All-SEC Football Players and Their Ratings out of High School

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Doug Lesmerises ‏@DougLesmerises 8h
4 and 5 star recruits last 5 years: Alabama 85, Ohio State 69, Florida State 61, Baylor 14 http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/11/ohio_state_is_on_the_outside_l.html ...

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Pat Dooley ‏@pat_dooley 15 Nov
The Picks: Picking All-SEC teams especially hard this season: I always hang on to the printout of the media's ... http://bit.ly/1cvxt9Q

I always hang on to the printout of the media's preseason All-SEC team. Not because it is easy to make fun of picks that didn't pan out, but more as a historical document to show where our minds were back in July.

For example, running back Mike Davis of South Carolina wasn't on the first three teams and will likely be on the postseason first team. Players such as Dominique Easley of Florida had their seasons cut short by injuries.

Mike Evans of Texas A&M was a second-teamer in the preseason, but anyone who doesn't have him on the first team hasn't watched any football this season.

Florida's Loucheiz Purifoy was a first-team selection in the preseason, but he's had an inconsistent year.

The really interesting (OK, it's only interesting to me and only because it's Week 12 and I've run out of things to write about) position is tight end where the SEC has kind of a void. Hunter Henry of Arkansas has 21 catches to lead all tight ends...

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Top TE's counting for SEC team rankings from '10

Gerald Christian  UF  5.9
Brian Vogler    Bama 5.8
Alex Smith         UK  5.8
Travis Dickson  LSU  5.8
Harrison Jones Bama 5.7
Cordell Giles      OM  5.7
Garrett Uekman [deceased] Ark 5.7
Michael McFarland UF 5.7
Nick Jacobs      LSU  5.6
Dakota Mosley   AU  5.6
Cameron Fordham LSU 5.6

Mike Waddell ‏@mikewaddellUA 11h
All Hogs fans should take a quiet moment today in memory of @GarrettUekman who left us 2 soon 2 years ago today #88 pic.twitter.com/8vt4toW76w

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Mid-season All-SEC Team

Offense
QB: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB: Mike Davis, South Carolina
RB: Jeremy Hill, LSU
WR: Mike Evans, Texas A&M
WR: Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
WR: Jarvis Landry, LSU
TE: Evan Engram, Ole Miss
OL: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OL: Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
C: Travis Swanson, Arkansas
OL: Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
OL: Anthony Steen, Alabama

Defense
DE: Chris Smith, Arkansas
DT: Ego Ferguson, LSU
DT: Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina
DE: Michael Sam, Missouri
ILB: CJ Mosley, Alabama
LB: Ramik Wilson, Georgia
LB: Serderius Bryant, Ole Miss
CB: Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
CB: Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida
S: Robenson Therezie, Auburn
S: Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama

Specialists
PK: Colby Delahoussaye, LSU
P: Drew Kaser, Texas A&M
PR: Christion Jones, Alabama
AP: Odell Beckham, LSU

Saturday Down South's list after week seven. High Football IQ Vinnie Sunseri was lost for the season shortly after the listing came out.

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In-State and Out-of-State Players and Ratings for recent SEC Championship Teams

2012 Bama First Team

In-State
Nico Johnson  6.1  '09 LB  Andalusia
Deion Belue   5.6  '10 CB  Tuscumbia
Dee Milliner   6.1  '10 CB  Millbrook
CJ Mosley     5.9   '10 LB  Theodore
Robert Lester 5.8  '08 S    Foley
DJ Fluker       6.1  '09 RT  Foley
AJ McCarron  5.9  '09 QB  Mobile
Michael Williams 5.9 '08 DE Reform (TE)
Christion Jones 5.8 '11 S  Adamsville (WR, PR)

Out-of-State
Ed Stinson        5.8  '09 DE Homestead, FL
Jesse Williams  6.0  '11 DT Brisbane, AUS by way of Arizona Western CC
Damion Square 5.7  '08 DT Andrea Yates, Houston, TX
Adrian Hubbard 5.8  '10 DE Lawrenceville, GA (SAM LB)
Trey DePriest   5.8  '11  LB Springfield, OH
Xzavier Dickson 5.9 '11  LB Griffin, GA
Hasean Clinton-Dix 6.1 '11 S Dr. Phillips, Orlando, FL
Cyrus Kouandjio 6.1 '11 OT Dematha, Hyattsville, MD
Chance Warmack 5.7 '09 OG Atlanta, GA
Barrett Jones    6.0  '08 C  Evangelical Christian, Germantown, TN
Anthony Steen  5.7  '09 OG Lee Academy, Clarksdale, MS
Kelly Johnson   Walkon FB/TE Charlotte, NC
Eddie Lacy       5.9  '09 RB Geisman, LA
Amari Cooper   6.0  '12 WR Miami, FL
Kevin Norwood 5.9  '09 WR D'Iberville, MS
Jeremy Shelley       '09 PK  Raleigh, NC
Cade Foster      5.5  '10 K  Carroll, Southlake, TX
Cody Mandell    5.1  '10 K  Lafayette, LA (P)
Cyrus Jones     5.9  '12 ATH Baltimore, MD (KOR)
Carson Tinker        '09  C  Murfreesboro, TN (SN)

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Bo Mattingly ‏@SportsTalkwBo 15h
247Sports' @jcshurburtt: If you're going to compete in the SEC, the face of your recruiting class has to be in-state. All about protecting the home front.

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The Fence: Top ranked in-state players that did not land at Bama for their 2011 and 2012 championship seasons

In 2008, Bama wrapped up in-state 5-stars Julio Jones (NFL) and Burton Scott (bust).

5.9-rated Spain Park LB William Green made it to Florida and was not selected in the NFL draft after the 2011 season. He was rated ahead of Courtney Upshaw who did alright at Bama.

5.9-rated OT Antoine McClain starred at Clemson and is an OG for the Bills.

In 2009, Bama wrapped up in-state 5-stars DJ Fluker, Dre Kirkpatrick, and Nico Johnson.  Kirkpatrick was in the NFL and missed the 2012 championship season having earned a ring following the 2011 season.

Bama signed the rest of the Top 250 in-state recruits including Mobile QB AJ McCarron.

In 2010, Bama retained in-state 5-star Demarcus "Dee" Milliner.

CJ Mosley was a highly rated in-state prospect as was Jarrick Williams who got his first start on the 2013 team.

Each 5.8-rated, Bessemer 4-star DE LaDarius Owens, Opelika APB Corey Grant, who signed with Bama, and DE Craig Sanders will play in the 2013 Iron Bowl for Auburn.

Springville WR Jeremy Richardson signed with Auburn but did not qualify.

In 2011, the state's top ranked player, Brent Calloway flipped from Auburn to Bama and eventually ran afoul of the law.

5.9-rated S Erique Florence landed at Auburn and now plays for Troy.

5.9 Vigor WR Marvin Shinn transferred from Bama to USA.

5.9 Spanish Fort C Reese Dismukes will start for Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

5.8-rated Leeds S Jonathan Rose signed with Auburn, landed at Nebraska.

5.8 Hoover WR Jaylon Denson has played sparingly for Auburn. Out for 2013, knee.

5.8 Mobile WR Danny Woodson, Jr. signed with Bama, did not make it, and this month underwent heel surgery while playing for USA.


Looking ahead to 2012 and 2013, Hueytown QB Jameis Winston will be the first 5-star that got under the fence from Alabama.

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The Fence Part Two: Top ranked in-state players that did not land at Bama from the 2012 class.

Jameis Winston, 5-star Hueytown QB would have likely played behind the game manager and been simulating Johnny Football and Nick Marshall for the scout team and handing off to Tenpenny.  He was joined at Florida State by 6.0-rated Mobile DE Chris Casher who had six solo tackles against Bethune-Cookman and 5.8-rated Prattville DT Justin Shanks.

5-star Daphne RB TJ Yeldon has performed up to expectations.

6.0-rated Bob Jones LB Reggie Ragland has been a reserve. He got notice for blasting Bama fans who were threatening PK Cade Foster after the Auburn loss.

5.9 Daphne LB Ryan Anderson was redshirted and recorded a couple of tackles in the Arkansas game (2013) as a career highlight.

5.8 Thomasville LB Tyler Hayes signed with Bama and was subsequently arrested for second-degree robbery.

5.8 Prattville QB Justin Thomas is a reserve QB for GaTech.

5.8 Birmingham Woodlawn LB Cassanova McKinzy was the lone Auburn in-state signee in the Top 250.  He had one solo and two assisted tackles against Bama.

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The 2013 Associated Press Southeastern Conference Superlatives

FIRST TEAM

Offense

WR — Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 205, Sr.

WR — Mike Evans, Texas A&M, 6-5, 225, So.

L — Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State, 6-4, 340, Sr.

L — Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama, 6-6, 310, Jr.

L — Jake Matthews, Texas A&M, 6-5, 305, Sr.

L — t-Justin Britt, Missouri, 6-6, 315, Sr.

L — t-Greg Robinson, Auburn, 6-5, 320, So.

