Recruiting the SEC - Three Months to Go
With just under three months left until signing day (February 5, 2003), we
take a look at how Ole Miss and fellow SEC team schools are coming along with
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their potential classes.
The early leaders in class quality are Alabama, LSU and Georgia. The trio have put together
likely top 10 classes in the nation and have multiple top ten performers committed.
South Carolina and Arkansas follow close behind and are setting themselves up
for a run towards having top 15 classes. Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State,
Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt are showing potential while Tennessee still has
a lot of work to do.
Here's the breakdown by team in alphabetical order.
Alabama
Early Headliners: Tim Castille and LeRon McClain
Notables Still Hunting For: WR Chad
Jackson, WR Jayson Swain and
WR Matt Cadell, LB Daniel
Brooks
Arkansas
Early Headliners: The State's top linemen, Nate Garner and
Matt Gilbow, Farod Jackson is the No. 3 fullback in the nation
and wide receiver Chris Baker (2002 signee, now at Hargrave).
Notables Still Hunting For: WR Bret
Smith, QB Robert Johnson, OL
Auburn
Early Headliners: The No. 1-rated JUCO player in the nation RB Brandon
Jacobs.
Notables Still Hunting For: Safety Chris
Russell, QB Omarr Conner, Athlete
Florida
Early Headliners: QB Justin Midgett
Ernie Sims, WR Anthony
Hill, WR Antonio Cromartie
Georgia
Early Headliners: The No . 1 cornerback in the nation Paul Oliver,
No. 2 running back Kregg Lumpkin and the No. 6 inside linebacker Desmond
Williams.
Notables Still Hunting For: DT Nathaniel
Robinson, OL Ryan Pooles, RB
Kentucky
Early Headliners: QB Andre Woodson
Notables Still Hunting For: Safety Donnell
Ford, DT Rickey Abren
LSU
Early Headliners: The No. 1-ranked dual-threat QB in the nation Robert
Lane. Other top ten players at their position include No. 2-ranked OL
Jerry Sevin, No. 4-ranked RB Alley Broussard, No. 5-ranked Nick
Child, No. 7-ranked OL Will Arnold, No. 8-ranked kicker Chris
Jackson and No. 8-ranked OL Chris Yoder.
Notables Still Hunting For: DE Sean
Merrill, OL Donovan Davis,
QB Jamarcus Russell, LB Marquis
McBeath
Mississippi State
Early Headliners: DE J.J. Grant, OLB Quinton McCrary
Notables Still Hunting For: OL Donovan
Davis, Safety Quinton Culberson,
QB Jeremy Young
Ole Miss
Early Headliners: RB Sylvester Brown, cornerback Trumaine
McBride
Notables Still Hunting For: QB Omarr
Conner, Safety Quinton Culberson,
DE Sean Merrill, LB Marquis
McBeath
South Carolina
Early Headliners: QB Blake Mitchell, and linebackers Xavier
Byrd, Ricky Grant and Marcus Lawrence
Still Hunting For: QB Syvelle
Newton, RB Demetrius Summers,
OT Eric Young
Tennessee
Early Headliners: DE Jared Hostetter
Notables Still Hunting For: DT Eric
Holcombe, OT Eric Young, LB
Daniel Brooks, DE Vince
Redd, CB Phillip Brown
Vanderbilt
Early Headliners: Marcus Dixon
Notables Still Hunting For: CB Stephen
Hodge
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