Auburn assistant coach Trooper Taylor has been rated as one of the nation's top recruiters by Rivals.com.

This is Taylor's third straight season as a Rivals top 25 recruiter. He was also honored twice during his time at Tennessee.

Taylor was instrumental in landing several of the Tigers top prospects, including wide receivers Jaquay Williams and Ricardo Louis. Rivals named Florida's D.J. Durkin as the best recruiter in the country.

Rivals Top 25 recruiters

D.J. Durkin, Florida
Lance Anderson, Stanford
Jerry Azzinaro, Oregon
David Beaty, Texas A&M
Dameyune Craig, Florida State
Bo Davis, Texas
Mike Denbrock, Notre Dame
Lester Erb, Iowa
Luke Fickell, Ohio State
Todd Grantham, Georgia
Jeff Hafley, Rutgers
Odell Haggins, Florida State
Adrian Klemm, UCLA
Derek Lewis, Florida
Tosh Lupoi, Washington
Greg Mattison, Michigan
George McDonald, Miami
Jay Norvell, Oklahoma
Ed Orgeron, USC
Jeremy Pruitt, Alabama
Jeff Scott, Clemson
Kirby Smart, Alabama
Trooper Taylor, Auburn
Mike Vrabel, Ohio State
Lorenzo Ward, South Carolina