QUACK! Kayvon Thibodeaux commits

[Phenom]

FUNA who really is a 5 star but had an injury and KT on the outside. Geez defense just got real good

Funa will play ILB, IMO.

DJ Johnson is a guy people are really hyped about on the outside.

[greenyellow]

How pissed is Nick saban right now! Lol

I'm sure he'll cope with all the other 5* guys he currently has or will be getting shortly.

[JIDuck97]

I refused to watch Kayvon's highlight reel until he committed to the Ducks and now that it is likely he is signing in 4 days I finally did. I have not been this excited after a highlight reel since DATs.

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Current commits and recruits are paying attention:

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Seems even Troy Dye took notice:

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[Duck07]

I wonder how often KT and Penei will see each other in practice?

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Here's footage of KT going against Jonah Tauanu'u:

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[chapelhillduck]

Man, Jonah is terrible:)


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Man, Jonah is terrible:)


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Watch any video of KT from camps and he makes nearly every OL look terrible.

[Phenom]

Man, Jonah is terrible:)


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I had him down 2-3 but he's going against KT. Should be some epic battles.

Jonah also had some really good battles with Ika.

[Merganzer]

https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2018/1 ... ntary.html

It’s official: Oregon Ducks are national recruiting power (Commentary)

It couldn’t happen again, could it?
How many times had the Oregon Ducks been just another hat on the table for a five-star prospect?
Window dressing for someone else’s big celebration.
Sure, consensus five-star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, ESPN’s No. 1 overall prospect, had called Oregon’s overtime win over then-No. 7 Washington the "best college game (he’d) ever been to” and experts spent weeks saying the 6-foot-5, 234-pound defensive lineman was destined to be a Duck.
But in the final days of his recruitment the all-too-familiar “Alabama is closing hard” stories began and it seemed the… Tide?... had turned for Thibodeaux.
Second place for a five-star prospect yet another? Could it really be?
Oregon fans half-heartedly tuned in to ESPN at halftime of the New Mexico Bowl, hoping against all odds that this time would be different.


“Don’t get your hopes up,” they told themselves. “We’ve been down this road before.”
Except the hat Thibodeaux pulled out of nowhere was green and yellow.
Was it a trick? Would he toss it aside for a crimson Alabama hat?
“No, he put the hat on his head. This is really happening,” Oregon fans must’ve said to themselves, analyzing his commitment like the Zapruder film.
It was real, and suddenly ESPN analysts, who hadn’t even mentioned Oregon as a contender in the initial Thibodeaux commitment tease, were suddenly talking about him conference-altering talent heading to Eugene.
When Oregon beat Washington this season it was the beginning of the Cristobal era in Eugene, but the ramifications of that victory – one that came with Thibodeaux in attendance – weren’t truly felt until Saturday.
The win marked a new era in Oregon football for Cristobal, but Thibodeaux’s commitment Saturday marked a new era in Oregon football recruiting.

Cristobal and his coaching staff have assembled the nation’s No. 3 recruiting class nationally, something Chip Kelly could never do, and Scott Frost seemed to imply was impossible.
In his final recruiting class, Mark Helfrich failed to sign a top-45 talent in the state of California. This year, according to ESPN, Oregon has commitments from the state’s top two prospects – Thibodeax and cornerback MyKael Wright – and six of the top 25.
So, celebrate Thibodeaux’s commitment this weekend Oregon fans – if you’ve followed recruiting very long you’ve been disappointed far too many times not to.
But also remember this: It’s time to adjust your expectations for Oregon on the recruiting trail.
Cristobal is a former national recruiter of the year and he’s made a strong case for his candidacy again in the 2019 recruiting cycle.
For years under Kelly, Oregon was a national power.
On Saturday afternoon at halftime of the New Mexico Bowl Thibodeaux announced to the world on ESPN that Oregon has finally become one on the recruiting trail.

[duckfan22]

Watched a 23 min interview and
This kid has a great attitude. Also
Says he's friends with Pittman but also
Kyle Ford. Wonder if he can work magic
With Ford?

[Duck24]

Still feels surreal that he picked Oregon. Gotta wonder if the momentum from this commitment will lead to a few guys signing on. Huge props to the entire coaching staff, they really are changing the narrative around this program. Let’s hope it translates to on the field results.

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[Merganzer]

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[Duck24]

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Best thing Willie had going for him was his recruiting ability and MC and Co are beating him at it. Beautiful.