Oregon’s recruiting class is already sitting in rare air.
According to the current Rivals rankings, the Ducks are one of only five programs with multiple five-star commitments, and they’ve got two of them in the fold right now. That puts Oregon in a four-way tie for third-most five-star pledges nationally. Only Notre Dame, with four, and Oklahoma, with three, are ahead of the Ducks.
Oregon is tied with Texas and Texas A&M as the other schools with at least two five-stars committed so far.
The headliners for the Ducks are quarterback Will Mencl and wide receiver Dakota Guerrant. Mencl checks in as the No. 14 prospect in the country, the No. 1 quarterback in the class and the No. 1 player in Arizona, where he plays at Chandler High School. That’s the same school current Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola attended before he announced a transfer to Buford in Georgia.
Guerrant brings his own elite résumé. He’s ranked No. 22 nationally, the No. 3 wide receiver and the No. 1 player in Michigan, and he’s headed into a season at Harper Woods High School that could push him even higher in the rankings thanks to his production.
Oregon may not be finished collecting five-star talent, either. EDGE commit Rashaad Streets, who is from North Carolina, is already a five-star on 247Sports but hasn’t reached that level on Rivals yet. He has a reputation for getting into the backfield and making life miserable for quarterbacks, and there’s still room for his ranking to climb once the high school season gets rolling.
Wide receiver Xavier Sabb is another name to watch. He’s already a five-star on ESPN and currently sits at No. 46 in the Rivals national rankings. Oregon also has a cornerback commit who is a five-star in the class of 2027 on ESPN, and if that evaluation carries over to Rivals, it would only strengthen the Ducks’ standing.
And the class still has more room to grow. Oregon continues to pursue several top uncommitted prospects, including four-star running back Landen Williams-Callis, who is expected to make a decision soon and could end up in five-star territory before long.
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