The SEC has signed the vast number of 5-star prospects in the past five signing classes – almost 50 percent in fact – but the numbers from last year and this year show that other leagues are closing the gap.
In the past five recruiting classes (2013-17), there have been 164 5-star prospects, and SEC schools have signed 81 of them (49.4 percent). But SEC schools saw that percentage drop to 36 last year (12 of 33), and going into Wednesday’s National Signing Day, that figure has dropped again, to 27.6 this year.
Obviously, SEC schools still are signing the bulk of the five stars.