L — t-Anthony Steen, Alabama, 6-3, 309, Sr.

C — Travis Swanson, Arkansas, 6-5, 315, Sr.

TE — Arthur Lynch, Georgia, 6-5, 254, Sr.

QB — Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 6-1, 210, So.

RB — u-Tre Mason, Auburn, 5-10, 205, Jr.

RB — Jeremy Hill, LSU, 6-2, 235, So.

K — Marshall Morgan, Georgia, 6-3, 200, So.

All-Purpose — Odell Beckham Jr., LSU, 6-0, 193, Jr.

Defense

E — u-Michael Sam, Missouri, 6-2, 255, Sr.

E — Dee Ford, Auburn, 6-2, 240, Sr.

T — Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina, 6-4, 298, Jr.

E — t-Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina, 6-6, 274, Jr.

E — t-Kony Ealy, Missouri, 6-5, 275, Jr.

LB — u-C.J. Mosley, Alabama, 6-2, 232, Sr.

LB — Ramik Wilson, Georgia, 6-2, 232, Jr.

LB — A.J. Johnson, Tennessee, 6-2, 243, Jr.

CB — E.J. Gaines, Missouri, 5-11, 195, Sr.

CB — Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida, 5-11, 192, Fr.

S — Cody Prewitt, Mississippi, 6-2, 220, Jr.

S — Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 205, Sr.

P — Cody Mandell, Alabama, 6-3, 213, Sr.

SECOND TEAM

Offense

WR — Jarvis Landry, LSU, 6-1, 195, Jr.

WR — Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri, 6-6, 225, So.

L — Ja'Waun James, Tennessee, 6-6, 316, Sr.

L — t-Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt, 6-5, 295, Sr.

L — t-Antonio Richardson, Tennessee, 6-6, 327, Jr.

L — t-Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi, 6-5, 315, Fr.

L — t-Trai Turner, LSU, 6-3, 316, So.

C — Reese Dismukes, Auburn, 6-3, 297, Jr.

TE — t-Evan Engram, Mississippi, 6-3, 217, Fr.

TE — t-Hunter Henry, Arkansas, 6-6, 250, Fr.

TE — t-C.J. Uzomah, Auburn, 6-4, 258, Jr.

QB — Aaron Murray, Georgia, 6-1, 208, Sr.

RB — T.J. Yeldon, Alabama, 6-2, 218, So.

RB — t-Todd Gurley, Georgia, 6-1, 232, So.

RB — t-Mike Davis, South Carolina, 5-9, 215, So.

K — Zach Hocker, Arkansas, 6-0, 191, Sr.

All-Purpose — Christion Jones, Alabama, 5-11, 185, Jr.

Defense

E — Alvin Dupree, Kentucky, 6-4, 252, Jr.

T — Anthony Johnson, LSU, 6-3, 294, Jr.

E — Dante Fowler Jr., Florida, 6-3, 266, So.

LB — Avery Williamson, Kentucky, 6-1, 238, Sr.

LB — t-Lamin Barrow, LSU, 6-23, 232, Sr.

LB — t-Serderius Bryant, Mississippi, 5-9, 215, Jr.

LB — t-Trey DePriest, Alabama, 6-2, 245, Jr.

LB — t-Sharrod Golightly, South Carolina, 5-10, 195, Jr.

LB — t-Denzel Nkemdiche, Mississippi, 5-11, 207, So.

LB — t-Andrew Wilson, Missouri, 6-3, 240, Sr.

CB — Andre Hal, Vanderbilt, 6-0, 186, Sr.

CB — t-Chris Davis, Auburn, 5-11, 200, Sr.

CB — t-Victor Hampton, South Carolina, 5-10, 202, Jr.

CB — t-Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida, 6-0, 190, Jr.

S — Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama, 6-1, 208, Jr.

S — Landon Collins, Alabama, 6-0, 215, So.

P — Drew Kaser, Texas A&M, 6-3, 205, So.

HONORABLE MENTION

Offense

Nick Marshall, QB, Auburn, 6-1, 210, Jr.; AJ McCarron, QB, Alabama, 6-4, 214, Sr.; Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU, 6-5, 235, Sr.

Defense

Steven Clark, P, Auburn, 6-5, 230, Sr.; Ego Ferguson, T, LSU, 6-3, 309, Jr.; Markus Golden, E, Missouri, 6-3, 260, Jr.; Brandon Ivory, T, Alabama, 6-4, 310, Jr.; Chris Jones, T, Mississippi St., 6-5, 305, Fr.; Craig Loston, S, LSU, 6-2, 209, Sr.; Michael Palardy, P, Tennessee, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Vinnie Sunseri, S, Alabama, 6-0, 210, Jr.; Robenson Therezie, S, Auburn, 5-9, 204, Jr.; Nickoe Whitley, S, Mississippi St., 6-1, 205, Sr.; Gabe Wright, T, Auburn, 6-3, 296, Jr.


Auburn running back Tre Mason was voted the league's offensive player of the year. Auburn's Gus Malzahn was coach of the year. Arkansas running back Alex Collins was voted freshman of the year.

U indicates a unanimous choice. T indicates a tie in the voting.

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2013 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches' Football Team

First Team All-SEC

OFFENSE
TE -  Arthur Lynch, Georgia

OL -  Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
         Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
         Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
         Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt

C -    Reese Dismukes, Auburn

WR -  Mike Evans, Texas A&M
         Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt

QB -  Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M

RB -  Tre Mason, Auburn
         T.J. Yeldon, Alabama

AP -  Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU     

DEFENSE
DL -  Michael Sam, Missouri
         Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
         Dee Ford, Auburn
         Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina

LB -  C.J. Mosley, Alabama
        Ramik Wilson, Georgia
        A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
       
DB – Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss
         Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
         E.J. Gaines, Missouri
         Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
         
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Marshall Morgan, Georgia   
     
P –  Drew Kaser, Texas A&M   

RS –  Christion Jones, Alabama *
          Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU * 

* - ties

Second Team All-SEC

OFFENSE
TE – Malcolm Johnson, Mississippi State 

OL – La'el Collins, LSU
        Antonio Richardson, Tennessee
        Justin Britt, Missouri
        Anthony Steen, Alabama

C -  Travis Swanson, Arkansas

WR – Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU
         Jarvis Landry, LSU

QB -  AJ McCarron, Alabama

RB -  Mike Davis, South Carolina
         Jeremy Hill, LSU

AP -  Marcus Murphy, Missouri

DEFENSE
DL -  Anthony Johnson, LSU
         Chris Smith, Arkansas
         Ed Stinson, Alabama
         Trey Flowers, Arkansas

LB -  Lamin Barrow, LSU
        Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
        Avery Williamson, Kentucky

DB – Andre Hal, Vanderbilt
         Chris Davis, Auburn
         Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State
         Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt
   
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -  Michael Palardy, Tennessee

P -  Cody Mandell, Alabama

RS –  Solomon Patton, Florida

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2013 SEC All-Freshman Football Team (* - ties)

OFFENSE
TE -  Hunter Henry, Arkansas
       
OL -  Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
        Andrew Jelks, Vanderbilt
        Alex Kozan, Auburn
        Denver Kirkland, Arkansas

C -   Jon Toth, Kentucky

WR -  Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss
          Marquez North, Tennessee
         
QB –  Maty Mauk, Missouri

RB –  Alex Collins, Arkansas
         Kelvin Taylor, Florida

AP -   Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina

DEFENSE
DL -  Chris Jones, Mississippi State
        A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama
        Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
        Darius Philon, Arkansas

LB -  Darian Claiborne, Texas A&M
        Leonard Floyd, Georgia
        Skai Moore, South Carolina

DB - Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
         Tony Conner, Ole Miss
         Tre'Davious White, LSU
         Cameron Sutton, Tennessee     

SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -  Elliott Fry, South Carolina
       
P -  Johnny Townsend, Florida 

RS –  Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina

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John Talty ‏@JTalty 5m
The last two Thorpe Award winners (nation's top DB) were ranked as two stars coming out of HS.

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC QBs receiving Post-Season Recognition

Johnny Manziel  A&M  1st Team AP and Coaches All-SEC  5.7 '11 Kerrville Tivy Dual Thr

AJ McCarron  Bama  2nd Coaches All-SEC, AP Hon. Mention  5.9 '09 Mobile St. Paul's PS

Aaron Murray  UGa  2nd Team AP All-SEC  6.0 '09 Tampa Plant  Pro-Style

Nick Marshall  AU  AP Honorable Mention  5.7 '13* Garden City KS CC Dual Threat (UGa)   

Zach Mettenberger  LSU  AP Honorable Mention  5.8 '09 Oconee Co. GA PS (UGa)

Maty Mauk  Mizzou  Coaches All-SEC Freshman Team  5.7 '12 Kenton OH Pro-Style


*Nick Marshall was rated 5.8 as an ATH in '11 before signing with UGa

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18 from SEC named AP All-Americans



First team

OFFENSE

OT: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
OT: Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
WR: Mike Evans, Texas A&M

DEFENSE

DE: Michael Sam, Missouri
LB: C.J. Mosley, Alabama
S: Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss

Second team

OFFENSE

QB: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB: Tre Mason, Auburn
OG: Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State

DEFENSE

DT: Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina
S: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama

SPECIAL TEAMS

P: Drew Kaser, Texas A&M

Third team

OFFENSE

QB: AJ McCarron, Alabama
OT: Greg Robinson, Auburn
C: Reese Dismukes, Auburn
WR: Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
AP: Odell Beckham Jr., LSU

DEFENSE

CB: Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida


ESPN noted surprise that Cody Prewitt was chosen over Clinton-Dix, who lost some games due to suspension.

