Dan Lanning’s 2027 Oregon recruiting class is already loaded with the kind of talent that turns heads before a single player ever steps on campus. The Ducks sit No. 1 in the Big Ten and inside the national top five in both On3 and 247Sports, and with 24 commitments in hand and only a few targets still out there, the numbers behind this group tell the story of a class built to pop.
The biggest one is simple: Oregon has 16 commitments from four-star or five-star recruits in On3’s rankings. That means two-thirds of the class is made up of blue-chip prospects, a strong sign of how much high-end talent the staff has stacked together.
The five-star label is spread around depending on the service, and Oregon has several names that show up at the top of those lists. ESPN has wide receiver Xavier Sabb and defensive back Hayden Stepp as five-stars.
247Sports gives that tag to EDGE Rashad Streets and wide receiver Dakota Guerrant. In On3’s latest update, quarterback Will Mencl and Guerrant are the Ducks’ two five-stars.
If you look at Rivals Industry rankings, the class gets even more eye-catching. Oregon has eight recruits inside the top 100:
- Five-star receiver Dakota Guerrant (No. 22)
- Four-star EDGE Rashad Streets (No. 33)
- Four-star receiver Xavier Sabb (No. 37)
- Four-star cornerback Hayden Stepp (No. 40)
- Four-star quarterback Will Mencl (No. 44)
- Four-star safety Semaj Stanford (No. 68)
- Four-star athlete Tae Walden Jr. (No.
- Four-star linebacker Toa Satele (No.
The Ducks are also showing just how far their recruiting reach extends. This class includes commitments from 17 different states, with Oregon landing players from Alabama, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Illinois, Texas, Michigan, California and more.
There is still a clear Oregon footprint in the group, though. Four commits are from the state, and the top in-state name is four-star cornerback Josiah Molden, an Oregon legacy. He leads the way for the Ducks’ homegrown haul.
The other in-state additions are three-star defensive linemen Josh Christensen and Achilles Reyna, along with three-star receiver Malachi Garlington, giving Oregon four commitments from within the state.
Defensive back recruiting remains a major theme under Lanning, and this class fits right into that pattern. Five defensive backs are already set to join the program: Hayden Stepp, Semaj Stanford, Tae Walden Jr., Josiah Molden and three-star Malakai Taufoou.
Oregon also has a deep group coming along on the defensive line, and the timing makes sense. The Ducks’ starting front of Matayo Uiagalelei, A'Mauri Washington, Bear Alexander and Teitum Tuioti are all forgoing the NFL Draft and returning for 2026, which means the program will eventually need to replace a lot of production and experience after that season.
That has pushed Lanning and his staff to attack the position hard in this class. The defensive line group currently includes:
- Five-star Rashad Streets
- Four-star Zane Rowe
- Four-star Cam Pritchett
- Three-star Achilles Reyna
- Three-star Josh Christensen
With that kind of mix at the top and depth across the board, Oregon’s 2027 class already looks like one of the most talent-heavy groups in the country.
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