SEC blue-chip percentage rankings for class of 2027
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The SEC has been known over the years for picking up the cream of the crop of recruits, recruiting several four- and five-star recruits. However, with the NIL era upon college football and the transfer portal becoming much more popular, it's interesting to see how the SEC teams' blue-chip ratio has changed over the years. Rivals.com released the SEC rankings for the class of 2027.
So far, it's the LSU Tigers who have the highest blue-chip percentage, according to Rivals. Blue-chip percentage takes a look at the percentage of committed four- and five-stars in each team's class.
LSU has a 75% blue-chip percentage. Out of the 16 recruits they've earned a commitment from, 11 of them are four-stars, and one of them is a five-star (TE Ahmad Hudson). The Tigers still have the No. 10 recruiting class in the nation and No. 5 in the SEC.
The Texas A&M Aggies, home to the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, have a 73% blue-chip percentage, just two points shy of LSU. They've earned 26 commits, with 14 of them being four-stars and five of them being five-stars. They have the No. 1 offensive tackle (Mark Matthews), the No. 1 safety (Kamarui Dorsey), and the No. 1 linebacker (Kaden Henderson).
The defending SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs are No. 7 in the SEC in blue-chip percentage at 50%. They have the No. 14 recruiting class in the nation and No. 7 in the SEC, and out of the 20 recruits, they have just eight four-star recruits and two five-star recruits. However, the development of the three-stars they recruit is how the Bulldogs have been able to become a consistent threat in the SEC.
The Alabama Crimson Tide are the biggest surprise out of the group. They come in at No. 12 in the SEC in blue-chip percentage, with 29%. They have the No. 13-ranked class in the SEC and the No. 33 class in the nation. They were the runner-ups for the SEC championship last season, and they became a College Football Playoff team.
The Arkansas Razorbacks have the worst blue-chip percentage in the SEC, with just 4%. New head coach Ryan Silverfield has his work cut out for him, as the Razorbacks haven't had a winning record in the SEC since 2015 and haven't had a winning record overall since 2021. They have the No. 37 recruiting class in the nation, and they have just one blue-chip prospect (four-star wide receiver Jabari Watkins).
SEC Blue-Chip Percentage Rankings
- LSU Tigers (75%, 12/16 blue-chips, No. 5 class in SEC)
- Texas A&M Aggies (73%, 19/26 blue-chips, No. 1 class in SEC)
- Florida Gators (68%, 17/25 blue-chips, No. 4 class in SEC)
- Texas Longhorns (64%, 14/22 blue-chips, No. 2 class in SEC)
- Ole Miss Rebels (59%, 13/22 blue-chips, No. 8 class in SEC)
- Auburn Tigers (52%, 14/25 blue-chips, No. 6 class in SEC)
- Georgia Bulldogs (50%, 10/20 blue-chips, No. 7 class in SEC)
- Oklahoma Sooners (48%, 13/27 blue-chips, No. 3 class in SEC)
- South Carolina Gamecocks (47%, 8/17 blue-chips, No. 11 class in SEC)
- Tennessee Volunteers (42%, 8/19 blue-chips, No. 9 class in SEC)
- Missouri Tigers (42%, 8/19 blue-chips, No. 12 class in SEC)
- Alabama Crimson Tide (29%, 4/14 blue-chips, No. 13 class in SEC)
- Kentucky Wildcats (28%, 7/25 blue-chips, No. 10 class in SEC)
- Vanderbilt Commodores (25%, 4/16 blue-chips, No. 14 class in SEC)
- Mississippi State Bulldogs (24%, 4/17 blue-chips, No. 16 class in SEC)
- Arkansas Razorbacks (4%, 1/24 blue-chips, No. 15 class in SEC)
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