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The 13th consensus All-American in the 124-year history of the Missouri football program first came to Craig Kuligowski's attention when the coach was recruiting one of his teammates, an offensive lineman that ended up going to Houston.

The first Tigers player to win conference defensive-player-of-the-year honors since 1981 dropped opposing quarterbacks nine times over a four-game stretch and helped light a fire under a Missouri defensive front that went on to lead the Southeastern Conference in sacks.

The first Missouri defender to earn consensus All-America status since Roger Wehrli in 1968 was a two-star recruit from a high school of around 300 students who didn't seem a likely candidate for a monster season after unremarkable play over his first three years with the Tigers.

Yet here Michael Sam stands.

"It honestly doesn't matter what star you're ranked," Sam said. "As long as you have a good motor, you can play football and love the game, I think you can be one of the top people in the nation."

'09 5.4-rated WDE out of Hitchcock.

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SEC Players on at least one first team All-American Team:

Quarterback
AJ McCarron, Alabama (AFCA, WCFF)

Running back
Tre Mason, Auburn (TSN)

Wide receiver
Mike Evans, Texas A&M (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI)
Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt (USAT, Athlon)

Offensive line
Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, AP, CBS, Athlon)
Jake Matthews, Texas A&M (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon)
Travis Swanson, Arkansas (USAT)

Defensive line
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (AFCA)
Kelcy Quarles, South Carolina (TSN)
Michael Sam, Missouri (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, SI, Athlon)

Linebacker[edit]
C. J. Mosley, Alabama (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, AP, USAT, CBS, ESPN, Athlon)

Defensive back
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, ESPN)
Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss (AP, USAT)

Punter
Drew Kaser, Texas A&M (TSN, SI)

All-purpose / return specialist
Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU (FWAA, CBS)
Chris Davis, Auburn (TSN, CBS)


Selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!)

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC QBs receiving Post-Season Recognition

Johnny Manziel  A&M  1st Team AP and Coaches All-SEC  5.7 '11 Kerrville Tivy Dual Thr

AJ McCarron  Bama  2nd Coaches All-SEC, AP Hon. Mention  5.9 '09 Mobile St. Paul's PS

Aaron Murray  UGa  2nd Team AP All-SEC  6.0 '09 Tampa Plant  Pro-Style

Nick Marshall  AU  AP Honorable Mention  5.7 '13* Garden City KS CC Dual Threat (UGa)   

Zach Mettenberger  LSU  AP Honorable Mention  5.8 '09 Oconee Co. GA PS (UGa)

Maty Mauk  Mizzou  Coaches All-SEC Freshman Team  5.7 '12 Kenton OH Pro-Style


*Nick Marshall was rated 5.8 as an ATH in '11 before signing with UGa

High School Ratings for Qualifying QBs who did not receive post-season All-Conference, All-American, nor National Player of the Year recognition:

Connor Shaw    5.7  '10 Dual-Threat Flowery Branch
James Franklin  5.8  '10 Dual-Threat Lake Dallas   
Carta-Samuels  5.6  '09 Dual-Threat Bellarmine Prep San Jose
Bo Wallace       5.4  '10 Pro Style    Pulaski, TN
Maxwell Smith  5.5  '11 Pro Style    Birmingham Van Nuys (Dec. grad)
Tyler Murphy    5.4  '10 Dual-Threat Weathersfield, CN
Dak Prescott    5.6   '11 Dual-Threat Haughton (Dec. grad)
Justin Worley   5.6   '11 Pro Style    Rock Hill
Brandon Allen   5.8  '11 Pro Style    Fayetteville

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SEC Pro Bowlers and their recruiting ratings if available:

Peyton Manning  Vols  Much sought after out of New Orleans; spurned Ole Miss.

Cam Newton  UF  6.1 #2 dual threat in nation out of ATL West Lake. Wound up at Auburn

AJ Green  UGa  6.1 #2 WR in US out of Summerville SC. DNP v. Arkansas

Jason Peters  Ark  DT out of Queen City, TX found right position at T in the NFL

Ben Grubbs  AU  3-star Eclectic WDE was moved to G from TE by Hugh Nall as a Soph.

Mike Pouncey  UF  5.8 Lakeland OG could not snap as Gator; bully on Igconito

Greg Hardy  OM  5.5  WDE from Hugh Freeze's high school, another Coach "O" gift left

Kyle Williams  LSU  4-star DT for Nick Saban, 8th DT in US, 99th overall player

John Abraham  SC  Ran Track at Lamar High, SC 200m record; one year of HS football

Justin Houston  UGa  5.8 Statesboro WDE; 11th DT in US; 2nd in SEC in sacks by OLB

Patrick Willis  OM  3-star Hollow Rock ILB is one of 3 current Pro Bowlers for Coach "O"

Joe Haden  UF  6.0 Friendly ATH (S/QB), Unanimous All-American CB at UF

Patrick Peterson  LSU  6.1 Blanche Ely #1 in US CB, #5 overal as Patrick Johnson

Eric Berry  Vols  6.1 Creekside #1 in US CB, #3 overall, moved to S, won "Jim Thorpe"

Dexter McCluster  OM  5.5 Largo ATH, another of the players Nutt was left with by Coach "O".  The kind you would put under wraps and cut loose for the big game.

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NEW ORLEANS -- Don't ask Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron about the star system for high school recruits.

He doesn't like it. Alabama's winningest quarterback also dislikes the celebrity status afforded teenagers in the recruiting process, and he implied that talent evaluators lack the expertise to properly judge high school players.

(McCarron video at link)

"Everybody's telling them how great they are," McCarron said Sunday during an interview session at the Sugar Bowl, "and then they come into college and it's a whole new ball game."

In an unrelated note, a service with high Bama membership just retroactively dropped McCarron to three-star.

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports 2h
Frustrated at first, Alabama RB Derrick Henry making moves in weeks entering Sugar Bowl http://ow.ly/s91hF

At 6-foot-3, 238 pounds, Derrick Henry was essentially unstoppable as a high school running back. The records and titles went on forever. So the assumption was he'd ease right in at Alabama a year after breaking the 51-year old national high school rushing record.

Only it's not that simple. Not at Alabama with that stable already in place.

A number of factors left Henry third on the depth chart this fall...

"A lot of uncertainly, sometimes, about what I'm supposed to do exactly," coach Nick Saban said. "When you go start back over when you have bowl practice, I think those guys relearn things and have a lot more confidence because it's like going through four or five days of camp. He's really played well."

The biggest problem came in the pass blocking game. Saban said he just never had to do that while running for 12,124 yards at Yulee High School in Florida.

Quarterback AJ McCarron barked at him in the season opener after missing a block that led to a sack.

"You have to learn pass protections," McCarron said Sunday. "When I change it, you have to be able to know what I changed it to and know what you have. ... Even in this game it might be tough for him, so I'll just have to help him out like I've tried all season long."

Expectations were high when he arrived early to participate in spring practices. He was the Maxwell Football Club national high school player of the year and the highest rated recruit in Alabama's No. 1 signing class.

"I'm going to come here and carry on the legacy," Henry said on NSD...


Wonder if Henry was pursuing a transfer?

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Now before I get bashed fro saying stars don't matter, I definitely believe it's easier to coach up a five star to greatness than a 2-3 star recuit.That being said, as I watched Duke push aTm around at the line of scrimmage last night, I went to the scout recruiting site and looked at their recruiting over the past few years.long story short, their roster was filled with two star recruits and average classes were 2.5 star ratings. I am aware they lost the game. Likewise, I didnt check it out, but I believe Mizzou has been behind us in recruiting as well. My take away? continuity in coaching both relative to turn over and consistency in the coaching of a "system" so to speak, can result in winning football. I believe there is hope for us. NOW, BB, go get you some men...preferably of the four and five star kind...

