Oregon’s push for another elite recruiting class is about to hit a decisive stretch, and the Ducks are waiting on one of their biggest targets to make it official.
Five-star wide receiver Xavier Sabb is set to announce his commitment on the Rivals YouTube channel at 2 p.m. PT on July 3.
Sabb is choosing between Oregon, LSU, Tennessee and UCLA, according to Rivals, and he would be a major addition for whichever program lands him. He is ranked as a five-star prospect by both ESPN and the Rivals Industry Ranking.
Oregon appears to be in strong position. Rivals has logged four predictions for the Ducks to land Sabb, and his official visit to Eugene seems to have given Oregon real traction. After that trip, Sabb posted more than a dozen photos of himself in Oregon uniforms on Instagram, with three Duck emojis and question marks in the caption.
His time in Eugene also included TikToks with fellow blue-chip recruits Tae Walden Jr. and Rashad Streets. Streets is already committed to Oregon as one of the program’s current five-stars, while Walden is also projected to end up with the Ducks.
That matters because Oregon’s 2027 cycle is already on track to keep a remarkable streak alive. Dan Lanning’s class is set to become the fifth straight to include a five-star receiver commit. Oregon already has one in Dakota Guerrant, who committed on June 16.
If Sabb joins him and both receivers stay locked in through National Signing Day, Oregon would reach rare territory: multiple five-star receiver commits in the same class. That has never happened for the program.
The Ducks’ receiver room in the class already includes three-star Malachi Garlington, a top in-state prospect from Happy Valley, Oregon, who announced on June 8. Receivers coach Ross Douglas and Lanning have also built momentum elsewhere in the cycle.
July 1 brings a flood of decisions, and Oregon has several names worth watching right away. Five-star cornerback Hayden Stepp, four-star athlete Tae Walden Jr. and four-star offensive lineman Gecova Doyal are all set to announce on the same day. Rivals has predicted Oregon for Stepp and Walden, while Doyal is projected to land with Washington.
If Oregon lands the trio of Stepp, Walden and Sabb, the Ducks would add two five-stars and a four-star in a 72-hour stretch, a jolt that would push the class even higher.
Another target, four-star linebacker Brayton Feister, is scheduled to announce on July 11. Rivals has also predicted Feister to choose Oregon.
As of June 30, the Ducks have 21 commitments, including 13 blue-chip recruits. Rivals has Oregon ranked No. 9 nationally and No. 2 in the Big Ten, while 247Sports has the Ducks at No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the Big Ten. With five major decisions looming, Lanning’s staff is still chasing a top-five class and even has a shot at the program’s first No. 1 finish.
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