About this list

This list was compiled from consensus information obtained from two major recruiting websites, Rivals.com and Scout.com. In some cases, those sites disagree about heights and weights for prospects; in those cases, vital stats have been cited from a list maintained by Scouts Inc. for ESPN.com.

Alabama (14)

- The Crimson Tide’s early commitment list includes eight out-of-state high school players. ... Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix is Scout.com’s top-ranked safety and has had at least 18 offers, a list that includes Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Florida and Ohio State. ... Brent Calloway is a five-star Rivals.com prospect and their No. 2 ranked outside linebacker. He committed in June of last year. ... Quinton Dial was a 2009 Alabama recruit who needed an academic upgrade.

Shannon Brown, 6-2, 237, MLB, Adel (Ga.) Cook County HS

Brent Calloway, 6-2, 215, OLB, Russellville (Ala.) HS

Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix, 6-2, 190, DB, Orlando (Fla.) Dr. Phillips

Daryl Collins, 6-0, 180, WR, Gadsden (Ala.) City HS

Quinton Dial, 6-5, 308, DT, East Mississippi CC (Pinson, Ala.)

Malcom Faciane, 6-6, 265, TE, Picayune (Miss.) Memorial HS

LaMichael Fanning, 6-7, 270, DE, Hamilton (Ga.) Harris County HS

Isaac Luatua, 6-3, 299, G, La Mirada (Calif.) HS

D.J. Pettway, 6-2, 255, DT, Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic HS

Marvin Shinn, 6-4, 195, WR, Prichard (Ala.) Vigor HS

Bradley Sylve, 5-10, 175, WR, Port Sulphur (La.) South Plaquemines HS

Vinnie Sunseri, 6-0, 205, LB, Tuscaloosa Northridge HS

Jabriel Washington, 5-11, 165, CB, Jackson (Tenn.) Trinity Christian

Danny Woodson, 6-2, 198, WR, Mobile (Ala.) LeFlore HS

Arkansas (11)

- The best recruit in the Razorbacks’ early class is Brey Cook, Scout’s No. 6-ranked offensive tackle and a four-star pick for both major services. He’s had offers from four other SEC schools, including Ole Miss and MSU. ... Cook is one of four offensive linemen who’ve committed, averaging 295 pounds. ... TE Demetrius Dean committed to his home state team in February of 2009.

Brandon Allen, 6-2, 214, QB, Fayetteville (Ark.) HS

Austin Beck, 6-8, 285, OT, Nowata (Okla.) HS

Brey Cook, 6-7, 310, OT, Springdale (Ark.) Har-Ber HS

Marcus Danenhauer, 6-5, 315, OL, Bentonville (Ark.) HS

Demetrius Dean, 6-3, 260, TE, Fayetteville (Ark.) HS

Davyon McKinney, 6-2, 170, WR, Forrest City (Ark.) HS

Keante Minor, 6-0, 199, WR, East St. Louis (Ill.) Senior HS

Grady Ollison, 6-4, 230, DT, Malvern (Ark.) HS

Mitch Smothers, 6-4, 290, OL, Springdale (Ark.) HS

Robert Thomas, 6-1, 310, DT, Coffeyville (Kan.) JC (Muskogee, Okla.)

Isiah Wiley, 6-0, 185, CB, 6-0, 175, Arizona Western CC (West Monroe, La.)

Auburn (8)

- The Tigers have four Scout.com four-star recruits, including consensus No. 3-ranked center Reese Dismukes and QB Kiehl Frazier – ranked No. 2 by Rivals.com and No. 4 by Scout.com. Dismukes had offers from Alabama and Ole Miss, among others; Frazier had a batch of other offers, including Florida and LSU.

Angelo Blackson, 6-5, 290, DL, Bear (Del.) Red Lion Academy

Reese Dismukes, 6-3, 275, C, Spanish Fork (Ala.) HS

Kiehl Frazier, 6-3, 215, QB, Springdale (Ark.) Shiloh Christian

Chris Landrum, 6-2, 215, MLB, Sweet Water (Ala.) HS

Izauea Lanier, 6-1, 190, CB, East Mississippi CC (Gordon, Ala.)

Jabrian Niles, 6-2, 265, DE, Mobile (Ala.) Davidson HS

Thomas O’Reilly, 6-3, 295, OG, Marietta (Ga.) Pope HS

Anthony Swain, 6-2, 210, S, Gadsden (Ala.) City HS

Florida (10)

- The Gators’ list includes a batch of four-star prospects, including Rivals.com’s No. 1-ranked QB, Jeff Driskel, a run-pass signal-caller who had offers from Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss (where he attended a camp) and Tennessee. Scout.com has him No. 6 on its list.