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC RBs receiving Post-Season Recognition

Tre Mason, Auburn, 5-10, 205, Jr. 5.8 '11 Lake Worth, FL  #14 RB

Jeremy Hill, LSU, 6-2, 235, So.  5.8 '11 Baton Rouge Redemptorist  #21 RB

T.J. Yeldon, Alabama, 6-2, 218, So.  6.1 '12 Daphne #12 US overall

Todd Gurley, Georgia, 6-1, 232, So.  6.0 '12 Tarboro, NC #42 US overall

Mike Davis, South Carolina, 5-9, 215, So.  5.9 '12 Stone Mountain #63 US overall

Alex Collins, Arkansas, Fr. 5.9  '13 South Plantation #13 RB

Kelvin Taylor, Florida, Fr.  6.0  '13 Belle Glade Glades Day #38 US overall

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC RBs receiving Post-Season Recognition

Tre Mason, Auburn, 5-10, 205, Jr. 5.8 '11 Lake Worth, FL  #14 RB

Jeremy Hill, LSU, 6-2, 235, So.  5.8 '11 Baton Rouge Redemptorist  #21 RB

T.J. Yeldon, Alabama, 6-2, 218, So.  6.1 '12 Daphne #12 US overall

Todd Gurley, Georgia, 6-1, 232, So.  6.0 '12 Tarboro, NC #42 US overall

Mike Davis, South Carolina, 5-9, 215, So.  5.9 '12 Stone Mountain #63 US overall

Alex Collins, Arkansas, Fr. 5.9  '13 South Plantation #13 RB

Kelvin Taylor, Florida, Fr.  6.0  '13 Belle Glade Glades Day #38 US overall

High School Ratings for Highly Recruited RBs who did not receive post-season All-Conference, All-American, nor All-Freshman recognition:

2010 5-star Marcus Lattimore had great SC career ended by knee injury. Mike Dyer was a reserve at UofL. Spencer Ware is with the Seahawks.

Corey Grant Bama  5.8 '10 APB Opelika  650 yds rushing for Auburn in '13

Jakhari Gore  LSU  5.8 '10 APB Miami  Robbery, false imprisonment at FIU in '13

Rajion Neal  Vols  5.8 '10 RB Sandy Creek, GA  1124 yds rushing, 12 TDs for UT

Mack Brown  UF  5.8 '10 RB Lithonia, GA  545 yds rushing, 3.7 ypc

Rajaan Bennett VU 5.8 '10 RB Powder Springs, GA  Murdered in 2010

Ken Malcome UGa 5.8 '10 RB Decatur, GA  Transfer to So. Illinois

2011
Isaiah Crowell  UGa  6.1  '11 RB Columbus, GA  Transfer to Alabama State

Dee Hart  Bama  6.1 '11 APB Orlando Dr. Phillips  78 yards rushing for Baka

Mike Blakely  UF  6.0  '11 RB  Manatee, FL  Landed at Auburn onto Hutchinson CC

Kenny Hilliard  LSU  5.9  '11 RB Patterson, LA  310 rushing yds as Jr for LSU

Marlin Lane  Vols  5.8  '11 RB Daytona Beach  534 rushing yds for Vols

Quan Bray  AU  5.8 '11 APB LaGrange, GA  191 receiving yds for AU

2012
Trey Williams  A&M  6.1 '12 RB Spring, TX  407 rushing yds for A&M

Keith Marshall  UGa  6.0 '12 APB Raleigh  246 rushing yds, injured, .5 of Gurshall

Jovon Robinson  AU  5.8  '12 RB Memphis Wooddale  Georgia Military College

Kenyan Drake Bama  5.8  '12 RB Powder Springs, GA  694 rushing yds for Bama

Jonathan Williams  Ark  5.8  '12 RB  Allen, TX  900 rushing yds, 6.0 ypc for Hogs

I'Tavius Mathers  OM  5.8  '12 RB Murfreesboro, TN  563 rushing yds for Ole Miss

Brian Kimbrow  VU  5.8 '12 APB Memphis East  266 rushing yds for Vandy

2013
Derrick Henry Bama  6.0  RB Yulee, FL  100 yds rushing, 61 yd TD rec. in Sugar

Altee Tenpenny  Bama  6.0  RB No. Little Rock  82 yds rushing in '13

Alvin Kamara  Bama  6.0  APB  Norcross, GA Disciplinary issues

Tyren Jones  Bama  6.0  RB Marietta, GA  Red shirt; broken jaw in Feb at HS

Johnathan Ford  AU  5.8  RB  New Hope, AL  73 yds rushing in '13 for Auburn

AJ Turman  UGa  5.8  RB Orlando Boone  Red shirt?

Jordan Wilkins  OM  5.8  RB  Cordova, TN  Red shirt?

David Williams  SC  5.8  RB Philadelphia, PA  Red shirt?

Kalio Moore  OM  5.8  RB Rosedale, MS  69 yds rushing in '13 for Ole Miss

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC WRs receiving 2013 Post-Season Recognition

FIRST TEAM AP and Coaches

Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 205, Sr.  5.5  '10 Madison, AL Academy

Mike Evans, Texas A&M, 6-5, 225, So. 5.5 '11 Galveston Ball

SECOND TEAM

Coaches and AP
Jarvis Landry, LSU, 6-1, 195, Jr.  6.1  '11 Lutcher #4 WR overall

AP
Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri, 6-6, 225, So. 6.1 '12 Hillcrest #1 overall

Coaches
Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU  5.9  '11 New Orleans Isidore Newman  #6 WR overall

2013 SEC All-Freshman Football Team

Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss  6.1  '13 Crete, IL Monee #5 overall, #1 WR

Marquez North, Tennessee  6.0  '13 Charlotte Mallard Creek  #2 WR overall

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http://www.maxpreps.com/news/lRfk29Nphkue38lH0WvW0A/maxpreps-2013-all-american-football-teams.htm

First Team Offense

WR – Trey Quinn, 6-2, 180, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), Sr. (LSU)

OL – David Sharpe, 6-8, 300, Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), Sr. (Florida)

OL – Cam Robinson, 6-5, 335, West Monroe (La.), Sr. (Alabama)

QB – Will Grier, 6-3, 190, Davidson Day (Davidson, N.C.), Sr. (Florida)

RB – Leonard Fournette, 6-1, 225, St. Augustine (New Orleans), Sr. (LSU)

RB – Racean (Roc) Thomas, 5-11, 195, Oxford (Ala.), Sr. (Auburn)

ATH – Jaquez Parks, 6-1, 195, Griffin (Ga.), Sr. (Undecided)

K – Cole Hedlund, 5-10, 170, Argyle (Texas), Sr. (Arkansas)


First Team Defense

DL – Myles Garrett, 6-4, 240, Martin (Arlington, Texas), Sr. (A&M)

DL – Da'Shawn Hand, 6-4, 265, Woodbridge (Va.), Sr. (Alabama)

DL – Lorenzo Carter, 6-6, 230, Norcross (Ga.), Sr. (Undecided)

LB – Tre' Williams, 6-3, 220, St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.), Sr. (Auburn)

LB – Christian Miller, LB, 6-4, 200, Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.), Sr. (Alabama)

DB – Marlon Humphrey, 6-0, 180, Hoover (Ala.), Sr. (Undecided)

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC WRs receiving 2013 Post-Season Recognition

FIRST TEAM AP and Coaches

Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 205, Sr.  5.5  '10 Madison, AL Academy

Mike Evans, Texas A&M, 6-5, 225, So. 5.5 '11 Galveston Ball

SECOND TEAM

Coaches and AP
Jarvis Landry, LSU, 6-1, 195, Jr.  6.1  '11 Lutcher #4 WR overall

AP
Dorial Green-Beckham, Missouri, 6-6, 225, So. 6.1 '12 Hillcrest #1 overall

Coaches
Odell Beckham, Jr., LSU  5.9  '11 New Orleans Isidore Newman  #6 WR overall

2013 SEC All-Freshman Football Team

Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss  6.1  '13 Crete, IL Monee #5 overall, #1 WR

Marquez North, Tennessee  6.0  '13 Charlotte Mallard Creek  #2 WR overall

High School Ratings for Highly Recruited WRs who did not receive post-season All-Conference, All-American, nor All-Freshman recognition:

2010 Five Star Da'Rick Rogers and was involved in the Bar Knoxville incident and survived to make it to the Colts. Teammate Justin Hunter (5.9) is with the Titans.

2010
DeAndrew White  Bama  5.9  Galena Park North Shore  Jr. 534 rec. yds for Bama

Chris Dunkley  Florida  5.9  Pahokee  Landed at USF, 87 rec. yds as a Jr.

Kadron Boone  LSU  5.9  Ocala Trinity  129 rec. yds as a Sr. for LSU

Vincent Sanders  OM  5.9  Noxubee Co.  325 rec. yds as a Jr. for Ole Miss

Matt Milton  Vols  5.9  Mascoutah, IL  Landed at UofL, caught one pass as a Jr.

