Oregon’s latest five-star edge commit is already doing a little peer recruiting.
Rashad Streets, the Ducks’ big defensive-line prize from Milbrook in Raleigh, North Carolina, used his official visit on June 19 to send a blunt message to another elite pass rusher in the 2027 class, Ohio State commit David Jacobs. In a video recap posted by JaiVizuals on YouTube, Streets said, “Come to the O, bro.
Don’t stay at Ohio State. That s*** ass, I ain’t gonna lie," Streets said.
That’s the kind of confidence Oregon has been selling - and Streets bought in on April 3, when the five-star chose Dan Lanning’s program over Alabama, Ohio State and NC State. First-year defensive coordinator Chris Hampton and edge coach Kamran Araghi were part of the staff that helped land him, while Oregon defensive line coach Tony Tuioti served as his primary recruiter.
Jacobs, meanwhile, remains one of the biggest names on the board in the 2027 cycle. The 6-5, 235-pound edge rusher committed to Ryan Day on Jan. 29, 2025, then took his official visit to Columbus on June 12, 2026. At Blessed Trinity Catholic in Roswell, Georgia, he put together three seasons that produced 305 total tackles, 73 tackles for loss, 34 sacks and five forced fumbles.
Rivals has Jacobs as the top edge rusher in the 2027 class, the No. 3 overall recruit nationally and the No. 2 prospect in Georgia.
Streets brings a serious résumé of his own. The 6-3, 240-pound defender piled up 226 total tackles, 75 tackles for loss, 41.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and one safety across 27 games in his sophomore and junior seasons. His physicality, top-heavy speed and high energy are what pulled Oregon in, and he’s also a track and field thrower.
Rivals ranks Streets as the nation’s No. 32 overall player, the No. 7 edge rusher and the No. 3 prospect in North Carolina.
For Oregon, the fit is easy to see. The Ducks are set to lose most of their defensive-line firepower after the 2026 season, which puts extra weight on Streets when he gets to Eugene.
Even so, the future looks strong for Lanning’s program. Rivals currently has Oregon’s 2027 class at No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference.
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