Nationwide Signing Day: Grading the SEC
The 2025 recruiting class is generally wrapped up now as some applications did very well, others not as a lot. Right here is the SEC Report Card wanting on the recruiting class for every program after Nationwide Signing Day.
ALABAMA
FULL LIST: Alabama’s 2025 recruiting class
Kalen DeBoer‘s first full recruiting class as Alabama‘s head coach ranks inside the highest 5 of the Rivals Workforce Rankings and options a number of foundational items like five-star QB Keelon Russell and five-star OL Michael Carroll. Alabama misplaced latest RB goal Jace Clarizio to Michigan State on Nationwide Signing Day. It additionally ended the day with a flip of four-star WR Derek Meadows from LSU.
Grade: A
ARKANSAS
FULL LIST: Arkansas’ 2025 recruiting class
Sam Pittman is anticipated to stay in Fayetteville for the 2025 season and he has some reinforcements on the best way to bolster the roster. The Razorbacks inked longtime dedication Tavion Wallace, a four-star LB from the Peach State coveted closely by Georgia and Florida State late. Arkansas flipped four-star QB Madden Iamaleava away from UCLA in a head-turner on Wednesday. It additionally added a dedication from four-star Texas WR Ja’kayden Ferguson, a former Kentucky verbal, who brings some dimension and pace to the receiving corps for Iamaleava.
Grade: C+
AUBURN
FULL LIST: Auburn’s 2025 recruiting class
Hugh Freeze has assembled a star-studded 2025 recruiting class to revitalize the Auburn roster. The Tigers inked 4 of the 50 high recruits within the Rivals250, together with flipping elite four-star QB Deuce Knight away from Notre Dame and record-setting in-state again Alvin Henderson from Penn State alongside the best way. Auburn made a critical dent inside their residence state — signing elite DE Jared Smith regardless of South Carolina and Ole Miss closing in. The Tigers additionally saved four-star DB Anquon Fegans and four-star ATH Derick Smith in-state, and held onto four-star CB Donovan Starr regardless of a late push from Alabama and Vanderbilt. They got here up quick attempting to flip five-star CB Na’eem Offord and misplaced four-star CB Shamar Arnoux to the Seminoles, however nonetheless managed to ink a top-10 haul.
Grade: A
FLORIDA
FULL LIST: Florida’s 2025 recruiting class
No program within the nation closed in addition to Billy Napier and the Gators, who caught hearth on the sphere and likewise on the recruiting path over the ultimate weeks of the 2025 recruiting calendar. Since Nov. 17, Florida has flipped double-digit recruits, together with five-star DB Hylton Stubbs, four-star DE Jayden Woods, four-star LB Ty Jackson, four-star OT Tavarius Cube, four-star QB Tramell Jones, four-star RB Byron Louis, four-star DL Joseph Mbatchou, amongst others.
On Nationwide Signing Day, The Gators added one other blue-chip DB in Lagonza Hayward, a former Vols verbal. In addition they fended off Georgia late for four-star DL Jeramiah McCloud and each the Tide and Louisville for four-star WR Naeshaun Montgomery. Florida was on the improper finish of a four-star TE Tae’shaun Gelsey‘s flip to Florida State and could not come away with a late flip of touted in-state five-star WR Jaime Ffrench.
Grade: B+
GEORGIA
FULL LIST: Georgia’s 2025 recruiting class
Kirby Good and the Dawgs have a recruiting title in sight after an enormous in-season surge on the recruiting path to shut out the 2025 cycle. Halfway by way of October, Georgia landed a dedication from five-star DL Elijah Griffin, which had a domino impact. The Dawgs have since flipped 4 targets contained in the Peach State headlined by four-star LB Anthony Kruah and four-star WR CJ Wiley, who flipped from North Carolina and Florida State, respectively. They’ve additionally introduced in elite DE Chase Linton and are trending for five-star DL Justus Terry, who will lock in his determination on Friday.
Grade: A
KENTUCKY
FULL LIST: Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class
Mark Stoops and the Wildcats reeled in a top-25 class on the Rivals Workforce Rankings. Kentucky has some foundational items within the class headlined by proficient four-star hybrid DB Martels Carter Jr., four-star DE Javeon Campbell, four-star CB Andrew Purcell and four-star TE Mikkel Skinner, who flipped to the Wildcats amid a breakout season in South Carolina. Kentucky closed on a excessive be aware, too, flipping three-star DB Grant Grayton from Minnesota and three-star ATH Cameron Miller from Wisconsin.
Grade: C+
LSU
FULL LIST: LSU’s 2025 recruiting class
Brian Kelly and the Tigers have been difficult for a top-five class for a great portion of the previous 12 months. Now, a top-10 haul is coming to the Bayou. Over the previous month, attrition took its toll as LSU misplaced five-star QB Bryce Underwood to Michigan, four-star WR Derek Meadows to Alabama, four-star CB Kade Phillips to Texas, and four-star in-state OL Devin Harper to Ole Miss. LSU was capable of ink five-star RB Harlem Berry regardless of different applications making late pushes. It additionally saved four-star LB Keylan Moses on-board regardless of late run from the Aggies and added four-star LB Zach Weeks, who reclassified into this 2025 class. The Tigers additionally staved off Ole Miss for four-star OT Tyler Miller and flipped five-star OL Solomon Thomas away from Florida State so as to add extra expertise to its offensive line. The Tigers stay in play with top-100 North Carolina QB commit Bryce Baker, who will not signal this week
Grade: B+
MISSISSIPPI STATE
FULL LIST: Mississippi State’s 2025 recruiting class
Jeff Lebby is including a bona fide playmaker at quarterback in four-star in-state passer Kamario Taylor. Taylor is considered one of three blue-chippers in Mississippi State‘s 2025 class together with proficient four-star RB Geron Johnson out of Tennessee and four-star LB Tyler Lockhart, who flipped to and from Ole Miss on Nationwide Signing Day earlier than finally inking with State. State additionally flipped three-star DB Kyle Johnson away from Houston. The Bulldogs might be in line for extra playmakers on offense when four-star WR Cam Sparks makes his determination in February.