2011

Nickolas Brassell  OM  5.9  South Panola  Two-way star had to leave OM twice

Marvin Shinn  Bama  5.9  Vigor  Caught six passes for Bama

DeAnthony Arnett  Vols  5.9  Saginaw  landed at Mich. St. Caught one pass

2012
Thomas Johnson  A&M  6.0  Skyline  Left team for home mid-season, 2012

Amari Cooper  Bama  6.0  Miami Northwestern  1,000 rec. yds as Fr.; 736 in '13

Chris Black  Bama  6.0  Jacksonville First Coast  79 rec. yds in '13

Shaq Roland  SC  5.9  Lexington  455 rec. yds (112 in Bowl Game)

JaQuay Williams  AU  5.9  Sandy Creek  Landed at A&M  71 rec. yds in '13

2013
Robert Foster  Bama  6.0  Central Valley, PA  red shirt

Demarcus Robinson  UF  6.0  Peach Co.  23 rec. yds in '13

Alvin Bailey  UF  6.0  Seffner Armwood  Redshirt

Tony Stevens  AU  5.9  Orlando Evans  68 rec. yds in '13

Earnest Robinson  AU  5.9  Pinson Valley  EMCC, failed to qualify

Ahmad Fulwood  UF  5.9  Jacksonville Bishop Kenny  127 rec. yds for UF

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High School Ratings for Qualifying QBs who did not receive post-season All-Conference, All-American, nor National Player of the Year recognition:

Connor Shaw    5.7  '10 Dual-Threat Flowery Branch
James Franklin  5.8  '10 Dual-Threat Lake Dallas   
Carta-Samuels  5.6  '09 Dual-Threat Bellarmine Prep San Jose
Bo Wallace       5.4  '10 Pro Style    Pulaski, TN
Maxwell Smith  5.5  '11 Pro Style    Birmingham Van Nuys (Dec. grad)
Tyler Murphy    5.4  '10 Dual-Threat Weathersfield, CN
Dak Prescott    5.6   '11 Dual-Threat Haughton (Dec. grad)
Justin Worley   5.6   '11 Pro Style    Rock Hill
Brandon Allen   5.8  '11 Pro Style    Fayetteville

Jeff Driskel     6.0  '11 Pro-Style Oviedo Hagerty   Injured early for UF in '13
Kiehl Frazier   5.9  '11 Dual-Threat  Shiloh Christian is transferring from Auburn
Jacoby Brisset 5.9 '11 Dual-Threat West Palm Beach Transferred from UF prior to '13
Christian LeMay 5.9 '11 Pro-Style Charlotte Transferring from UGa. Suspended as HS Sr.
Barry Brunetti  5.9  '10 Dual-Threat MUS  WV Transfer, Bo Wallace backup at Ole Miss
Nathan Peterman 5.8 '12 Fruit Cove, FL  UT backup
Patrick Towles 5.8  '12 Pro-Style Ft. Thomas Highlands UK Redshirt. Beat Zeke Pike:MrKy
Matt Davis  5.8  '12  Dual-Threat  Klein Forest  Backup to Football
Jerrard Randall 5.8 '11  Former LSU QB commits to Arizona
AJ Derby        5.8  '10 ATH  Iowa City, #1 '10 player in Iowa was backup QB at Arkansas

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC TEs receiving Post-Season Recognition

First Team AP and Coaches (Dropped key passes in Bowl game)
Arthur Lynch, Georgia, 6-5, 254, Sr.          5.9  '09 Dartmouth

Second Team AP and Coaches All-Freshman
Hunter Henry, Arkansas, 6-6, 250, Fr.       5.9  '13 Little Rock Pulaski Academy

Also Tied for Second Team AP
Evan Engram, Mississippi, 6-3, 217, Fr.     5.6  '13 Powder Springs, Ga. injured in Oct.
C.J. Uzomah, Auburn, 6-4, 258, Jr.           5.7  '11 Suwannee North Gwinnett

Second Team Coaches
TE – Malcolm Johnson, Mississippi State   5.6  '10 Tuscaloosa Northridge

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC TEs receiving Post-Season Recognition

First Team AP and Coaches (Dropped key passes in Bowl game)
Arthur Lynch, Georgia, 6-5, 254, Sr.          5.9  '09 Dartmouth

Second Team AP and Coaches All-Freshman
Hunter Henry, Arkansas, 6-6, 250, Fr.       5.9  '13 Little Rock Pulaski Academy

Also Tied for Second Team AP
Evan Engram, Mississippi, 6-3, 217, Fr.     5.6  '13 Powder Springs, Ga. injured in Oct.
C.J. Uzomah, Auburn, 6-4, 258, Jr.           5.7  '11 Suwannee North Gwinnett

Second Team Coaches
TE – Malcolm Johnson, Mississippi State   5.6  '10 Tuscaloosa Northridge

High School Ratings for Highly Recruited TEs and '13 SEC starters who did not receive post-season All-Conference, All-American, nor All-Freshman recognition:

OJ Howard     Bama  6.1  '13 SEC's 5-star TE of last five years; Autagua Academy, backup

DeSean Smith   LSU  6.0  '13  1 catch, 14 yds at LSU freshman

Kent Taylor        UF  6.0  '12 Land O'Lakes  Transferred to Kansas after '12 season

Gerald Christian  UF  5.9   '10 West Palm Beach Dwyer  Jr. UoL Cardinals

Jay Rome        UGa  5.9  '11 Valdosta;  UGa So. 99 rec yds, backup to Lynch

AC Leonard        UF  5.9  '11 Jacksonville University Christian  Jr. TE Tennessee State

Brian Vogler  Bama  5.8  '10 Columbus, Ga Brookstone

Alex Smith     UK     5.8  '10 Lakota West  Dismissed from team in spring '11

Travis Dickson  LSU  5.8  '10 Ocean Springs, MS  LSU Jr. 109 receiving yds in '13

Brandon Fulse  AU   5.8  '11 Fort Meade, FL  Auburn Jr. had 1 catch for 5 yards

Malcolm Faciane Bama 5.8  '11  Bama So. had 2 catches for 14 yards

Ricky Parks      AU   5.8  '12 Hogansville Callaway; Let back on team for '14 as walk-on

Colin Thompson UF  5.8 '12 Warminster Archbishop Wood  Soph. Blocking TE

Mitchell Parsons VU 5.8  '13 Parker, CO Chaparral  redshirt for Franklin?

Jerell Adams    SC   5.7  '11 Summerton Scott's Branch 187 rec. yds, 2 TDs as SC Soph.

Clay Burton    UF     5.7 as WDE  '11  Trey Burton's brother;  Venice, FL, UF 1st team TE

Sean Culkin Mizzou  5.7  '12 Indian Rocks Beach Christian, FL  MU 1st team TE

Brendan Downs Vols 5.6  '11 Briston  UT 1st team TE

Steven Scheu   VU   5.5  '11 Evansville Reitz Memorial  VU 1st team TE

Jordan Aumiller  UK  5.4  '09 Boyle County  UK 1st team TE

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC OL receiving Post-Season Recognition

First Team
C — Travis Swanson, Arkansas, 6-5, 315, Sr.        5.6 as '09 OT Kingswood

L — Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State, 6-4, 340, Sr. 5.5 '09 Amite County

L — Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama, 6-6, 310, Jr.         6.1 '11 Dematha

L — Jake Matthews, Texas A&M, 6-5, 305, Sr.       6.0 '10 Missouri City Elkins

L — t-Justin Britt, Missouri, 6-6, 315, Sr.              5.4 '09 Lebanon

L — t-Greg Robinson, Auburn, 6-5, 320, So.          5.8 as '11 OG Thibodaux

L — t-Anthony Steen, Alabama, 6-3, 309, Sr.        5.7 as '09 OG Clarksdale Lee Academy

Second Team

L — Ja'Waun James, Tennessee, 6-6, 316, Sr.       5.9 '10 Suwannee North Gwinnett

L — t-Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt, 6-5, 295, Sr.    5.7 '09 Nashville Montgomery Bell

L — t-Antonio Richardson, Tennessee, 6-6, 327, Jr. 5.9 '11 Nashville Pearl-Cohn

L — t-Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi, 6-5, 315, Fr.       6.1 '13 Lake City Columbia

L — t-Trai Turner, LSU, 6-3, 316, So.                   5.8 as '11 OG New Orleans St. A.

L – La'el Collins, LSU  (2nd team coaches not AP)   6.1 '11 Baton Rouge Redemptorist                                       

C — Reese Dismukes, Auburn, 6-3, 297, Jr.           5.9 '11 Spanish Fort C


Coaches All-Freshman Team
OL -  Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss       6.1 '13 Lake City Columbia
        Andrew Jelks, Vanderbilt     5.8 '12 Henry County
        Alex Kozan, Auburn            5.8 '12 Castle Rock, CO Valor Christian
        Denver Kirkland, Arkansas   5.8 '13 Miami Booker T. Washington

C -   Jon Toth, Kentucky              5.4 as '12 OT Indianapolis Brebeuf Jesuit Prep

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Recruiting Ratings for Highly Recruited OCs and who did not receive post-season All-Conference, All-American, nor All-Freshman recognition:

AJ Cann           5.8  SC  '10  Bamberg-Erhardt  Jr. at SC, 1st team OG

Mike Matthews  5.8  A&M  '12  Missouri City, TX  Soph. 1st team C, Jake's bro

Brandon Kublanow  5.9  UGa  '13  Marietta Walton  burned redshirt, OG

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Recruiting Ratings for Highly Recruited OGs and who did not receive post-season All-Conference recognition:

Eric Mack      5.8  AU  '10 Calhoun Co. SC, injured in '12 Auburn apt. shooting

James Stone 5.8  UT  '10 Nashville Maplewood. '13 Rimington Watch List as C

Corey White  5.8 LSU '11 Baton Rouge Captiol  Landed at Southern U.

