Top-rated recruit from every state for Oregon Ducks football since 2000
The reach of the Oregon Ducks has been expanding over the past decade or so when it comes to the world of recruiting in college football. It used to be that the Ducks would take a majority of their players from the northwest, and occasionally pull some of the top talents from the state of California as well.
Over the past few years, though, that has changed. Now the Ducks have gone national, with a heavy push into the state of Texas, the Northeast, and the deep south, getting top-rated players from some of the deepest pools of high school football in the nation.
While Dan Lanning is the latest in a long line of coaches to preach that keeping the best players in the state at home is key to success, the fact that Oregon has made a push into states like Texas, Arizona, and Florida is part of the reason why the Ducks have found such great success in the recruiting world over the past decade.
We thought it would be a fun exercise to go back through the all-time 247Sports recruiting database and pick out the highest-ranked commit from each state since the year 2000 just to see what it would look like. We only go back that far because that’s when things started to really get measured in the high-stakes game of recruiting wars.
Here is a look at the best recruit from every state the Ducks have landed on campus to play football.
California — 237 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
5-star EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux (0.9987)
National Rank: 2nd
Position Rank: 2nd
Ranking in Oregon History: 1st
Rest of the Top 5
5-star LB Justin Flowe (0.9967)
5-star WR Cameron Colvin (0.9937)
5-star ATH De’Anthony Thomas (0.9926)
5-star DL Arik Armstead (0.9917)
Oregon — 49 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
5-star RB Thomas Tyner (0.9908)
National Rank: 20th
Position Rank: 1st
Ranking in Oregon History: 11th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star QB Kellen Clemens (0.9769)
4-star TE Curtis White (0.9692)
4-star ATH Colt Lyerla (0.9576)
4-star LB Keith Brown (0.9479)
Texas — 31 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
5-star RB Lache Seastrunk (0.9841)
National Rank: 32nd
Position Rank: 2nd
Ranking in Oregon History: 13th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star WR Bralon Addison (0.9617)
4-star CB Arrion Springs (0.9603)
4-star LB Anthony Wallace (0.9439)
4-star QB Austin Novosad (0.9435)
Arizona — 26 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star QB Ty Thompson (0.9809)
National Rank: 40th
Position Rank: 7th
Ranking in Oregon History: 17th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star OT Bram Walden (0.9624)
4-star OT Andre Yruretagoyena (0.9596)
4-star WR Jalen Brown (0.9489)
4-star QB Tyler Shough (0.9422)
Washington — 23 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
5-star RB Jonathan Stewart (0.9952)
National Rank: 12th
Position Rank: 1st
Ranking in Oregon History: 4th
Rest of the Top 5
5-star OT Josh Conerly (0.9918)
4-star OT Aaron Klovas (0.9645)
4-star OL Dave Iuli (0.9238)
4-star OT Fox Crader (0.9080)
Florida — 20 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
4-star LB Ge’mon Eaford (0.9211)
National Rank: 193rd
Position Rank: 10th
Ranking in Oregon History: 102nd
Rest of the Top 5
4-star WR Josh Delgado (0.9182)
4-star RB LeGarrette Blount (0.9111)
4-star WR Tacoi Sumler (0.9081)
4-star CB Ryan Gilliam (0.9000)
Hawaii — 19 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
5-star DE Canton Kaumatule (0.9909)
National Rank: 17th
Position Rank: 3rd
Ranking in Oregon History: 10th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star DE DeForest Buckner (0.9198
4-star OL Iapani Laloulu (0.8989)
4-star LB Isaac Slade-Matautia (0.8919)
3-star DT Maceal Afaese (0.8896)
Utah — 14 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
5-star DT Haloti Ngata (0.9962)
National Rank: 10th
Position Rank: 2nd
Ranking in Oregon History: 3rd
Rest of the Top 5
5-star LB Noah Sewell (0.9935)
4-star OT Kinglsey Suamataia (0.9823)
4-star OT Penei Sewell (0.9709)
4-star DT Ricky Heimuli (0.9636)
Nevada — 13 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star TE Moliki Matavao (0.9324)
National Rank: 160th
Position Rank: 5th
Ranking in Oregon History: 77th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star OT Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu (0.9128)
4-star S Kodi DeCambra (0.8944)
3-star LB Jackson LaDuke (0.8829)
3-star OT Tyrell Crosby (0.8783)
Georgia — 10 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star RB Taj Griffin (0.9751)
National Rank: 53rd
Position Rank: 1
Ranking in Oregon History: 24th
Rest of the Top 5
3-star DE Bradyn Swinson (0.8776)
3-star S Jamal Hill (0.8755)
3-star LB Andrew Johnson (0.8742)
3-star WR Juwaan Williams (0.8609)
