College football recruiting has shifted into overdrive, and Oregon is right in the middle of it.
According to Max Torres of ScoopDuck, 368 of the Top 400 recruits have already made their choices. The old wait-until-winter rhythm is fading fast, replaced by a sprint fueled by NIL and the transfer portal. What used to drag on into December, January and the first Wednesday in February is now getting settled much earlier.
The Ducks have embraced that new reality better than most. They already have 23 commitments in a class ranked No. 4 nationally, and they may not be done yet.
One of the biggest names still on the board is Xavier Sabb, a 6-1, 195-pound receiver from Glassboro, New Jersey, who is set to announce at 2:00 p.m. PT on the Rivals YouTube Channel. Oregon is considered the heavy favorite after hosting him in June.
Sabb is the kind of athlete who can tilt a game in a hurry. He’s an UnderArmour All-American, an all-conference basketball player and a do-everything star for Glassboro High, which finished 14-0 and won the state title.
Last season, he put up 59 catches for 877 yards and 13 touchdowns, while also scoring on a pick six, a kickoff return and a punt return. He’s expected to choose between Oregon, LSU, Tennessee and UCLA.
The recruiting board is thinning quickly, and the final wave of decisions includes a few major names. One of them is Brayden Parks, a premier defensive tackle from Brother Rice High School in Chicago, who is down to Notre Dame and Oregon.
Another is Ismael Camara, the last elite offensive tackle still uncommitted. The 6-6, 340-pound Gilmer, Texas standout is a multisport athlete, speaks four languages and came to the U.S. as an immigrant from LeMans, France.
He has only played one year of varsity football, but his upside has turned heads everywhere. For now, though, it appears the Longhorns are leading for his commitment.
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