Updated SEC Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings after National Signing Day

National Signing Day once again had no shortage of drama throughout the SEC when it comes to the 2026 recruiting cycle.

Vanderbilt has flipped and signed Five-Star Plus+ quarterback Jared Curtis in an improbable, landmark win for the Commodores. Despite losing Curtis, Georgia still sits atop the SEC in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. That’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to news — which will continue to come through the end of the signing period on Friday.

To no surprise, the conference is featured heavily throughout the top of the team rankings. There are nine SEC teams in the top 25 coming out of a hectic Wednesday. Below is a look at those top classes:

1. Georgia — 92.792

31 total commits
1 five-stars | 20 four-stars | 10 three-stars
Top Commit: TE Kaiden Prothro, No. 30 NATL. (No. 4 TE)
National Class Ranking: No. 4

It was mostly a drama-free National Signing Day for Georgia. Its biggest addition came early in the day as four-star interior offensive lineman Tyreek Jemison joined the fold. The Bulldogs also landed and signed three-star safety Blake Stewart, a former Clemson commit, as well as three-star linebacker Terrence Penick, who flipped from Coastal Carolina. UGA has inked a majority of its class, which features 13 top-200 overall prospects.

2. Alabama — 92.279

20 total commits
3 five-star | 10 four-stars | 7 three-stars
Top Commit: RB Ezavier Crowell, No. 18 NATL. (No. 2 RB)
National Class Ranking: No. 6

On Tuesday, Alabama added a commitment from rising three-star EDGE Malique’ Franklin. It didn’t add a pledge on Wednesday, instead losing three-star wide receiver Owen Cabell (Vanderbilt), three-star running back Javari Barnett (Illinois), three-star WR Brian Williams (Auburn) and four-star defensive lineman JJ Finch (Tennessee). Despite the forgettable NSD, Kalen DeBoer continues to show off his recruiting chops and is bringing in another impressive haul to Tuscaloosa. There’s nine total top-100 commits headed to T-Town. Bama is pushing to flip four-star OT Bryson Cooley from LSU, too.

3. Tennessee — 92.167

28 total commits
2 five-star | 13 four-stars | 13 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Faizon Brandon, No. 9 NATL. (No. 4 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 7

Josh Heupel and the Vols were one of the biggest winners on National Signing Day. Along with flipping four-star defensive lineman JJ Finch from Alabama, they also flipped four-star DL Carter Gooden from UCLA, four-star athlete Legend Bey from Ohio State and added four-star EDGE Jordan Carter, a former Texas A&M commit. Gooden, Bey and Carter are all top-250 overall prospects. Tennessee did lose top-100 athlete Salesi Moa, who flipped to in-state Utah. The new additions vaulted the Vols inside the top 10 nationally, though.

4. Texas A&M — 92.073

27 total commits
1 five-stars | 21 four-stars | 5 three-stars
Top Commit: CB Brandon Arrington, No. 29 NATL. (No. 2 CB)
National Class Ranking: No. 8

National Signing Day was predictably uneventful for Texas A&M, but that’s not a bad thing for Mike Elko and his staff. The Aggies have compiled a top-10 class and all 26 signed on Wednesday. It’s an impressive class that saw A&M go all over the country to pick up big recruiting wins. There’s 10 top-200 signees headed to College Station. A&M did make a big splash on Thursday morning, however, landing four-star running back Carsyn Baker, who recently decommitted from Florida.

5. Texas — 91.849

23 total commits
3 five-star | 10 four-stars | 10 three-star
Top Commit: QB Dia Bell, No. 8 NATL. (No. 3 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 11

Texas was dealt a pair of blows on NSD as North Carolina flipped four-star defensive lineman Vodney Cleveland while Auburn flipped four-star DL Corey Wells. On Tuesday, the Longhorns flipped four-star safety Toray Davis from UCLA and also recently flipped top-100 DL Jamarion Carlton from Baylor. All 23 signatures are accounted for in the Texas class, while the program has also attempted to make a last-ditch run at Ohio State Five-Star Plus+ WR commit Chris Henry Jr. The Longhorns have eight top-100 signees headed to Austin, highlighting another rock-solid haul for Steve Sarkisian.

6. LSU — 91.621

15 total commits
2 five-stars | 9 four-stars | 4 three-star
Top Commit: ATH Lamar Brown, No. 1 NATL.
National Class Ranking: No. 12

No program still has more moving pieces in its 2026 class than LSU. Lane Kiffin is in Baton Rouge and is trying to hold onto some of the top members of the Tigers’ pledge list. Both No. 1 overall prospect Lamar Brown and five-star DL Richard Anderson are yet to be announced as signed. Top-50 DL Deuce Geralds said he’s pushing his final decision to Friday, as will top-100 EDGE Trenton Henderson. LSU is still after some unsigned talent to add alongside four-star WR Corey Barber, four-star WR Brayden Allen and four-star TE JC Anderson, all of whom flipped in this week. On Thursday, Florida flipped four-star safety Dylan Purter. A few dominoes are yet to fall with this class, though it’ll likely remain somewhere inside the top 15 nationally when all is said and done.

7. Florida — 90.435

19 total commits
0 five-stars | 14 four-stars | 5 three-stars
Top Commit: WR Davian Groce, No. 67 NATL. (No. 10 WR)
National Class Ranking: No. 13

Jon Sumrall is getting settled in with the Gators, and while they didn’t land any new commitments on Wednesday, their biggest wins of the day came via prospects that were already on the commit list. Groce stuck with Florida despite a big push from Oklahoma. Four-star cornerback CJ Bronaugh and four-star EDGE Kevin Ford did the same as Ohio State and Texas A&M were after their respective pledges. Not every signature is in for UF as of Thursday morning, but it has fended off some big programs to keep a top-15 class in-tact and has now added four-star safety Dylan Purter, flipping him from LSU.

8. Oklahoma — 89.916

24 total commits
0 five-stars | 10 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Jake Kreul, No. 46 NATL. (No. 8 EDGE)
National Class Ranking: No. 16

Oklahoma did a ton of leg work last month, flipping top-100 running back Jonathan Hatton Jr. and four-star wide receiver Jayden Petit while also landing three-star EDGE Dane Bathurst. The current 24-man class has all signed with the Sooners. That includes 10 blue-chippers, four of whom are top-200 recruits.

9. South Carolina — 89.359

14 total commits
0 five-stars | 9 four-stars | 5 three-stars
Top Commit: IOL Darius Gray, No. 45 NATL. (No. 1 IOL)
National Class Ranking: No. 18

The focus for South Carolina now is holding on to four-star quarterback commit Landon Duckworth, who still hasn’t signed with the Gamecocks and is now trending toward LSU in the Rivals Recruiting Prediction Machine. Shane Beamer and Co. signed a dozen already-committed prospects on Wednesday, including the elite offensive line duo of Gray and Zyon Guiles.

10. Ole Miss — 88.372

17 total commits
0 five-stars | 6 four-star | 11 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Landon Barnes, No. 100 NATL. (No. 14 EDGE)
National Class Ranking: No. 26

The departure of Lane Kiffin has led to a few Ole Miss commits flipping and signing with LSU. The Rebels did flip three-star WR Kervin Johnson from LSU and also kept three-star defensive lineman Carmelow Reed and many others from flipping to the Tigers. Pete Golding and the remaining Ole Miss staff are now outside the top 25 of the team rankings, but the remaining group is still impressive considering the timing and circumstances.

11. Missouri — 88.179
12. Mississippi State — 88.016
13. Vanderbilt — 87.906
14. Auburn — 87.554
15. Arkansas — 86.546
16. Kentucky — 85.948