The recruiting climb
Oregon's third straight consensus top-five class. Source: GoDucks.com, 247Sports.
#3
2026 Class Rank
247Sports / Rivals
3
Straight Top-5 Classes
21
2026 Signees
5
Five-Star Signees (2026)
Class Rankings Under Lanning
ClassRankingDetails
2026#3 (247/Rivals), #2 (ESPN)21 signees. Five-star OL Iheanacho, EDGE Jones Jr., S Washington, TE Harrison, WR Lott. Source: GoDucks.com, 247Sports.
2025Top 5 consensusDakorien Moore, Na'eem Offord (flipped from Ohio State on signing day). Source: 247Sports.
2024Top 5 consensusFirst Big Ten recruiting cycle. Source: GoDucks.com.
2022#16 (transition)Lanning hired in January. Transition class. Source: 247Sports.
Three straight consensus top-five classes under Lanning. The pipeline keeps stacking. Sources: GoDucks.com, 247Sports.
What This Means
Oregon's recruiting trajectory under Lanning is the clearest evidence that the program's ceiling has shifted permanently. The 2022 transition class ranked #16. Every class since has been top-5 nationally. Five-stars are choosing Eugene over USC, Ohio State, and Alabama. The talent gap that used to separate Oregon from championship programs is closing. The question is no longer whether Oregon can recruit at an elite level. It is whether the elite recruits can win the games that matter most.
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