings, and No. 1, 3 and 4 all considering SEC schools, it’s possible the conference could secure 10 of the top dozen prospects in the 2015 class.

Here are some other tidbits we gleaned from the list:

• The Top 100 includes 14 OL, 13 DTs, 13 DBs, 12 DEs, 12 LBs, 11 WRs, 11 RBs, 9 QBs, 3 ATH and 2 TEs.
• Among college football programs, Alabama leads with 10 commitments from the Rivals Top 100, followed by Georgia (7), USC (7), Florida State (7), Clemson (7) and LSU (5).
• By conference, the SEC leads with 37 commitments, followed by the ACC (19), Pac-12 (14), Big 12 (6) and Big Ten (4).
• There are 18 undecided players from the Rivals Top 100.
• Florida (19), California (15), Texas (12) and Georgia (5) represent the biggest share of Rivals’ Top 100 recruits by home state.

Christopher Smith

An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.