On Signing Day eve, SEC poised for best recruiting haul ever
A rising tide has lifted all SEC boats, and never has that been more clear than by looking at the Rivals' recruiting rankings.
The SEC presently has seven of the top 10 recruiting classes in the country:
1. Alabama
3. Texas A&M
4. Tennessee
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
10. Auburn
13. Kentucky
15. Ole Miss
Nine — nine! — SEC schools are presently in the top 15.
The other five major conferences have just five teams in the top 15. The ACC has three schools, the Big Ten and the Big 12 have just one each and the Pac-12 has none. (Notre Dame is presently the No. 8 class in the country.)
This will be the most impressive collection of talent ever signed by SEC schools.
So which four- and five-star players are left to make a decision and where are those players headed?
Let's dive into the 247Sports composite crystal ball database and find out.
There are 32 four- and five-star players who have yet to commit, but most of those recruits are heavy favorites to sign with particular schools. Indeed, when you scan the predictions, there are really only a handful of prospects who are totally unclear.
There are 11 composite five-stars remaining to decide on Wednesday, but only Malik McDowell appears to be a true mystery.
Rashaan Evans
95 percent Auburn
Lorenzo Carter
81 percent Georgia
Adoree' Jackson
77 percent USC, 21 percent Florida
Malachi Dupre
92 percent LSU
Ermon Lane
92 percent FSU
Travonte Valentine
95 percent LSU
Malik McDowell
39 percent Michigan State, 21 percent Ohio State, 21 percent Michigan, 14 percent FSU
Damian Prince
81 percent Maryland, 10 percent Florida
Solomon Thomas
85 percent Stanford
John Smith
63 percent USC, 16 percent Notre Dame, 16 percent Oregon
Damian Mama
100 percent USC
Then come the 21 four stars who have yet to commit:
Budda Baker
72 percent Washington, 19 percent UCLA, 8 percent Oregon
Nifae Lealao
84 percent Vanderbilt
Derrick Nnadi
51 percent FSU, 43 percent Virginia Tech
Michiah Quick
59 percent Oklahoma, 40 percent Notre Dame
Braden Smith
43 percent TCU, 40 percent Auburn, 12 percent Texas A&M
Roderick Johnson
100 percent FSU
Isaiah McKenzie
50 percent Georgia, 26 percent Virginia Tech, 15 percent Ole Miss
Wesley Green
87 percent South Carolina
Isaiah Ford
90 percent Virginia Tech
Kenyon Frison
45 percent Nebraska, 27 percent Oklahoma, 27 percent Arizona State
Kenny Young
56 percent UCLA, 32 percent LSU
Lloyd Tubman
100 percent Kentucky
Steven Parker
96 percent Oklahoma
Jabril Frazier
62 percent Boise State, 25 percent Arizona
Chris Lammons
95 percent South Carolina
Donte Thomas-Williams
100 percent WVU
Andrew Williams
88 percent Auburn, 12 percent Clemson
Raymon Minor
81 percent Virginia Tech, 18 percent Marshall
Poona Ford
88 percent Texas
Richard Yeargin III
95 percent Clemson
Daniel Cage
88 percent Michigan State