Kyle Christy, 6-2, 175, PK, Brownsburg (Ind.) HS

Jeff Driskel, 6-4, 225, QB, Oviedo (Fla.) Hagerty HS

Tommy Jordan, 6-5, 295, OT, Ridgefield (Conn.) HS

Hunter Joyer, 5-11, 248, FB, Tampa Catholic HS

A.C. Leonard, 6-3, 220, TE, Interlachen (Fla.) HS

Javares McRoy, 5-9, 165, WR, Lakeland (Fla.) Senior HS

Jeoffrey Pagan, 6-4, 255, DE, Asheville (N.C.) HS

Pop Saunders, 5-11, 170, CB, Deland (Fla.) HS

Ryan Shazier, 6-2, 202, OLB, Plantation (Fla.) HS

Ja’Juan Story, 6-4, 192, WR, Brooksville (Fla.) Nature Coast Tech HS

Georgia (13)

- The top recruit for the Bulldogs is QB Christian LeMay, the No. 2 prospect at the position according to Scout.com. He chose Georgia over a raft of other programs, including Alabama and Florida. .... David Andrews is a consensus top-7 center. ... Ten of Georgia’s early recruits are from inside the state and at least a half-dozen top prospects from the satte remain undecided.

David Andrews, 6-2, 275, C, Norcross (Ga.) Wesleyan School

Sterling Bailey, 6-5, 240, DE, Gainesville (Ga.) East Hall HS

Devin Bowman, 6-0, 175, CB, Rossville (Ga.) Ridgeland HS

Chris Conley, 6-3, 191, WR, Dallas (Ga.) North Paulding HS

Watts Dantzler, 6-7, 310, OT, Dalton (Ga.) HS

Amarlo Herrera, 6-1, 224, MLB, College Park (Ga.) North Clayton HS

Christian LeMay, 6-2, 195, QB, Matthews (N.C.) Butler HS

Hunter Long, 6-3, 295, OG, Memphis Briarcrest Christian

Nick Marshall, 6-2, 185, CB, Rochelle (Ga.) Wilcox County HS

Corey Moore, 6-1, 192, S, Griffin (Ga.) HS

Chris Sanders, 6-0, 185, S, Tucker (Ga.) HS

Justin Scott-Wesley, 6-0, 200, WR, Camilla (Ga,) Mitchell County HS

Zach Witchett, 6-0, 185, WR, Atlanta Washington HS

Kentucky (14)

- Only four of the consensus commitments for the Wildcats are from inside the state. ... Glen Faulkner is Rivals.com’s No. 3 safety prospect and the state’s top recruit. However, he does not have any other reported offers from SEC schools. ... Jon Davis is Scout.com’s No. 5-ranked tight end. ... Six of the Wildcats early commitments weigh 192 pounds or less.

Antonio Cannon, 6-2, 175, WR, Central (S.C.) Daniel HS

Theltus Cobbins, 6-1, 185, QB, New Orleans McDonough HS

Christian Coleman, 6-4, 260, OT, Milan (Tenn.) HS

Jon Davis, 6-3, 230, TE, Middletown (Ky.) Eastern HS

Glen Faulkner, 6-2, 190, S, East St. Louis (Ill.) Senior HS

Josh Forrest, 6-4, 200, WR, Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman HS

Daylen Hall, 5-9, 180, CB, Louisville St. Xavier HS

Riyahd Jones, 5-11, 160, CB, Columbus (Ga,) Carver HS

Darrian Miller, 6-5, 265, OT, Lexington (Ky.) Bryan Station HS

Terrell Mitchell, 6-6, 220, TE Georgia Military College (Powder Springs, Ga.)

Max Smith, 6-4, 215, QB Van Nuys (Calif.) Birmingham HS

Blake Terry, 6-0, 225, MLB, Denton (Tex.) Guyer HS

Darien Thomas, 6-2, 190, WR, Theodore (Ala.) HS

Clint Tucker, 6-2, 285, DT, East St. Louis (Ill.) Senior HS

LSU (11)

- The Tigers have a pair of five-star recruits, DT Anthony Johnson and OT La’el Collins. Collins is the No. 1 prospect at his position, according to Rivals.com; Johnson is ESPN’s No. 1 prospect at his position. ... All but one of LSU’s early recruits is from inside the state.

