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National Signing Day: SEC classes in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings

hunterby:Hunter Shelton12/04/24

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As the dust settles on National Signing Day, the SEC once again finds itself at the top of the heap in the recruiting world.

Of the 16 teams in the conference, 13 boast a top-25 class nationally, according to the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. That includes seven of the top 10 and three of the top five.

In order to create the most comprehensive and unbiased team recruiting ranking, the On3 Team Recruiting Rankings is solely based on the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. The On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings is the most advanced and accurate team ranking in the industry

Below is an updated look at where each SEC program stands as a majority of the 2025 cycle has now put pen to paper:

Updated On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings in the SEC

1. Texas Longhorns
National Ranking: No. 1
Blue-Chip Ratio: 71% (17 of 24 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Sachse (Texas) five-star WR Kaliq Lockett, No. 30 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Galveston (Texas) Ball Five-Star Plus+ S Jonah Williams, No. 11 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon, No. 112 NATL.

2. Alabama Crimson Tide
National Ranking: No. 2
Blue-Chip Ratio: 82% (18 of 22 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Duncanville (Texas) Five-Star Plus+ QB Keelon Russell, No. 2 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Mission Viejo (Calif.) five-star CB Dijon Lee, No. 23 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Millville (N.J.) four-star WR Lotzeir Brooks, No. 216 NATL.

3. Georgia Bulldogs
National Ranking: No. 4
Blue-Chip Ratio: 89% (24 of 27 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Geneva (Ill.) Community five-star WR Talyn Taylor, No. 28 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Pooler (Ga.) Savannah Christian Five-Star Plus+ DL Elijah Griffin, No. 5 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Lawrenceville (Ga.) Peachtree Ridge four-star OT Dennis Uzochukwu, No. 399 NATL.

4. Auburn Tigers
National Ranking: No. 7
Blue-Chip Ratio: 60% (15 of 25 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Lucedale (Miss.) George County five-star QB Deuce Knight, No. 27 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Hoover (Ala.) Thompson four-star EDGE Jared Smith, No. 38 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Kannapolis (N.C.) A L Brown three-star IOL Tai Buster, No. 467 NATL.

5. LSU Tigers
National Ranking: No. 8
Blue-Chip Ratio: 83% (19 of 23 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Metairie (La.) St. Martin’s Episcopal five-star RB Harlem Berry, No. 17 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Zephyrhills (Fla.) Five-Star Plus+ CB DJ Pickett, No. 10 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Destrehan (La.) four-star S Jhase Thomas, No. 309 NATL.

6. Texas A&M Aggies
National Ranking: No. 9
Blue-Chip Ratio: 72% (18 of 24 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Mesquite (Texas) Horn five-star OT Lamont Rogers, No. 18 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Lancaster (Calif.) Quartz Hill four-star CB Adonyss Currie, No. 66 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Danville (Calif.) San Ramon Valley four-star EDGE Marco Jones, No. 122 NATL.

7. Tennessee Volunteers
National Ranking: No. 10
Blue-Chip Ratio: 62% (16 of 26 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Charlotte Providence Day Five-Star Plus+ OT David Sanders Jr., No. 6 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Durham (N.C.) Southern four-star DL Isaiah Campbell, No. 48 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Memphis Sheffield four-star WR Radarious Jackson, No. 190 NATL.

8. Florida Gators
National Ranking: No. 11
Blue-Chip Ratio: 58% (14 of 24 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Orlando Jones four-star WR Vernell Brown III, No. 45 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Jacksonville Mandarin four-star S Hylton Stubbs, No. 58 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Lyons (Ga.) Toombs County four-star S Lagonza Hayward, No. 81 NATL.

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9. Ole Miss Rebels
National Ranking: No. 15
Blue-Chip Ratio: 48% (12 of 23 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Ackerman (Miss.) Choctaw County five-star WR Caleb Cunningham, No. 21 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Tupelo (Miss.) four-star CB Maison Dunn, No. 175 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Milton (Fla.) Pace four-star EDGE Tylon Lee, No. 251 NATL.

10. Oklahoma Sooners
National Ranking: No. 17
Blue-Chip Ratio: 61% (11 of 18 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Lewisville (Texas) Five-Star Plus+ OT Michael Fasusi, No. 13 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Weatherford (Okla.) four-star EDGE CJ Nickson, No. 171 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Lancaster (Texas) four-star WR Emmanuel Choice, No. 254 NATL.

11. Missouri Tigers
National Ranking: No. 18
Blue-Chip Ratio: 56% (10 of 18 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Royersford (Pa.) Spring-Ford four-star QB Matt Zollers, No. 72 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Cocoa (Fla.) four-star EDGE Javion Hilson, No. 49 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Pocola (Okla.) three-star TE Dakotah Terrell, No. 596 NATL.

12. South Carolina Gamecocks
National Ranking: No. 19
Blue-Chip Ratio: 40% (10 of 25 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Rock Hill (S.C.) four-star WR Malik Clark, No. 147 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Macon (Ga.) Howard four-star DL Zavion Hardy, No. 1 JUCO NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Havelock (N.C.) four-star EDGE Donovan Darden, No. 392 NATL.

13. Mississippi State Bulldogs
National Ranking: No. 25
Blue-Chip Ratio: 17% (4 of 24 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Macon (Miss.) Noxubee County four-star QB KaMario Taylor, No. 75 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Alabaster (Ala.) four-star S Tony Mitchell, No. 3 JUCO NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Crystal Springs (Miss.) three-star S Ja’Bryis Stewart, No. 16 JUCO NATL.

14. Kentucky Wildcats
National Ranking: No. 28
Blue-Chip Ratio: 29%
Top Offensive Commit: Greer (S.C.) Riverside four-star TE Mikkel Skinner, No. 222 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman four-star S Martels Carter, No. 256 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Paw Paw (Mich.) four-star OT Darrin Strey, No. 364 NATL.

15. Arkansas Razorbacks
National Ranking: No. 29
Blue-Chip Ratio: 8% (2 of 26 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Long Beach (Calif.) Warren four-star QB Madden Iamaleava, No. 306 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Baxley (Ga.) Appling County four-star LB Tavion Wallace, No. 149 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton three-star DL Caleb Bell, No. 772 NATL.

16. Vanderbilt Commodores
National Ranking: No. 61
Blue-Chip Ratio: 8% (1 of 13 commits)
Top Offensive Commit: Corpus Christi (Texas) Flour Bluff three-star WR Cameran Dickson, No. 850 NATL.
Top Defensive Commit: Chattanooga (Tenn.) McCallie four-star S Carson Lawrence, No. 220 NATL.
On3 Sleeper: Tallahassee (Fla.) Florida A&M UDR three-star LB Josiah Brixton, No. 792 NATL.