Alabama and LSU are already off and running with their 2011 recruiting classes.
The Crimson Tide have 12 commitments and the Tigers 11 commitments. Between them, they have 14 ESPNU 150 Watch List prospects committed.
All four of Florida’s commitments are ESPNU 150 Watch List prospects, while seven of Georgia's nine commitments can be found on the ESPNU 150 Watch List.
On the other end of the spectrum, Vanderbilt doesn’t have any public commitments at this point, while Ole Miss has just one and South Carolina and Tennessee two apiece.
Here’s a team-by-team checklist of where everybody stands in recruiting going into the summer months:
ALABAMA
The Crimson Tide have 12 commitments and the Tigers 11 commitments. Between them, they have 14 ESPNU 150 Watch List prospects committed.
All four of Florida’s commitments are ESPNU 150 Watch List prospects, while seven of Georgia's nine commitments can be found on the ESPNU 150 Watch List.
On the other end of the spectrum, Vanderbilt doesn’t have any public commitments at this point, while Ole Miss has just one and South Carolina and Tennessee two apiece.
Here’s a team-by-team checklist of where everybody stands in recruiting going into the summer months:
ALABAMA
- 2011 verbal commitments: 12
- Spotlight: Defensive end D.J. Pettway of Pensacola, Fla., led the Panhandle region with 16 sacks last season.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 9 (LB Brent Calloway of Russellville, Ala.; S Hasean Clinton-Dix of Orlando, Fla.; TE Malcolm Faciane of Picayune, Miss.; DE LaMichael Fanning of Auburn, Ala.; DE D.J. Pettway of Pensacola, Fla.; WR Marvin Shinn of Prichard, Ala.; WR Bradley Sylve of Port Sulphur, La.; ATH Jabriel Washington of Jackson, Tenn.; WR Danny Woodson of Mobile, Ala.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 6
- Spotlight: Defensive lineman Grady Ollison of Malvern, Ark., was one of the top performers at the Fort Worth Nike combine last month and has put on 40 pounds since last year.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 1 (WR Keante Minor of East St. Louis, Ill.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 6
- Spotlight: Safety Izauea Lanier of East Mississippi Community College plans to re-sign with the Tigers in December after initially signing with them in 2009 out of Gordo, Ala.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 3 (DT Angelo Blackson of Bear, Del.; OL Reese Dismukes of Spanish Fort, Ala.; OL Thomas O’Reilly of Marietta, Ga.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 4
- Spotlight: Quarterback Jeff Driskel of Oviedo, Fla., is also a standout baseball player and has drawn some comparisons to Tim Tebow with his 6-4, 225-pound frame.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 4 (QB Jeff Driskel of Oviedo, Fla.; TE A.C. Leonard of Interlachen, Fla.; DE Jeoffrey Pagan of Asheville, N.C.; ATH De’Ante Saunders of De Land, Fla.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 9
- Spotlight: Wide receiver Justin Scott-Wesley of Camilla, Ga., was originally committed to Stanford. He ran a state-record 10.35 in the 100 meters to win the state championship earlier this month.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 7 (DE Sterling Bailey of Gainesville, Ga.; CB Devin Bowman of Rossville, Ga.; WR Chris Conley of Dallas, Ga.; LB Amarlo Herrera of College Park, Ga.; QB Christian LeMay of Mint Hill, N.C.; S Corey Moore of Griffin, Ga.; WR Justin Scott-Wesley of Camilla, Ga.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 9
- Spotlight: Defensive tackle Clint Tucker joined his East St. Louis Senior High School teammate, safety Glen Faulkner, by committing to the Wildcats earlier this week.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 1 (ATH Jon Davis of Louisville, Ky.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 11
- Spotlight: Linebacker Trevon Randle of League City, Texas is the only one of the Tigers’ 11 commitments to this point not from the state of Louisiana.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 5 (OT La’El Collins of Baton Rouge, La.; RB Jeremy Hill of Baton Rouge, La.; RB Kenny Hilliard of Patterson, La.; DT Anthony Johnson of New Orleans, La.; WR Jarvis Landry of Lutcher, La.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 5
- Spotlight: Devante Scott of Ferriday, La., lined up last season at quarterback, running back, receiver, cornerback, safety and also returned kickoffs and punts.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 2 (LB C.J. Johnson of Philadelphia, Miss.; CB Jermaine Whitehead of Greenwood, Miss.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: 1
- Spotlight: Offensive tackle Mitch Hall of Russellville, Ark., is the younger brother of Matt Hall, who transferred from Arkansas to Ole Miss earlier this year.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: None
- 2011 verbal commitments: 2
- Spotlight: Martay Mattox of Athens, Ga., is a dual-threat quarterback who accounted for 31 touchdowns last season. He’s from the same high school that produced current NFL and former South Carolina cornerback Dunta Robinson.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: None
- 2011 verbal commitments: 2
- Spotlight: Christian Harris of Woodstock, Ga., played outside linebacker last season, but is being recruited by Tennessee as a middle linebacker. He plans to move to the middle next season.
- ESPNU 150 Watch List members: 1 (OT Alan Posey of Athens, Ga.)
- 2011 verbal commitments: None
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