Marcus Jackson 5.8 UT '11 Vero Beach  Planned to redshirt as a junior

Jessamen Dunker 5.9 UF '12 Boynton Beach  Stole scooter, transferred

Evan Boehm  5.8  MU '12 Lee's Summit West  Soph. at Mizzou this season

Vadal Alexander 5.8 LSU '12 Buford, GA  Still at LSU

Joe Harris  5.8  SC  '12 Lithonia, GA   non-qualifier

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC OL receiving Post-Season Recognition

First Team
C — Travis Swanson, Arkansas, 6-5, 315, Sr.        5.6 as '09 OT Kingswood

L — Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State, 6-4, 340, Sr. 5.5 '09 Amite County

L — Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama, 6-6, 310, Jr.         6.1 '11 Dematha

L — Jake Matthews, Texas A&M, 6-5, 305, Sr.       6.0 '10 Missouri City Elkins

L — t-Justin Britt, Missouri, 6-6, 315, Sr.              5.4 '09 Lebanon

L — t-Greg Robinson, Auburn, 6-5, 320, So.          5.8 as '11 OG Thibodaux

L — t-Anthony Steen, Alabama, 6-3, 309, Sr.        5.7 as '09 OG Clarksdale Lee Academy

Second Team

L — Ja'Waun James, Tennessee, 6-6, 316, Sr.       5.9 '10 Suwannee North Gwinnett

L — t-Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt, 6-5, 295, Sr.    5.7 '09 Nashville Montgomery Bell

L — t-Antonio Richardson, Tennessee, 6-6, 327, Jr. 5.9 '11 Nashville Pearl-Cohn

L — t-Laremy Tunsil, Mississippi, 6-5, 315, Fr.       6.1 '13 Lake City Columbia

L — t-Trai Turner, LSU, 6-3, 316, So.                   5.8 as '11 OG New Orleans St. A.

L – La'el Collins, LSU  (2nd team coaches not AP)   6.1 '11 Baton Rouge Redemptorist                                       

C — Reese Dismukes, Auburn, 6-3, 297, Jr.           5.9 '11 Spanish Fort C


Coaches All-Freshman Team
OL -  Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss       6.1 '13 Lake City Columbia
        Andrew Jelks, Vanderbilt     5.8 '12 Henry County
        Alex Kozan, Auburn            5.8 '12 Castle Rock, CO Valor Christian
        Denver Kirkland, Arkansas   5.8 '13 Miami Booker T. Washington

C -   Jon Toth, Kentucky              5.4 as '12 OT Indianapolis Brebeuf Jesuit Prep

Highly Rated Tackles that did not receive SEC post-season recognition

Austin Long       UGa  5.9 '09  Son of OL coach Tim Long [Blind Side: Evolution of a Game], academic casualty
JerQuari Schofield UT 5.8 '09 Academic casualty
Brandon Moore Bama 5.8 '09 Switched to D-line

Shon Coleman  Auburn  6.1 '10 Playing this season after battling cancer
Chaz Green        UT     6.0  '10 Out for season with injury at Florida
Ian Silberman     UF     5.9 '10
Brent Benedict   UGa    5.9 '10  Transferred to VaTech
Arie Kouandjio  Bama   5.9 '10 Brother is pre-season 1st Team
Damien Robinson MSt   5.8 '10
Evan Washington LSU   5.8 '10
Cam Feldt         Ark     5.8 '10  Transferred to UNT
Christian Westerman AU 6.0 '11 Transferred to Ariz. St.
Brandon Shell       SC   5.9 '11
Brey Cook            Ark  5.8 '11
Aaron Morris  Ole Miss  5.8 '11
Cameron Clear      UT   5.8 '11 Convicted thief transferred to A&M

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Craig Pinkerton @SEC_Craig
42 players from #SEC schools on active rosters for NFL Conference Championships today. All 14 schools represented

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Mark Passwaters ‏@themarkup  9h
39 of the #Rivals100 members are commits in the #SEC. #TAMU has a shot at three others.

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC DL receiving Post-Season Recognition

1st Team Coaches and AP
E — u-Michael Sam, Missouri, 6-2, 255, Sr.  5.4  '09 Hitchcock WDE

E — Dee Ford, Auburn, 6-2, 240, Sr.           5.6 '09 St. Clair Co., AL OLB

T — Kelcy Quarles, So Car, 6-4, 298, Jr.      5.9 '10 Greenwood DT

E — t-Jadeveon Clowney, SC, 6-6, 274, Jr.   6.1 '11 Rock Hill SDE, #1 overall

1st Team AP
E — t-Kony Ealy, Missouri, 6-5, 275, Jr.       5.8 '10 New Madrid fault WDE

2nd Team AP
E — Alvin Dupree, Kentucky, 6-4, 252, Jr.    5.6 '11 Wilkinson Co. GA TE

E — Dante Fowler Jr., Florida, 6-3, 266, So. 6.1 '12 St. Petersburg #3 WDE in nation

2nd Team Coaches
T — Anthony Johnson, LSU                        6.1 '11 New Orleans O. Perry Walker #1 DT

E — Chris Smith, Arkansas                        5.7 '10 Mount Ulla, NC WDE

E — Ed Stinson, Alabama                          5.8 '09 Homestead WDE, returning in '14

E — Trey Flowers, Arkansas                       5.5 '11 Huntsville WDE, returning in '14

Honorable Mention AP
Ego Ferguson, T, LSU, 6-3, 309, Jr.             6.0 '10 Hargrave Military SDE, NFL entry

Markus Golden, E, Missouri, 6-3, 260, Jr.     5.5 '12 Hutchinson CC ILB

Brandon Ivory, T, Alabama, 6-4, 310, Jr.     5.6 '10 Memphis East DT

Gabe Wright, T, Auburn, 6-3, 296, Jr.         5.8 '11 Columbus Carver DT

All-Freshman
Chris Jones, Mississippi State                    6.1 '13 Houston, MS #2 SDE, Hon. Ment. AP

A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama                      6.1 '13 Arlington Hts., TX #4 DT

Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss                      6.1 '13 Loganville Grayson #1 Overall
       
Darius Philon, Arkansas                            5.7 '12 Prichard Vigor SDE.

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SEC Pro Bowlers and their recruiting ratings if available:

Peyton Manning  Vols  Much sought after out of New Orleans; spurned Ole Miss.

Cam Newton  UF  6.1 #2 dual threat in nation out of ATL West Lake. Wound up at Auburn

AJ Green  UGa  6.1 #2 WR in US out of Summerville SC. DNP v. Arkansas

Jason Peters  Ark  DT out of Queen City, TX found right position at T in the NFL

Ben Grubbs  AU  3-star Eclectic WDE was moved to G from TE by Hugh Nall as a Soph.

Mike Pouncey  UF  5.8 Lakeland OG could not snap as Gator; bully on Igconito

Greg Hardy  OM  5.5  WDE from Hugh Freeze's high school, another Coach "O" gift left

Kyle Williams  LSU  4-star DT for Nick Saban, 8th DT in US, 99th overall player

John Abraham  SC  Ran Track at Lamar High, SC 200m record; one year of HS football

Justin Houston  UGa  5.8 Statesboro WDE; 11th DT in US; 2nd in SEC in sacks by OLB

Patrick Willis  OM  3-star Hollow Rock ILB is one of 3 current Pro Bowlers for Coach "O"

Joe Haden  UF  6.0 Friendly ATH (S/QB), Unanimous All-American CB at UF

Patrick Peterson  LSU  6.1 Blanche Ely #1 in US CB, #5 overal as Patrick Johnson

Eric Berry  Vols  6.1 Creekside #1 in US CB, #3 overall, moved to S, won "Jim Thorpe"

Dexter McCluster  OM  5.5 Largo ATH, another of the players Nutt was left with by Coach "O".  The kind you would put under wraps and cut loose for the big game.

The 24 former SEC players selected to this year's Pro Bowl:

•Cam Newton, Auburn (Carolina Panthers)

•Peyton Manning, Tennessee (Denver Broncos)

•Eddie Lacy, Alabama (Green Bay Packers)

•A.J. Green, Georgia (Cincinnati Bengals)

•Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (Chicago Bears)

•Jason Witten, Tennessee (Dallas Cowboys)

•Jason Peters, Arkansas (Philadelphia Eagles)

•Mike Pouncey, Florida (Miami Dolphins)

•Ben Grubbs, Auburn (New Orleans Saints)

•Evan Mathis, Alabama (Philadelphia Eagles)

•Greg Hardy, Ole Miss (Carolina Panthers)

•Kyle Williams, LSU (Buffalo Bills)

•Justin Smith, Missouri (San Francisco 49ers)

•Marcell Dareus, Alabama (Buffalo Bills)

•Justin Houston, Georgia (Kansas City Chiefs)

•John Abraham, South Carolina (Arizona Cardinals)

•Patrick Willis, Ole Miss (San Francisco 49ers)

•Patrick Peterson, LSU (Arizona Cardinals)

•Joe Haden, Florida (Cleveland Browns)

•Tim Jennings, Georgia (San Francisco 49ers) 

•Eric Berry, Tennessee (Kansas City Chiefs)

•Eric Reid, LSU (San Francisco 49ers) 

•Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss (Kansas City Chiefs)

•Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee (Minnesota Vikings)

http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/78710/twenty-four-from-the-sec-make-pro-bowl (updated)

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Michael Carvell ‏@RecruitingAJC  8h
So many D1 kids, including Kamara & Reuben Foster, were 19 yrs old at start of HS season. Huge advantage. Men vs. children

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports 5 hrs
Looking back at the nine quarterbacks Nick Saban signed at Alabama http://ow.ly/t17bL

One per year is the norm for Alabama when signing quarterbacks.