Idaho — 9 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
4-star ATH Kenyon Sadiq (0.9467)
National Rank: 115th
Position Rank: 4th
Ranking in Oregon History: 50th
Rest of the Top 5
3-star OL Carson York (0.8750)
3-star DT Wayne Kirby (0.8422)
3-star DT Stetson Bair (0.8396)
3-star DE Brandon Hanna (0.8385)
Colorado — 8 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star LB Adrian Jackson (0.9313)
National Rank: 169th
Position Rank: 11th
Ranking in Oregon History: 78th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star TE Evan Baylis (0.9220)
4-star TE Terrance Ferguson (0.9178)
4-star EDGE Blake Purchase (0.9080)
3-star WR Drew Davis (0.8875)
North Carolina — 7 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star RB Jamal Elliott (0.9038)
National Rank: 279th
Position Rank: 12th
Ranking in Oregon History: 141st
Rest of the Top 5
3-star CB James Scales III (0.8764)
3-star LB Jabril McNeill (0.8753)
3-star DT Jaylen Smith (0.8614)
3-star K Matt Wogan (0.8453)
Tennessee — 6 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
4-star WR Lance Wilhoite
National Rank: 135th
Position Rank: 21st
Ranking in Oregon History: 64th
Rest of the Top 5
4-star WR Dillon Mitchell (0.9280)
4-star RB Jordan James (0.9224)
3-star DT Kristian Williams (0.8897)
3-star DT Rutger Reitmaier (0.8883)
Alabama — 6 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star QB Robby Ashford (0.9006)
National Rank: 290th
Position Rank: 12th
Ranking in Oregon History:
Rest of the Top 5
4-star DT Jayson Jones (0.8964)
3-star S Trikweze Bridges (0.8874)
3-star CB D.J. James (0.8726)
3-star S Brian Jackson (0.8573)
Maryland — 4 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
4-star WR Dont’e Thornton (0.9719)
National Rank: 57th
Position Rank: 7th
Ranking in Oregon History: 26th
Rest of the Group
4-star CB Luke Hill (0.9217)
4-star S Daymon David (0.9133)
3-star LB Keith Simms (0.8831)
Kansas — 4 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
4-star RB Chris Harper (0.9366)
National Rank: 129th
Position Rank: 12th
Ranking in Oregon History: 68th
Rest of the Group
4-star WR Tyrece Gaines (0.9111)
4-star LB Jimmie Swain (0.8929)
3-star DE Zac Clark (0.8444)
Mississippi — 4 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star RB Dante Dowdell (0.9425)
National Rank: 134th
Position Rank: 6th
Ranking in Oregon History: 60th
Rest of the Group
4-star WR Isaiah Brevard (0.9264)
3-star RB Trey Benson (0.8897)
3-star LB Blair Phillips (0.8000)
Missouri — 3 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
5-star CB Dontae Manning (0.9841)
National Rank: 31st
Position Rank: 4th
Ranking in Oregon History: 13th
Rest of the Group
4-star WR Alex Ofodile (0.9454)
2-ster CB Jairus Byrd (0.7889)
Nebraska — 3 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star CB Avante Dickerson (0.9442)
National Rank: 122nd
Position Rank: 8th
Ranking in Oregon History: 54th
Rest of the Group
4-star LB Devon Jackson (0.9428)
2-star QB Daryle Hawkins (0.7667)
Illinois — 3 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
3-star S Kwame Agyeman (-.8778)
National Rank: 285th
Position Rank: 19th
Ranking in Oregon History: 234th
Rest of the Group
3-star OL Marcus Harper (0.8647)
3-star TE Brandon Williams (0.8444)
Oklahoma — 3 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
3-star QB Terry Wilson (0.8858)
National Rank: 359th
Position Rank: 8th
Ranking in Oregon History: 208th
Rest of the Group
3-star DT Jeremy Gibbs (0.8333)
3-star DE Micah Howeth (0.8333)
Iowa — 2 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star ATH Christian French (0.9062)
National Rank: 217
Position Rank: 18
Ranking in Oregon History: 132nd
Rest of the Group
3-star DT Jared Ebert (0.8811)
Louisiana — 2 Commitments
Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Top Ranked Player
4-star RB Kirk Merritt
National Rank: 170
Position Rank: 5
Ranking in Oregon History: 83rd
Rest of the Group
3-star S Mattrell McGraw (0.8866)
Michigan — 2 Commitments
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Top Ranked Player
4-star CB Dior Mathis (0.9340)
National Rank: 144th
Position Rank: 11th
Ranking in Oregon History: 73rd
Rest of the Group
3-star OT Jake Fisher (0.8793)
Ohio — 2 Commitments
Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Top Ranked Player
4-star TE Pharaoh Brown (0.9272)
National Rank: 192nd
Position Rank: 13th
Ranking in Oregon History: 82nd
Rest of the Group
4-star WR Dwayne Stanford (0.8966)
Pennsylvania — 2 Commitments
Top Ranked Player
4-star WR Tyseer Denmark (0.9534)
National Rank: 91st
Position Rank: 14th
Ranking in Oregon History: 45th
Rest of the Group
3-star OT Justin Johnson (0.8567)
New York — 1 Commitment
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Top Ranked Player
4-star RB Seven McGee (0.9350)
National Rank: 151st
Position Rank: 9th
Ranking in Oregon History: 72nd
