Oregon’s June recruiting surge already gave Dan Lanning and the Ducks their first five-star commitments of the month, but the staff may not be done chasing elite talent up front. One of the biggest names still on the board is five-star offensive tackle Ismael Camara, and his latest post on X gave Oregon fans a reason to keep believing.
Camara shared a photo of himself in an Oregon jacket on June 29, a small but notable signal in a recruitment that has started to tilt toward Texas. His post included the caption: “2 miles ✅,Lift✅,field session✅ pic.twitter.com/a1jLtDNqzCz”
That kind of buzz matters because Oregon already took a hit when Camara canceled all of his visits, including the official trip the Ducks were hoping to host. Without that chance to bring him back to Eugene, the Ducks saw their position weaken, especially with the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies both closer to his high school home in Gilmer, Texas.
Still, Oregon has not vanished from the picture. Camara visited Eugene in April for the program’s Spring Game, and that trip appeared to put the Ducks in strong shape at the time. He posted photos with former Oregon offensive lineman and current Detroit Lions star Penei Sewell, along with Lanning, after that visit.
For a while, Rivals had Oregon as the favorite. That changed in June, when Texas began to build real momentum.
Rivals recruiting analysts Steve Wiltfong and Sam Spiegelman both submitted predictions for the Longhorns to land Camara, and Spiegelman reported that Oregon’s staff continues to FaceTime him regularly while Texas has gained ground. Spiegelman also said Camara could make his decision in the “next few weeks.”
The Rivals prediction machine now gives Texas a 75.9 percent chance to land Camara, with Oregon sitting at 18.8 percent. Even with those numbers, the Ducks aren’t expected to back off.
If Lanning can get Camara back on campus, Oregon could quickly change the feel of this race again. The Oregon gear Camara wore in his post is at least one sign that the Ducks are still in the mix.
And there’s a bigger reason Oregon would love to keep pushing here: the trenches are already shaping up nicely for the Ducks’ 2027 class. Offensive line coach A’lique Terry has landed commitments from three-star offensive tackle Avery Michael, four-star center Gus Corsair, four-star tackle Cameron Wagner, and most recently, three-star guard Lex Mailangi.
Adding Camara would make it five offensive line commits in the class and give Oregon a second straight class with a five-star offensive line recruit.
The Ducks already hold five-star commitments from receiver Dakota Guerrant, who committed after his official visit in June, and edge rusher Rashad Streets. Meanwhile, five-star cornerback Hayden Stepp and five-star receiver Xavier Sabb are both predicted to choose Oregon, with decisions approaching.
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