The Georgia Bulldogs have the SEC's top recruiting class, but the Alabama Crimson Tide are the hottest recruiting team in the SEC right now
The Georgia Bulldogs have the SEC's best recruiting class following a dominant recruiting run in June. The Bulldogs' most recent commitment is from four-star tight end Brayden Fogle. No other SEC team has more commitments than Georgia's 27.
However, the average Georgia commitment is not as highly ranked as the average Alabama Crimson Tide or LSU Tigers commit. LSU leads the SEC with an average commitment rating of 93.62. The Tigers notably have a commitment from the nation's No. 1 wide receiver recruit, Tristen Keys.
LSU's recruiting class is still ranked behind Alabama, who has the SEC's most (and nation's most) commitments from five-star recruits after an impressive recruiting streak in late June and early July. The Crimson Tide recently added commitments from five-star defensive back Jireh Edwards and five-star wide receiver Cederian Morgan. Alabama and head coach Kalen DeBoer are positioned to have a chance to sign the nation's top recruiting class in the 2026 cycle.
Contrarily, Alabama's in-state rival, the Auburn Tigers, is struggling on the recruiting trail. Head coach Hugh Freeze's uncertain future is a big factor in why the Tigers have the SEC's worst recruiting class. Auburn appears to be waiting to see how the 2025 season goes before committing significant resources to their class of 2026. The Tigers are currently ranked lower than teams like Idaho, Texas State and Tulsa. Auburn will finish the recruiting cycle ranked higher than all those non-Power Four teams, but the Tigers are not off to a good start.
SEC class of 2026 recruiting rankings
- Georgia Bulldogs (27 commits, No. 2 national ranking)
- Texas A&M Aggies (24 commits, No. 3 national ranking)
- Alabama Crimson Tide (19 commits, No. 5 national ranking)
- LSU Tigers (14 commits, No. 10 national ranking)
- Texas Longhorns (17 commits, No. 13 national ranking)
- Tennessee Volunteers (17 commits, No. 15 national ranking)
- Florida Gators (17 commits, No. 16 national ranking)
- Arkansas Razorbacks (23 commits, No. 26 national ranking)
- Mississippi State Bulldogs (25 commits, No. 31 national ranking)
- Ole Miss Rebels (12 commits, No. 37 national ranking)
- Oklahoma Sooners (14 commits, No. 42 national ranking)
- Kentucky Wildcats (15 commits, No. 45 national ranking)
- Vanderbilt Commodores (16 commits, No. 49 national ranking)
- South Carolina Gamecocks (10 commits, No. 55 national ranking)
- Missouri Tigers (10 commits, No. 74 national ranking)
- Auburn Tigers (seven commits, No. 86 national ranking)
All recruiting rankings are according to 247Sports as of July 7.
This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: Ranking the SEC's best, worst football recruiting classes
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