Is 5-Star DE Byron Cowart a Better Fit at Auburn or Florida?

With only one week to go before national signing day, we're on the "back nine" for several top uncommitted prospects.

Or, in the case of 5-star defensive end Byron Cowart, "in the clubhouse."

Cowart announced on Twitter that he is done with official visits and will stay at home during the final weekend of the 2015 recruiting cycle:

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I'm not going anywhere this weekend .....

— Byron Cowart (@ByronHawkStar99) January 27, 2015"

That leaves Auburn and Florida as the two finalists for the 6'4", 250-pounder from Seffner, Florida.

If he goes to Auburn, he would provide a boost to a defensive line that desperately needs to find a pass rush under first-year defensive coordinator and former Florida head coach Will Muschamp. At Florida, he would be one of the centerpieces of first-year head coach Jim McElwain's first recruiting class, which needs to come together in a hurry.

Cowart would be the better fit at Florida, with new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins.

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Collins, who's known as the "Minister of Mayhem," primarily runs a 4-3 defense, but as former Mississippi State defensive end Preston Smith pointed out to Nick de la Torre of GatorCountry.com at the Reese's Senior Bowl, he isn't set in his ways.

"Coach Collins is a great coach, he can coach any type of look," Smith told De la Torre. "I know when he was at State he had a lot of different looks out there. We ran many different looks, 4-3, 3-4, three down linemen. He can coach anything up."

Cowart can be Florida's version of Smith, a first-team All-SEC performer from 2014 and three-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week.

At 6'4", 250 pounds, Cowart is already built like a strong-side defensive end who can hold his own against the run while still providing the speed off the edge to be a menace against the pass. He's mature beyond his years, and he has incredible power and similar physical tools to what made Smith a star in Starkville.

With Dante Fowler Jr. gone, Florida needs a big body who's well-rounded to be that force from the jump, and Cowart certainly fits the bill.

He'll get playing time as a true freshman at either place, but he won't have the pressure of being the guy who's being counted on to fix a problem from the jump, like he would at Auburn. He'll have time to acclimate, adjust to what it means to play college football and still be a contributor for a team that's become known for its stifling defense.

That's not to say that he wouldn't be a star at Auburn. He would. He'd be more likely to fall into a specific pass-rusher role on the Plains in 2015 alongside sophomore Carl Lawson. While he can do that, and would provide a boost to the Tigers, that's only part of what makes Cowart special.

Either way, Cowart is going to be a star wherever he goes.

Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a co-host of the CFB Hangover on Bleacher Report Radio (Sundays, 9-11 a.m. ET) on Sirius 93, XM 208.

Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. All stats are courtesy of cfbstats.com, and all recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports. Follow Barrett on Twitter @BarrettSallee.