Oregon Ducks 2027 Recruiting Class | #5 (247Sports), #6 (Rivals)

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Eleven commits as of April 28, 2026, ranked #5 nationally per 247Sports. Five-star QB Will Mencl headlines (#1 QB nationally per Rivals). Six four-stars committed in April alone, including legacy CB Josiah Molden (Oregon's top in-state prospect) and 4-star LB Brandon Lockley Jr. from Philadelphia. The class won't sign until December 2026, and recruiting flips both directions, so this is a snapshot, not a final tally.

Updated April 28, 2026 | Sources: 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN, On3, GoDucks.com

Unsigned class — snapshot only This class signs in December 2026. Commits flip both ways through summer official visits and fall game-day weekends. Numbers and ratings will move. Recheck the freshness date above.

*Per Rivals (Will Mencl). 247Sports Composite has Mencl as a four-star, so the 247Sports five-star count is 0.

National Rank

Commits

Five-Stars

The Story

Oregon's 2027 class started slow and accelerated through spring. After watching four-star OT Drew Fielder flip to USC and four-star S Myles Baker pick Cal in March, the staff stacked six commits in April. Five-star QB Will Mencl (Apr 22) was the first domino. Four-star S Semaj Stanford (Apr 23, draft night), four-star LB Brandon Lockley Jr. (Apr 26, spring game weekend), and four-star CB Josiah Molden (legacy commit, his father played at Oregon) all followed. The headline number is a top-5 ranking. The headline storyline is reach: Lockley is from Philadelphia, Mencl is from Arizona, Pritchett is from Alabama, and Stanford is from Oklahoma. Geographic spread tells you the program now competes coast-to-coast. The signing date is December 2026, so expect more activity through summer official visits and into the fall.

What This Class Addresses

QB succession after Dante Moore and Dylan Raiola (Mencl is the Pick). Defensive secondary depth with Hampton's emphasis on multi-year development (Stanford, Hall, Molden). EDGE rotation behind the 2026 wave (Streets, Pritchett). Interior offensive line continuity (Michael, plus more expected). Linebacker depth post-Boettcher and post-Mixon-graduation (Lockley, Ngata).

Full Commits List

PosNameDetails

QB Will Mencl ★★★★ | Chandler, AZ | 5-star per Rivals (#1 QB), 4-star per 247Sports Composite (#7 QB). #89 nationally on 247Sports, #13 nationally on Rivals.

EDGE Rashad Streets ★★★★ | Millbrook HS, Raleigh, NC | #84 nationally per 247Sports Composite. Chose Oregon over Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State, South Carolina.

DL Zane Rowe ★★★★ | Denton Guyer HS, TX | #93 nationally per 247Sports. Committed Mar 13, 2026 over Oklahoma, Washington, UNC.

CB Ai'King Hall ★★★★ | Dothan, AL | #130 nationally per 247Sports Composite. Chose Oregon over Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State.

EDGE Cameron Pritchett ★★★★ | Thompson HS, Alabaster, AL | #137 nationally per 247Sports. Long-time Oregon commit (Jun 2, 2025).

S Semaj Stanford ★★★★ | Broken Arrow HS, OK | #58 nationally per 247Sports Composite. Committed Apr 23, 2026 (draft night). Brother Jalyn plays DB at Sam Houston.

CB Josiah Molden ★★★★ | West Linn, OR | #210 nationally per 247Sports. Oregon's top in-state 2027 prospect. Legacy commit (his father played at Oregon).

RB CaDarius McMiller ★★★★ | Tyler HS, TX | #219 nationally per 247Sports Composite. Promoted to four-star this cycle. Committed Feb 14, 2026.

OT Avery Michael ★★★★ | Turlock, CA | Four-star per 247Sports. Rating climbed from 86 to 89 in the latest cycle.

LB Brandon Lockley Jr. ★★★★ | St. Joseph's Prep, Philadelphia, PA | Four-star per Rivals (#234 / #21 LB on Rivals250, #330 / #28 LB on Rivals Industry Composite); 247Sports Composite has him at four-star, unranked. Committed Apr 26, 2026 over Alabama, LSU, Penn State.

LB Sam Ngata ★★★ | Olympus HS, Salt Lake City, UT | Three-star per 247Sports Composite. Son of Oregon legend Haloti Ngata.

Star ratings per 247Sports Composite. Status as of spring 2026.

Departures & Draft Picks

0 drafted. 0 transferred. 4 total departures from this class.

StatusPlayer

---Drew Fielder (4-star OT, Anaheim) — flipped to USC in April 2026 citing family ties (father, grandfather attended USC).

---Myles Baker (4-star S, Sierra Canyon) — committed to Cal over Oregon and Alabama in April 2026, citing former Oregon DC Tosh Lupoi as the deciding factor.

---Danny Lang (4-star CB, Mater Dei) — chose USC over Oregon and Auburn in March 2026 after four campus visits in 10 days.

---Honor Fa'alave-Johnson (5-star S) — committed to USC on March 14, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Eleven commits as of April 28, 2026: 1 five-star (Will Mencl, per Rivals), 9 four-stars, and 1 three-star (Sam Ngata, son of Haloti Ngata). The class won't sign until December 2026, so the count and ranking will move.

#5 nationally per 247Sports, #6 nationally per Rivals (as of April 28, 2026). It is Oregon's fourth consecutive top-10 class under Dan Lanning if it holds.

Five-star quarterback from Chandler, AZ. He is the #1 QB in the 2027 class and #13 overall nationally per Rivals; #7 QB and #89 overall per 247Sports Composite. He committed to Oregon on April 22, 2026 over Auburn and Penn State, becoming the headline addition to Oregon's QB pipeline behind Dante Moore and Dylan Raiola.

Four prospects of note: 4-star OT Drew Fielder (flipped to USC in April), 4-star S Myles Baker (committed to Cal), 4-star CB Danny Lang (committed to USC), and 5-star S Honor Fa'alave-Johnson (committed to USC, March 14). Three of those four went to USC, which Lanning's staff has called out publicly.

The early signing period for the 2027 class opens in December 2026. Expect movement through summer official visits, fall game-day visits, and the December signing window. Recruiting flips both directions, so this snapshot is a moving target.

Oregon (#5 per 247Sports) is currently ahead of Ohio State (#5 per Rivals), Georgia (#7), and Alabama (outside top-5 in some services). The class is built without a single in-state lock at the QB or RB position, with all the headline talent coming from Texas (Rowe, McMiller), Alabama (Hall, Pritchett), Arizona (Mencl), Oklahoma (Stanford), and Pennsylvania (Lockley).

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