The haters are suddenly awfully quiet about the Oregon Ducks and their 2026 recruiting class.
As recently as last week, rival fans were making jokes about “Phil Knight’s check bouncing” and arguing Dan Lanning’s infamous pool jump with now-Texas commit Richard Wesley was the beginning of a decline.
But those trolls have crawled back under the bridges from whence they came.
And Oregon is among the hottest recruiters in the country with a class that has jumped nearly 40 spots in less than a month.
What happened?
In truth, the concerns were always overblown.
Oregon missed out on a trio of elite five-star recruits – quarterback Jared Curtis (Georgia), Ryder Lyons (BYU) and Jackson Cantwell (Miami) this spring/summer.
But Dan Lanning is known for creating multiple pathways to success.
Gone are the days of an Oregon miss followed by a three-star commitment to fill the void.
No Cantwell? No problem.
In the past 10 days, Oregon has added commitments from elite interior lineman Tommy Tofi and five-star offensive tackle Immanuel Iheanacho, the nation’s No. 4 overall recruit and the highest-rated OL pledge in program history.
For the second cycle in a row at quarterback, the Ducks pivoted from early options to the hottest uncommitted prospect at the illustrious Elite 11 Finals.
That was Jaron Keawe-Sagapolutele a year ago… well, for about a week (JKS, we hardly knew ye).
This year, it proved to be Vista Murrieta (California) quarterback Bryson ‘Platypus’ Beaver.
The nickname might not stick, but the commitment almost certainly will.
Sprinkled in with those answers along the offensive line and at quarterback are a few of the top pledges in this cycle: Bishop Gorman (Nevada) five-star safety Jett Washington, fast-rising four-star wide receiver Messiah Hampton – a possible five-star recruit – and…
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Publish date : 2025-07-03 18:15:00
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