Now we’ll take a look at this season’s All-SEC defensive players and where they were ranked coming into the league.

South Carolina’s Eric Norwood, a three-time All-SEC selection, had 78 players ranked ahead of him in the state of Georgia alone in 2006.

And in the 2007 class, Florida defensive end Carlos Dunlap wasn’t the top-ranked player in South Carolina. Notre Dame’s Gary Gray and South Carolina’s Brian Maddox were both ranked ahead of Dunlap.

Antonio Coleman and Dan Williams were part of the class of 2005, so there’s no data available from Scouts Inc. for them. Terrence Cody was a junior college player when he signed with Alabama:

Antonio Coleman, DE, Auburn

Class: 2005

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: N/A

Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida

Class: 2007

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade 84, No. 2 defensive end, No. 3 player in South Carolina, No. 15 player nationally

Terrence Cody, DT, Alabama

Class: 2008

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: N/A

Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee

Class: 2005

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: N/A

Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama

Class: 2007

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 79, No. 5 inside linebacker, No. 8 player in Alabama, unranked nationally

Eric Norwood, LB, South Carolina

Class: 2006

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 69, No. 99 defensive end, No. 79 player in Georgia, unranked nationally

Rennie Curran, LB, Georgia

Class: 2007

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 79, No. 8 inside linebacker, No. 17 player in Georgia, unranked nationally

Joe Haden, CB, Florida

Class: 2007

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 79, No. 18 safety, No. 3 player in Maryland, unranked nationally

Javier Arenas, CB, Alabama

Class: 2006

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 77, No. 31 cornerback, No. 52 player in Florida, unranked nationally

Eric Berry, S, Tennessee

Class: 2007

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 90, No. 1 cornerback, No. 1 player in Georgia, No. 4 player nationally

Mark Barron, S, Alabama

Class: 2008

ESPN’s Scouts Inc: Grade of 80, No. 19 athlete, No. 12 player in Alabama, unranked nationally