Grade: C-
MISSOURI
FULL LIST: Missouri’s 2025 recruiting class
Eli Drinkwitz has a knack for making noise on Nationwide Signing Day. That theme continued this 12 months as five-star DE Javion Hilson declared for Missouri over Michigan, Texas, and Texas A&M in a recruitment that went in a number of completely different instructions late. The Tigers additionally pulled off late flips of RB Brendon Haygood from Boise State, WR DaMarion Fowlkes from Pitt, and RB Marquise Davis from Kentucky. Mizzou held onto four-star QB Matt Zollers regardless of a late push from Penn State highlighting a top-25 class.
Grade: B
OKLAHOMA
FULL LIST: Oklahoma’s 2025 recruiting class
It was a quiet Nationwide Signing Day in Norman — for the higher. Brent Venables and the Sooners added a quarterback to the fold within the type of three-star QB Jett Nieu, who flipped from rival Oklahoma State. Oklahoma additionally staved off each Texas and Texas A&M for five-star OT Michael Fasusi, Rivals’ No. 12 total prospect. Fasusi sticking is an enormous victory and highlights a haul suffering from expertise. Oklahoma’s Early Signing Interval was lessened after four-star WR Cortez Mills flipped to Nebraska and four-star QB Kevin Sperry flipped to Florida State.
Grade: B
OLE MISS
FULL LIST: Ole Miss’ 2025 recruiting class
Lane Kiffin and the Rebels have made a behavior out of conserving the perfect within the Sip. That pattern continued for a third-consecutive recruiting cycle as elite Mississippi WR Caleb Cunningham flipped to the Rebels final month. Cunningham’s flip was adopted by four-star OL Devin Harper, who flipped from LSU; and three-star DB Dante Core, who flipped from Auburn. Ole Miss additionally added four-star WR Winston Watkins on the buzzer for a top-15 haul.
Grade: B
SOUTH CAROLINA
FULL LIST: South Carolina’s 2025 recruiting class
Shane Beamer and the South Carolina workers have made it a precedence to maintain the perfect expertise in-state. Within the 2025 cycle, that technique is paying dividends. Over the ultimate 10 weeks of the recruiting calendar, the Gamecocks flipped four-star WR Malik Clark and three-star DE Josh Smith, and added an enormous dedication from in-state four-star WR Jordon Gidron, who reclassified into the present class. On Nationwide Signing Day, South Carolina set off fireworks by flipping four-star OT Damola Ajidahun away from Georgia Tech, four-star JUCO DL Zavion Hardy from Mississippi State and three-star TE Mike Tyler from LSU. It additionally edged out USC for four-star DL Christian Ingram to seal a top-20 class.
Grade: B+
TENNESSEE
FULL LIST: Tennessee’s 2025 recruiting class
Tennessee‘s top-10 class remained intact regardless of some late additions and losses. Josh Heupel‘s Vols added main firepower on Nationwide Signing Day by means of top-100 DL Isaiah Campbell, who picked Tennessee over North Carolina. The Vols additionally flipped four-star DB Timothy Merritt away from Miami and three-star LB Jadon Perlotte from USC. Perlotte joined former USC verbal Daune Morris, who additionally flipped and inked with Tennessee. The Vols are additionally trending to signal five-star OT David Sanders, who is anticipated to place pen to paper on Thursday.
Grade: A
TEXAS
FULL LIST: Texas’ 2025 recruiting class
Steve Sarkisian and this Texas workers know easy methods to shut in model. The Longhorns have been making noise over the ultimate weeks of the 2025 recruiting cycle — flipping four-star in-state WR Daylan McCutcheon away from Florida State and speedy four-star CB Graceson Littleton from Clemson. Elite four-star CB Kade Phillips adopted go well with forward of Nationwide Signing Day earlier than top-100 ATH Michael Terry jumped on board to bolster a top-five class, which incorporates five-star WR Jaime Ffrench. All indicators level to Texas being proper within the combine with five-star DL Justus Terry, who is ready to signal on Friday.
Grade: A
TEXAS A&M
FULL LIST: Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class
Mike Elko‘s first full recruiting class on the helm of the Aggies was good for a top-10 haul. Texas A&M made an enormous imprint contained in the Lone Star State after Elko returned to Faculty Station — evident by notable in-state signees like four-star OL Marcus Garcia, four-star DL DJ Sanders and four-star WR Kelshaun Johnson. The Aggies turned it up one other gear down the stretch — securing signatures from blue-chip recruits like QB Brady Hart, OT Lamont Rogers, RB Jamarion Morrow, and WR Jerome Myles on Wednesday.
Grade: A
VANDERBILT
FULL LIST: Vanderbilt’s 2025 recruiting class
Clark Lea makes a behavior out of bringing expertise to Nashville every year. His 2025 haul is highlighted by four-star in-state enjoying DB Carson Lawrence out of Chattanooga (Tenn.) McCallie College. The Commodores fended off West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Michigan and varied different applications for one of many state’s finest. Vandy padded its class by flipping three-star in-state LB Austin Howard final month and including speedy Oklahoma WR Kayleb Barnett this previous week.
Grade: C-