With AJ McCarron earning the starting job as a sophomore and locking it down quickly, luring the top passers to Tuscaloosa became a challenge in recent years.

The addition of Jacob Coker from Florida State changes the dynamic of the upcoming battle to replace three-year starter McCarron.

Four of the first five QBs signed by Saban transferred before graduating. Having just three starters in seven seasons under Saban can make easier to look for playing time elsewhere.

2007 Nick Fanuzzi: transfer to Rice

2008 Star Jackson: transfer to GaState. Left after not winning starting job there.

2009 AJ McCarron: 2 National Titles in 3 seasons as a starter.

2010 Phillip Sims: Transfer to Virginia. Landed at Winston-Salem State.

2011 Blake Sims: Former RB was the Bama QB who had thrown a pass in FBS prior to 2014.

2011 Phillip Ely: Transfer to Toledo

2012 Alec Morris: Appeared in one game as RS-Fr

2013 Cooper Bateman: RS as Fr in 2013

2013 Parker McLeod: RS as Fr in 2013 and Scout team QB

2014 David Cornwell: Oklahoma QB plans to participate in Spring coming off a knee injury

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/01/looking_back_at_the_nine_quart.html

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC LB receiving Post-Season Recognition

1st Team Coaches and AP

5.9 — u-C.J. Mosley, Alabama, 6-2, 232, Sr. '10 Theodore 6th OLB in nation
5.8 — Ramik Wilson, Georgia, 6-2, 232, Jr.  '11 Tampa Jefferson 12th ILB in nation
5.8 — A.J. Johnson, Tennessee, 6-2, 243, Jr. '11 Gainesville, GA 8th ILB in nation

2nd Team AP and Coaches
5.7 -  Lamin Barrow, LSU  '09 Marrero John Ehret 22nd ILB in nation
5.6 — Avery Williamson, Kentucky  '10 Milan OLB, #14 overall from Tennessee

2nd Team AP or Coaches
6.0  - Jordan Jenkins, Georgia  '12 Harris Co. #6 WDE in nation
5.5 — t-Serderius Bryant, Mississippi, 5-9, 215, Jr. '11 Sanford Seminole OLB
5.8 — t-Trey DePriest, Alabama, 6-2, 245, Jr. '11 Springfield, OH 7th OLB in nation
5.6 — t-Sharrod Golightly, South Carolina, 5-10, 195, Jr. '10 Southwest Dekalb 56th S US
NR — t-Denzel Nkemdiche, Mississippi, 5-11, 207, So. '11 Grayson S; younger bro #1
5.5 — t-Andrew Wilson, Missouri, 6-3, 240, Sr. '09 Raymore-Peculiar 69th ILB in nation

Coaches All-SEC Freshmen
5.7 -  Darian Claiborne, Texas A&M '13 Port Allen, LA 19th ILB in nation
5.8 — Leonard Floyd, Georgia  '12 Dodge County 13th WDE in nation
5.8 — Skai Moore, South Carolina '13 Ft. Lauderdale University 19th OLB in nation

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The Other Side of the Coin
Ones who got away: Tracking the careers of 5-star recruits who didn't choose Alabama

2010

Keenan Allen (Cal)

What happened: The five-star prospect was committed to Alabama until the last minute...

2011

Isaiah Crowell (Georgia)

Took his white bulldog to Alabama State...

Jay Rome (Georgia)

Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina)

2012

Jameis Winston (Florida State)

Gunner Kiel (Notre Dame)

He spent a year in South Bend before transferring to Cincinnati. He's yet to throw a pass in college and was on the Irish sideline as Alabama crushed Notre Dame in the 2013 BCS title game.

2013

Robert Nkemdiche (Ole Miss)

Laremy Tunsil (Ole Miss)

Tony Conner (Ole Miss)

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ESPN Rankings:

Below is a breakdown of how many four- and five-star prospects each SEC school has signed in the last four years:

•Alabama: 66 (21 in 2013, 17 in 2012, 16 in 2011, 12 in 2010)

•Florida: 66 (22 in 2013, 15 in 2012, 11 in 2011, 18 in 2010)

•Georgia: 57 (21 in 2013, 10 in 2012, 17 in 2011, 9 in 2010)

•Auburn: 54 (15 in 2013, 12 in 2012, 16 in 2011, 11 in 2010)

•LSU: 49 (20 in 2013, 9 in 2012, 8 in 2011, 12 in 2010)

•South Carolina: 33 (11 in 2013, 10 in 2012, 7 in 2011, 5 in 2010)

•Tennessee: 33 (7 in 2013, 7 in 2012, 9 in 2011, 10 in 2010)

•Texas A&M: 31 (17 in 2013, 10 in 2012, 1 in 2011, 3 in 2010)

•Ole Miss: 25 (14 in 2013, 3 in 2012, 4 in 2011, 4 in 2010)

•Arkansas: 21 (5 in 2013, 5 in 2012, 9 in 2011, 2 in 2010)

•Mississippi State: 15 (8 in 2013, 3 in 2012, 0 in 2011, 4 in 2010)

•Vanderbilt: 13 (12 in 2013, 1 in 2012, 0 in 2011, 0 in 2010)

•Missouri: 11 (4 in 2013, 4 in 2012, 0 in 2011, 3 in 2010)

•Kentucky: 9 (6 in 2013, 1 in 2012, 1 in 2011, 1 in 2010)

http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/79039/breaking-down-the-stars-in-the-sec

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High School Recruiting Ratings for SEC DB receiving Post-Season Recognition

1st Team Coaches and AP
5.7 — E.J. Gaines, Missouri, 5-11, 195, Sr. '10 Independence Ft. Osage #51 CB in nation

6.1 — Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida, 5-11, 192, Fr. '13 Tampa Wharton CB; #2 in US

5.8 — Cody Prewitt, Mississippi, 6-2, 220, Jr. '11 Sylva Bay #16 ATH in nation

1st Team Coaches or AP
5.7 — Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 205, Sr. '10 Stone Mtn. Stephenson 42nd S in US
6.1 — Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama, 6-1, 208, Jr. '11 Dr. Phillips S, #7 in US as Hasean

2nd Team CBs
5.6 — Andre Hal, Vanderbilt, 6-0, 186, Sr. '10 Port Allen, La., #56 CB in nation
5.5 — t-Chris Davis, Auburn, 5-11, 200, Sr. '10 B'ham Woodlawn ATH, TD in Iron Bowl
5.9 — t-Victor Hampton, South Carolina, 5-10, 202, Jr. '10 Darlington #6 CB in US
5.8 — t-Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida, 6-0, 190, Jr. '11 P'cola Pine Forest #11 CB in US

2nd Teams Safeties
6.1 — Landon Collins, Bama, 6-0, 215, So. '12 Geismar Dutchtown #17 overall in US
5.6 — Nickoe Whitley, S, Mississippi St., 6-1, 205, Sr. '09 Jackson Provine #74 ATH US

Other AP Honorable Mention
6.1 — Craig Loston, S, LSU, 6-2, 209, Sr. '09 Aldine Eisenhower #20 overall in US
5.6 — Name Redacted, S, Alabama, 6-0, 210, Jr. '11 son of coach was #26 in Alabama
5.8 — Robenson Therezie, S, Auburn, 5-9, 204, Jr. '11 Miami Jackson #17 S in US

Coaches All-Freshman team in addition to Vernon Hargreaves III
6.0 - Tony Conner, Ole Miss  '13 Batesville South Panola #2 player from MS
6.1 - Tre'Davious White, LSU '13 Shreveport Green Oaks #1 player from LA
5.6 - Cameron Sutton, Tennessee '13 Jonesboro, GA CB

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports  3h
Nick Saban keeps signing them, but AJ McCarron's no fan of all those 5-stars. (Kevin Scarbinsky) http://ow.ly/tbFYm

Funny thing about talent, though, as McCarron pointed out as he made the media rounds in New York during the run-up to Sunday's Super Bowl. Talented players want to play, and when they don't, they don't always respond in a positive way.

