EA Sports College Football 25 is finally here (for those that purchased the early release) and with it comes a list of the highest-rated up-and-comers with a top 50 true freshmen ranking.
To absolutely no surprise, the SEC dominated the list with 64% of the top 50, including five prospects in the top 10. Which SEC class of 2024 recruits made the cut for EA Sports College Football 25 top 50 highest-rated true freshmen?
32 of 50 Highest-Rated True Freshmen Call SEC Home This Fall
Led by Georgia’s Ellis Robinson, there are 32 true freshmen of the top 50 who will call the SEC home this fall. Below, you’ll find their overall ranking as well as their EA Sports College Football 25 rating.
No. 2 Ellis Robinson, CB, Georgia (overall rating 83)
No. 3 Ryan Williams, WR, Alabama (overall rating 81)
No. 4 Cam Coleman, WR, Auburn (overall rating 81)
No. 6 D.J. Lagway, QB, Florida (overall rating 80)
No. 8 Ryan Wingo, WR, Texas (overall rating 80)
No. 11 Justin Williams, MLB, Georgia (overall rating 80)
No. 12 K.J. Bolden, FS, Georgia (overall rating 80)
No. 14 Mike Matthews, WR, Tennessee (overall rating 79)
No. 17 L.J. McCray, LE, Florida (overall rating 79)
No. 18 Colin Simmons, LE, Texas (overall rating 79)
No. 19 David Stone, RE, Oklahoma (overall rating 79)
No. 20 Jordan Ross, RE, Tennessee (overall rating 79)
No. 21 Jalin Mbakwe, CB, Alabama (overall rating 79)
No. 22 Zabien Brown, CB, Alabama (overall rating 79)
No. 23 Trey Owens, QB, Texas (overall rating 78)
No. 24 Taylor Tatum, RB, Oklahoma (overall rating 78)
No. 27 Dylan Stewart, RE, South Carolina (overall 78)
No. 28 Chris Cole, LOLB, Georgia (overall rating 78)
No. 30 Kobe Black, CB, Texas (overall rating 78)
No. 32 Zavier Mincey, CB, Alabama (overall rating 78)
No. 33 Dontae Carter, FS, Vanderbilt (overall rating 78)
No. 34 Xavier Filsaime, FS, Texas (overall rating 78)
No. 35 Trey’Dez Green, TE, LSU (overall rating 77)
No. 36 Jason Zandamela, C, Florida (overall rating 77)
No. 38 Demarcus Riddick, ROLB, Auburn (overall rating 77)
No. 39 Myles Graham, MLB, Florida (overall rating 77)
No. 40 Demello Jones, CB, Georgia (overall rating 77)
No. 44 Kevin Riley, RB, Alabama (overall rating 76)
No. 45 Peyton Lewis, RB, Tennessee (overall rating 76)
No. 46 Caden Durham, RB, LSU (overall rating 76)
No. 48 Jerrick Gibson, RB, Texas (overall rating 76)
No. 49 Jaden Baugh, RB, Florida (overall rating 76)
SEC Continues to Command the Recruiting Trail
While this is impressive by itself, the SEC might have even more representation in the EA Sports College Football 25 top 50 highest-rated true freshmen once some updates have been loaded. Two SEC signees, Texas A&M’s Terry Bussey and Texas’ Aaron Butler, were not listed despite being consensus top-10 ATH recruits in the class of 2024.
Analyzing a program’s recruiting gains — or, in this case, an entire conference’s — is an indicator of how strong the future is there. As coaches like to say, recruiting is a program’s lifeblood.
For the SEC, it’s safe to say its lifeblood is pumping as efficiently as it ever has despite the murky future for most of college football.
As for playing EA Sports College Football 25, “It Just Means More” talent on your roster if you use one of the 16 SEC teams. While the essence of the game is to choose a plucky underdog and guide them to victory through a gauntlet of juggernauts, it might be too tantalizing to pass up one of the big dogs residing in the SEC.
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