Three-star offensive lineman Gecova Doyal is down to the wire, and Wednesday, July 1 is decision day.
Doyal will announce his commitment live on the Rivals YouTube channel at approximately 11:45 a.m. PT, with Oregon, Washington, UCLA and Utah making up his final four. The Huskies have been a strong player throughout the process, and Rivals insiders have already logged four predictions for Washington to land the Puyallup, Washington, native.
The final round of visits appears to have mattered. According to 247Sports, Doyal saw UCLA and Utah in May before heading to Oregon and Washington in June. That gave the Huskies the last shot to leave an impression, and in recruiting, that can carry real weight.
Doyal, who measures 6-2.5 and 285 pounds, is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 16 interior offensive line prospect in the 2027 class. He also comes in as the No. 4 player in Washington and the No. 361 overall recruit nationally.
On the field, his junior tape from 2025 shows a lineman who can move. Even though he’s ranked inside, Doyal lines up mostly at left tackle for Puyallup, and the clips show a player comfortable working in space and finishing his blocks all the way to the ground.
Oregon remains in the mix, but the Ducks are also in a position where they can absorb the miss if Doyal chooses elsewhere. They already have four offensive linemen committed, and Dan Lanning’s staff has often supplemented the position group through the transfer portal.
More broadly, Oregon’s class is already stacked. Five-star receiver Dakota Guerrant is in, five-star receiver Xavier Sabb is trending toward the Ducks, and receiver is no longer a major need. Four-star linebacker Brayton Feister is set to announce on July 11, and he could become the fourth linebacker in the class.
The Ducks’ current commitments include Dakota Guerrant, Rashad Streets, Semaj Stanford, Will Mencl, Toa Satele, Cameron Pritchett, Zane Rowe, CaDarius McMiller, Josiah Molden, Cameron Wagner, Gus Corsair, Avery Michael, Malakai Taufoou, Brandon Lockley, Anthony Cartwright III, Achilles Reyna, Josh Christensen, Lex Mailangi, Sam Ngata, George VanSandt and Malachi Garlington.
Even if Doyal doesn’t pick Oregon, the program could still have a busy Wednesday. Four-star athlete Tae Walden Jr. and four-star defensive back Hayden Stepp are also set to reveal their decisions that day.
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