La’el Collins, 6-5, 281, Baton Rouge (La.) Redemptorist HS

Jeremy Hill, 6-1, 215, RB, Baton Rouge (La.) Redemptorist HS

Kenny Hilliard, 6-0, 220, RB, Patterson (La.) HS

Anthony Johnson, 6-3, 295, DT, New Orleans Walker HS

Jarvis Landry, 5-11, 185, WR, Lutcher (La.) HS

Alonzo Lewis, 6-2, 200, WR, St. James (La.) HS

Terrance Magee, 5-9, 195, RB, Franklinton (La.) HS

Trevon Randle, 6-1, 205, OLB, League City (Tex.) Clear Springs HS

Quentin Thomas, 6-3, 265, DR, Beaux Bridge (La.) HS

Trai Turner, 6-3, 345, OG, New Orleans St. Augustine HS

Corey White, 6-4, 310, OG, Baton Rouge (La.) Capitol Senior HS

Mississippi State (7)

- The Bulldogs’ top recruit is MLB C.J. Johnson, ranked No. 6 at his position by Rivals.com. He had offers from Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss and Tennessee. ... Gulfport OL Nick Redmond made his commitment last September. ... All but one of the early commitments are from inside the state.

Devin Fosselman, 5-10, 183, WR, Woodville (Miss.) Wilkinson County HS

Zachary Jackson, 6-1, 195, S, Heidelberg (Ms..) HS

C.J. Johnson, 6-2, 225, MLB, Philadelphia (Miss.) HS

Nick Redmond, 6-5, 310, OT, Gulfport (Miss.) Harrison Central HS

Devonte Scott, 5-11, 175, RB, Ferriday (La.) HS

Rufus Warren, 6-5, 238, TE, Indianola (Miss.) Gentry HS

Jermaine Whitehead, 6-0, 183, CB, Greenwood (Miss.) Amanda Elzy HS

Ole Miss (7)

- The top early recruit for Ole Miss is Gerrod Holliman, ranked No. 5 among safeties by Rivals.com. He made his decision on July 4, turning down offers from a batch of schools including Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia. ... Two of the Rebels’ early commitments are from inside the state.

Chelarvez Brown, 6-1, 185, RB, Winona (Miss.) HS

Serderius Bryant, 5-9, 205, OLB, Sanford (Fla.) Seminole HS

Mitch Hall, 6-6, 320, OT, Russellville (Ark.) HS

Gerrod Holliman, 6-0, 185, Miami Southridge HS

Ethan Hutson, 6-4, 290, OG, Destrehan (La.) HS

Andrew Johnson, 5-9, 170, CB, Miami Southridge HS

Cody Prewitt, 6-3, 200, S, Bay Springs (Miss.) Sylva Bay Academy

South Carolina (7)

- None of the Gamecocks’ early commitments come from players inside the state; Clemson has aklready grabbed two top-10 state prospects and seven remain undecided – including the nation’s top prospect, DE Jadeveon Clowney of Rock Hill. ... None of Carolina’s early recruits rank better than 44th at their respective positions on the Scout.com list ... Five of the early recruits are for defense.

K.J. Brent, 6-4, 170, WR, Waxhaw (N.C.) Marvin Ridge HS

Deon Green, 6-3, 260, DT, Orlando Olympia HS

Mason Harris, 6-3, 195, DE, Rossville (Ga.) Ridgeland HS

Jared Henry, 6-0, 185, S, Jacksonville (Fla.) Jackson HS

Martay Mattox, 6-1, 185, QB, Athens (Ga.) Clarke Central HS

Edward Muldrow, 6-3, 190, OLB, Snellville (Ga.) South Gwinnett HS

Angelo Watley, 6-3, 220, DE, Suwanee (Ga.) Peachtree Ridge HS

Tennessee (7)

- New coach Derek Dooley has yet to get a commitment from an in-state player and a small early class ranks is only 52nd in Scout.com’s rankings. ... None of the current list of recruits ranks higher than 20th at their respective positions on the Scout.com list.

Allan Carson, 6-0, 325, DT, Oxford (Ala.) HS

Christian Harris, 6-1, 225, OLB, Woodstock (Ga,) Etowah

Alan Posey, 6-6, 305, OT, Athens (Ga,) Clarke Central

Andrew Power, 6-5, 262, TE, Arizona Western CC (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)

Brian Randolph, 6-0, 190, S, Marietta (Ga.) Kell HS

Tom Smith, 5-11, 202, RB, Apopka (Fla.) Senior HS

Justin Worley, 6-4, 195, QB, Rock Hill (S.C.) Northwestern HS

Vanderbilt (2)

- Until QB Damien Fleming made his decision in early July, the Commodores had only one early commitment. Fleming had a few other offers, including one from West Virginia. ... OT James Lewis also had early offers from Illinois and Kentucky.

Damien Fleming, 6-3, 175, QB, Jacksonville (Fla.) Jean Ribault HS

James Lewis, 6-5, 275, OT, Arlington (Tenn.) HS