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SEC Team Recruiting Rankings: Georgia’s Big Commit, Zech Ford, Moves the Needle
College football season ended a week-and-a-half ago when Ohio State beat Notre Dame in the National Championship game, but the recruiting stove is red hot across the sport.
In the SEC, Georgia landed a commitment from big-time safety Zech Fort of IMG Academy in Florida on Thursday. How did it impact the recruiting rankings across the SEC?
247Sports updated its composite team rankings following the commitment and five SEC programs checked in the top 10 nationally while three more ranked within the top 20.
Despite a woeful 2024 season that saw just a 2-10 overall record and winless SEC campaign, Mississippi State still ranks ahead of four other SEC teams.
Here is what the SEC team recruiting rankings look like as of January 30, 2025. Clearly there is a lot of time for movement to be made as we’re 11 months from the early signing period, but the foundation for recruiting classes is clearly being built.
No. 16: Kentucky (0 nationally)
Kentucky is the only team in the SEC that is yet to receive a public verbal commitment in the 2026 recruiting cycle.
15. Vanderbilt (54th nationally)
Vanderbilt Football:
1 commitment
87.26 average player rating
17.26 team points
14. Missouri (51st nationally)
Missouri Football:
1 commitment
89.58 average player rating
19.58 team points
13. Alabama (49th nationally)
Alabama Football:
1 commitment
95.05 average player rating
25.05 team points
12. Mississippi State (42 nationally)
Mississippi State Football:
4 commitments
87.07 average player rating
34.05 team points
11. Ole Miss (38th nationally)
Ole Miss Football:
2 commitments
86.66 average player rating
37.21 team points
10. Texas (33rd nationally)
Texas Football:
2 commitments
95.35 average player rating
50.55 team points
9. Florida (28th nationally)
Florida Football:
3 commitments
90.63 average player rating
61.32 team points
8. Oklahoma (19th nationally)
Oklahoma Football:
4 commitments
91.32 average player rating
83.65 team points
7. South Carolina (14th nationally)
South Carolina Football:
5 commitments
89.93 average player rating
96.70 team points
6. Georgia (12th nationally)
Georgia Football:
5 commitments
92.03 average player rating
106.71 team points
5. Arkansas (9th nationally)
Arkansas Football:
9 commitments
87.96 average player rating
117.09 team points
4. LSU (8th nationally)
LSU Football:
6 commitments
91.63 average player rating
123.91 team points
3. Auburn (7th nationally)
Auburn Football:
6 commitments
93.11 average player rating
132.21 team points
2. Tennessee (6th nationally)
Tennessee Football:
7 commitments
90.7 average player rating
135.95 team points
1. Texas A&M (2nd nationally)
Texas A&M Football:
10 commitments
92.2 average player rating
192 team points
ATHENS — From a statistical standpoint, the two things Georgia did best were convert on fourth down and score touchdowns in the redzone. Entering the Ole Miss game, the …
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Dell McGee’s defensive staff overhaul as he enters Year 3 atop the Georgia State program is getting its most significant piece of the puzzle, FootballScoop has learned.
McGee is hiring Cam Clark, a senior analyst on Duke coach Manny Diaz’s 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Champions staff, to run the Georgia State defense, sources tell FootballScoop.
It’s a notable hire for McGee, who is seeking to turn around Georgia State after going just 4-20 in his first two seasons at the helm.
While Clark arrives at Georgia State after assisting the Duke Blue Devils offense, his background is in defensive coaching.
He served two years as defensive coordinator at Football Championship Subdivision program Western Illinois, and he also ran the defense at Lamar University. Additionally, Clark was defensive coordinator at Georgia prep powerhouse Thomas County Central High School.
A former star player at Harding University, Clark obtained his master’s degree from Auburn University, where he served as a graduate assistant.
He has additional Football Bowls Subdivision experience from coaching under both Hugh Freeze and Gus Malzahn while serving on their respective staffs at Arkansas State.
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