12/8/2016 football Edit

POSITION RANKINGS: How UK commits came out

Justin Rowland • CatsIllustrated

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Justin Rowland has been CatsIllustrated.com's publisher since 2015. He covered college football recruiting at programs nationwide for 15 years prior to that.

Rivals.com's updated position rankings are out. How did Kentucky commits fare?

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Notes: Clark is ranked as the fifth-best pro-style quarterback who is currently committed to an SEC school, behind Jake Fromm (Georgia), Mac Jones (Alabama), Myles Brennan (LSU) and Jake Allen (Florida). He's ranked as the second-best pro-style quarterback in Ohio behind only St. Xavier's Sean Clifford (Penn State).

Notes: Five of the top eight running backs in the Class of 2017 are committed to SEC programs. Koback is ranked the No. 10 running back currently committed to an SEC school, and the fifth-best committed to an SEC East program. Rivals.com ranks Koback as the third-best running back in the state of Ohio behind only Todd Sibley (Pitt) and Weston Bridges (Michigan State).

Notes: Thomas is ranked as the tenth-best receiver in the country who checks in at less than 6-feet. He is currently rated No. 13 among all receivers committed to SEC schools. He's ranked No. 16 among wide receivers in Florida. Five of the nation's top 17 receivers, in the Rivals.com rankings, hail from Florida.

Notes: Ali is rated as the No. 19 receiver from Florida in the updated Rivals.com positional rankings.

Notes: King maintains his 5.7 Rivals Rating, which is just one-tenth of a point away from four-star status. Rivals.com ranks King the No. 1 weakside defensive end in Ohio.

Notes: Nesbitt is ranked the eight-best cornerback from Florida in the 2017 class. He's also ranked the eight-best cornerback currently committed to an SEC program.

Notes: Richardson is ranked the No. 2 athlete in the state of Ohio behind only Brendon White (Ohio State). He is the top-ranked athlete committed to any SEC school so far from the 2017. He is the only player ranked among the nation's top 10 athletes who is currently committed to an SEC program.

Notes: Ajian is ranked as the eighth-best athlete currently committed to an SEC school. He is the fifth-ranked athlete in Ohio, behind White (Ohio State), Richardson (Kentucky), Lynn Bowden (uncommitted UK target) and Jarell White (uncommitted).