By Southeastern Conference standards, the Commodores' recruiting class is nothing about which to write home, ranking 61st nationally and dead last in the conference—12 spots behind Kentucky.

Yet by Vanderbilt standards, the argument could be made that this is the best class coach Bobby Johnson has signed since arriving on campus in 2002.

Of the 24 players, 17 are three-star signees and one—running back Rajaan Bennett—is a four-star player. None of Johnson's prior recruiting classes have boasted more than 13 three-star players.

Bennett is only the third four-star player the Commodores have landed in Johnson's nine years and the first since 2007. In fact, they picked up as many three-star players this year as they did in Johnson's first five years ...More