SMU recruiting update: How much have recent decommitments hurt the Mustangs' class ranking?

We're less than eight weeks away from National Signing Day, and the early signing period is right around the corner. Let's take a moment to look at where SMU's 2019 class currently stands.

Current class status:

No. of commits: 18

Current 247 Composite team ranking: 61

American ranking: 3

Best current commit: Keontae Burns, 3-star ATH/WR (Pittsburg, TX)

With local defensive backs Jonathan McGill (Coppell) and Brandon Crossley (Little Elm) recently decommitting and heading elsewhere, Burns now sits atop SMU's class -- like he did when he committed in September. Burns chose the Mustangs over offers from powers like Alabama and Texas A&M, among others. He's a two-way player who can play receiver or…