"That's the kind of thing that ticks me off about recruiting and when these kids come in and they're five-stars and they expect to play right off the bat," McCarron said in an interview with Jim Rome. "It's a little entitlement, and when they don't play off the bat, they get a little ticked off and they don't want to work."

That was an eye-opening observation from the only starting quarterback Alabama's known for the last three years. It was a suggestion that, as good a job as Saban and his staff have done in recruiting the best high school players, they haven't been quite as successful in de-recruiting them.

There's a difference, and it's not exclusive to Alabama. Coaches treat players one way when they recruit them, going to sometimes embarrassing lengths to show how much they want them, and those same coaches have to teach those same players how to be a part of something bigger than themselves when they arrive on campus.

McCarron offered a little more insight into Alabama's struggle last season to get all of its high-profile recruits to buy into the system.

"We had a lot of young guys," McCarron said. "In the end, success was our killer. Too much success and a lot of young guys coming in who didn't know what it took to get back to that point to win. They thought we'd just show up and we'd win."

McCarron has been on a roll.

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Bret Bielema ‏@BretBielema  2h
For all the recruiting experts out there @ChrisMaragos that just stripped the ball had a ranking of 0.0 stars as a recruit. #heart #faith

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Percy Harvin was the number one recruit in the nation in 2006. Virginia Beach WR was Pete Carroll's "Dexter McCluster" in the Super Bowl, i.e. player saved for the big game.

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports 8h
Former Alabama nose guard Jesse Williams becomes 1st native Australian to win Super Bowl ring http://ow.ly/td3Hp

6.0-rated '11 DT from Arizona Western CC.

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports  3h
Nick Saban keeps signing them, but AJ McCarron's no fan of all those 5-stars. (Kevin Scarbinsky) http://ow.ly/tbFYm

McCarron has been on a roll.

AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports ·2 hrs
From last night: Too much of a good thing? Recruiting experts respond to AJ McCarron's 5-star 'entitlement' comments http://ow.ly/tgEXT

McCarron's storied Alabama career ended with two heartbreaking losses. His comments throughout the aftermath have suggested he was frustrated with a group of young players who didn't "buy in" and carried unwarranted "entitlement" because of their lofty high school recruiting rankings.

"In the end, success was our killer," McCarron, a four-star recruit out of St. Paul's in Mobile, said in a recent radio interview. "Too much success and a lot of young guys coming in who didn't know what it took to get back to that point to win. They thought we'd just show up and we'd win..."

"That wasn't five-star entitlement issues to cause that field goal to be returned. That's just something that happens in football," 247's JC Shurburtt said, referencing how Alabama lost in dramatic fashion at Auburn. "The Sugar Bowl, you want to talk about five-star freshmen, Derrick Henry just about bailed AJ McCarron out of that game."

ESPN National Recruiting Director Tom Luginbill said there was some validity to McCarron's assertions but didn't single out the highest-rated recruits.

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AL.com sports ‏@aldotcomSports ·2 hrs
As its national reach widens, Alabama hasn't turned its back on its backyard http://ow.ly/tgzV8

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Some of those Top Rated Defensive players from the Upperclass who did not make one of the All-SEC Teams:

SDEs
2009
Craig Drummond Ole Miss 5.9 "... is a fine young man," Nutt said. "What makes it tough"
Michael Brockers LSU       5.8 St. L. Rams
William Ming      Bama     5.8  Saban elected not to return him for R-Sr. season
Duane Chisolm    SC        5.8 Did not pan out

2010
JR Ferguson  LSU  6.0  RS-Jr for LSU
Alfy Hill      Bama 5.9  Academic NQ, JucO, commited to SC but ineligible
Jordan Allen LSU  5.9  Jr. for LSU
Jalen Fields  UGa  5.8  Ga. Military and then Ragin' Cajuns
Dexter Morant UG 5.8   Left UGa in Feb. after playing sparingly, academics

2011
DJ Pettway       Bama 5.8  East Mississippi CC

WDEs
2010
T.J. Stripling    UGa  6.0
Corey Miller       UT  5.9
Jacques Smith   UT  5.9
Lynden Trail      UF  5.9
Carlos Thompson OM 5.8
Craig Sanders  AUB 5.8
J.C. Copeland  LSU  5.8
Kaleb Eulls      MS   5.8  All-SEC Freshman Team
Neiron Ball       UF   5.8
Justin Maclin   LSU  5.8

2011
Ray Drew           UGa  6.1
Jermauria Rasco  LSU  5.8

DTs
2009
Gary Brown          UF  6.1
Chris Davenport  LSU  6.1
Abry Jones         UGa  5.9
Darrington Sentimore  Bama  5.9
Josh Downs       LSU  5.9
Josh Boyd          MSt  5.9
Corey Gaines      OM  5.9
DeQuinta Jones  Ark  5.8
Derrick Lott       UGa  5.8
Jamar Travis       AU  5.8
Quinton Dial   Bama  5.8

2010
Jeffrey Whitaker  AU  5.9
Calvin Barnett    Ark  5.9
Mike Thornton   UGa  5.8
Byran Jones       Ark  5.8
Kenneth Carter   AU  5.8
Carlton Martin    OM  5.8

2011
Phillip Dukes         SC  5.8
Mickey Johnson    LSU  5.8
P.J. Jones            MSt  5.8
LaMichael Fanning Bama 5.8
Chris Mayes        UGa  5.8

ILB
2009
Tana Patrick 6.0 Bama  5th year senior, reserve
Jerod Askew 6.0 Vols    Dismissed from the program
Austin Moss  5.8 Ark     Transfer

2010
Jake Holland 5.8 AU     Senior

2011
CJ Johnson        6.1 OM     Junior, injured out for season
Ramik Wilson    5.8 UGa  Junior
Amario Herrera 5.8 UGa Junior
Graham Stewart 5.8 UF Transfer to UConn

2009
The top five rated OLBs out of HS are in the NFL
DT Shakelford  5.8  OM OLB out of Decatur has batted injury, back for 5th year

2010
LaDarius Owens  5.9  AU Bessemer OLB is a Jr. for Auburn

2011
Brent Calloway  6.0  Bama  Russellville OLB ran afoul of the law
Curt Maggitt      5.8  Vols    West Palm Beach OLB, Jr. for Vols, injured

CBs
2009
Dre Kirkpatrick  6.1  Bama   Bengals
Janzen Jackson  6.1  Vols     x-fer to McNeese St. / Argonauts
Darius Winston  6.1  Hogs    Completed eligibility in four seasons
Branden Smith  6.1  UGa     Argonauts
Eric Gordon       5.9  Vols     Had planned to be a red shirt senior
Reggie Taylor    5.8  AUB     Did not qualify

2010
Demarcus Dee Milliner  6.1  Bama  Bennie and the Jets
Joshua Shaw               6.0  UF      Transferred to USC Trojans
Jaylen Watkins            6.0  UF      Switched to safety, now a "better tackler"
John Fulton                 5.9  Bama  Could not contain A&M's Mike Evans
Cody Riggs                 5.9  UF      See Jaylen Watkins
Honey Badger             5.8  LSU    After 2nd chance and expulsion he plays for Cards
Tristen Holt                5.8  Mizzou Removed from the program in 2011

Large number of highly rated DBs are going to select SEC schools. Of the '10 class, Dee and Badger are playing on Sunday. None of the other survivors are all-league material at the moment.

2011
Malcolm Mitchell  6.0  UGa  Has played both ways at UGa
Floyd Raven        5.8  A&M  Mom forged his signature and faxed it to Nutt
Tevin Mitchell      5.8  Hogs Working on that open field tackle
Justin Coleman    5.8  Vols  Had a pick against Bobby Petrino's team
David Jenkins      5.8  LSU  Transferred to TCU, kicked off team; burglary charge
Jermaine Whitehead 5.8 AU A leading tackler for Auburn

Safeties
2009
Rod Woodson  5.9  Bama  Saban agreed the Olive Branch DB show go elsewhere
Darren Myles  5.9  Vols    Dooley kicked Myles off team; Bar Knoxville debacle

2010
Matt Elam          6.1 Gators  Ravens
Alec Ogletree     6.0  UGa    StL Rams
Jarrick Williams  5.9  Bama  Bama Special Teams POTW last week
Eric Reid            5.9  LSU    49ers
Jordan Haden     5.8  UF      Younger bro of Joe Haden transferred
Eddrick Loften    5.8  Vols    Arrested at Hutchinson CC, vehicle burglary
Nick Perry         5.8  Bama  Sometimes starter; shoulder injury in Sept. '13

2011
Erique Florence  5.9  AU    Transfer to Troy
Corey Moore      5.9  UGa  Ejected for targetting v. AppSt.
Jonathan Rose   5.8  AU    Sent home he landed at Nebraska
Jabari Gorman   5.8  UF    Jr. at UF; not injured and out for season
Sheldon Royster 5.8  SC   Transfer to Rutgers
Howard Matthews 5.8 A&M  14 tackles and a pick v. Vandy
Chris[tion] Jones 5.8  Bama  Big return man for Bama
Pat Martin         5.8  Vols     Left the program as a freshman