Where the newest 2024 Ducks rank amongst Oregon’s highest-rated commits in school history
The Oregon Ducks have had an eventful week, with the long run-up to a successful signing day that landed the top-rated class in Oregon school history.
At the moment, the Ducks have the No. 5 recruiting class in the nation, with a chance that it could get a lot better before all is said and done. They signed a pair of 5-star players on Wednesday while flipping two other 4-stars and making waves across the recruiting landscape with their late addition of a blue-chip defensive tackle on Thursday night.
In the end, it left Lanning with a couple of the best players to sign with the Ducks in program history with Elijah Rushing, Aydin Breland, and Jeremiah McClellan.
So where do they rank among the best of the best to ever commit to the Ducks? Let’s take a look:
EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9987)
National Rank: 2
Recruiting Class: 2019
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: Round 1, Pick 5 (2022)
LB Justin Flowe
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9967)
National Rank: 6
Recruiting Class: 2020
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: N/A
Other Notes: Transferred to Arizona Wildcats in 2022
DT Haloti Ngata
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9962)
National Rank: 10
Recruiting Class: 2002
Head Coach: Mike Bellotti
NFL Draft: Round 1, Pick 12 (2006)
RB Jonathan Stewart
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9952)
National Rank: 12
Recruiting Class: 2005
Head Coach: Mike Bellotti
NFL Draft: Round 1, Pick 13 (2008)
LB Noah Sewell
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9935)
National Rank: 13
Recruiting Class: 2020
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: N/A
WR Cameron Colvin
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9932)
National Rank: 16
Recruiting Class: 2004
Head Coach: Mike Bellotti
NFL Draft: Undrafted Free Agent (San Francisco 49ers, 2008)
ATH De'Anthony Thomas
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9926)
National Rank: 13
Recruiting Class: 2011
Head Coach: Chip Kelly
NFL Draft: Round 4, Pick 124 (2014)
OT Josh Conerly
Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9918)
National Rank: 16
Recruiting Class: 2022
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
NFL Draft: N/A
EDGE Arik Armstead
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9917)
National Rank: 14
Recruiting Class: 2012
Head Coach: Chip Kelly
NFL Draft: Round 1, Pick 17 (2015)
EDGE Canton Kaumatule
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9909)
National Rank: 17
Recruiting Class: 2015
Head Coach: Mark Helfrich
NFL Draft: No
Other Notes: Was forced to medically retire from football after suffering multiple concussions at Oregon.
RB Thomas Tyner
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9908)
National Rank: 20
Recruiting Class: 2013
Head Coach: Chip Kelly
NFL Draft: No
WR Jurrion Dickey
Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9890)
National Rank: 18
Recruiting Class: 2023
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
NFL Draft: N/A
RB Lache Seastrunk
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9841)
National Rank: 32
Recruiting Class: 2010
Head Coach: Chip Kelly
NFL Draft: Round 6, Pick 186 (2015)
Other Notes: Transferred to Baylor Bears after one season.
CB Dontae Manning
Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9841)
National Rank: 31
Recruiting Class: 2020
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: N/A
EDGE Elijah Rushing
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9832)
National Rank: 17
Recruiting Class: 2024
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
NFL Draft: N/A
RB Royce Freeman
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9831)
National Rank: 34
Recruiting Class: 2014
Head Coach: Mark Helfrich
NFL Draft: Round 3, Pick 71 (2018)
Other Notes: Holds the record for most career rushing yards in Oregon Ducks history.
OT Kingsley Suamataia
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9823)
National Rank: 36
Recruiting Class: 2021
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: N/A
QB Ty Thompson
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9809)
National Rank: 40
Recruiting Class: 2021
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: N/A
WR Troy Franklin
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9808)
National Rank: 41
Recruiting Class: 2021
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: N/A
EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei
Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9798)
National Rank: 47
Recruiting Class: 2023
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
NFL Draft: N/A
DL Aydin Breland
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9790)
National Rank: 16
Recruiting Class: 2024
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
NFL Draft: N/A
CB Mykael Wright
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9783)
National Rank: 41
Recruiting Class: 2019
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal
NFL Draft: Undrafted Free Agent (Arizona Cardinals)
WR Devon Blackmon
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Recruiting Rating: 5-star (0.9776)
National Rank: 32
Recruiting Class: 2011
Head Coach: Chip Kelly
NFL Draft: No
QB Kellen Clemens
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9769)
National Rank: 65
Recruiting Class: 2001
Head Coach: Mike Bellotti
NFL Draft: Pick No. 49 in 2006 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)
WR Jeremiah McClellan
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Recruiting Rating: 4-star (0.9766)
National Rank: 49
Recruiting Class: 2024
Head Coach: Dan Lanning
NFL Draft: N/A
