On Signing Day eve, SEC poised for best recruiting haul ever

On Signing Day eve, SEC poised for best recruiting haul ever

Published Feb. 4, 2014 5:45 p.m. ET

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

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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

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