Can’t find the other post. Who do ducks finish with?

[Duckenstein]

That's a lot of receivers for only one ball.

Tweet was about battle

He's committing to ole Miss tomorrow after being a silent to Oregon

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[Phalanx]

Sounds like Harrison might have committed to FSU on his visit as well. Really hoping Williams quacks, otherwise, this will be a pretty anticlimactic signing day. It sounds like he has made multiple visits to USC this weekend, including coming back with his family. Ugh. Probably why Tucker is getting attention now.

[alxtw]

Sounds like Harrison might have committed to FSU on his visit as well. Really hoping Williams quacks, otherwise, this will be a pretty anticlimactic signing day. It sounds like he has made multiple visits to USC this weekend, including coming back with his family. Ugh. Probably why Tucker is getting attention now.

We'll see if we still have a chance with Harrison if we still get that final in home visit with him. I believe he had a tweet earlier that said he was not on a visit to USC this weekend, he was just in the area because of some somber family occasion for his Aunt? I think the one that has a high chance of flipping is Ezeike because he took his OV to USC this weekend and then tweeted change of plans. It s going to be an exciting finish.

[greenyellow]

Exciting or depressing, depending on how they finish out the remaining 5-8 spots.

[Phalanx]

Sounds like Harrison might have committed to FSU on his visit as well. Really hoping Williams quacks, otherwise, this will be a pretty anticlimactic signing day. It sounds like he has made multiple visits to USC this weekend, including coming back with his family. Ugh. Probably why Tucker is getting attention now.

We'll see if we still have a chance with Harrison if we still get that final in home visit with him. I believe he had a tweet earlier that said he was not on a visit to USC this weekend, he was just in the area because of some somber family occasion for his Aunt? I think the one that has a high chance of flipping is Ezeike because he took his OV to USC this weekend and then tweeted change of plans. It s going to be an exciting finish.

The boards I was reading said that Williams went to the funeral and visited USC, and then came back today and visited with his family. These are USC fans though, so who knows. They seem to think they made some serious inroads with him, with the help of his 'handler'.

If Harrison committed, as is being reported among the FSU 'insiders', he probably didn't have an in-home with the ducks.

[GrantDuck]

As long as we get Williams, I'm happy at WR. Anything else is a bonus.

Hoping for good news on the DL/OL more than anything outside of that.

[greenyellow]

As long as we get Williams, I'm happy at WR. Anything else is a bonus.

Hoping for good news on the DL/OL more than anything outside of that.

Sounds like Oregon is confident they'll get at least one commit from Martin, Ojomo, and Ossai. As for OL, they sent Salave'a and GA Woodiel to visit Sewell while also bringing in a tablet so Cristobal could Facetime the visit since he's already used his one HC home visit to Sewell. He's a must-take for this class but him not committing wouldn't break it since they think highly of the other 4 OL commits they got already.

[Duckenstein]

I'm still hopeful on both Williams and Sewell

Neither is a lock but both have been strong Oregon leans for a long time

I'm not expecting to get Ezeike, Harrison or Battle

Tucker will get his offer if Ezeike and Harrison bolt imo

I also think we get a DL. I have been thinking we get Martin for a while but it could be another guy



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[StevensTechU]

Overall, the latest on the wide receivers makes me nervous about the recruiting prowess of this staff going forward, perhaps more than anything. Wide receiver was an exceptionally deep position out west this year (USC, uw, UCLA all have stellar classes at the position, plus lots of guys leaving the region for college).

As far as what we end up with, if the staff whiffs on the guys who have long been Oregon leans -- Battle, Ezeike, Williams -- and we end up with Tucker to go along with Hall and Crocker, it's not the worst. I just finished watching Tucker's highlights, and actually think he's comparable to most of the aforementioned names despite the lower ranking. Solid player. But as I mentioned, it just doesn't seem to bode well for the staff's ability to close.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7955547/59 ... 2b28e659d4

[Phenom]

Nobody, including the 247 Ole Miss board, has Battle going there besides JHop. We'll see how it plays out...

[GoDucksTroll]

Overall, the latest on the wide receivers makes me nervous about the recruiting prowess of this staff going forward, perhaps more than anything. Wide receiver was an exceptionally deep position out west this year (USC, uw, UCLA all have stellar classes at the position, plus lots of guys leaving the region for college).

As far as what we end up with, if the staff whiffs on the guys who have long been Oregon leans -- Battle, Ezeike, Williams -- and we end up with Tucker to go along with Hall and Crocker, it's not the worst. I just finished watching Tucker's highlights, and actually think he's comparable to most of the aforementioned names despite the lower ranking. Solid player. But as I mentioned, it just doesn't seem to bode well for the staff's ability to close.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/7955547/59 ... 2b28e659d4

I'll reserve judgment until the dust settles, but if it plays out like that I am inclined to doubt their closing ability as well. To be honest it's looking like Willie was the dynamo behind all the recruiting momentum. We've heard how great of a recruiter Cristobal is, but a particularly unenthusiastic potato could recruit to Bama.

I would think that Michael Johnson would be a great recruiter. Lots of experience, including NFL. A son who is an elite prospect that can help him relate to recruits. Yet whenever we get WRs it seemed like it was all Willie or Arroyo.

I'll also give them a handicap in that we didn't have a great season and a lot of instability. However, having such and open WR depth chart and a future NFL QB there makes this seem a little worse. As the WR class looks now, that's a class even Helfrich could have reeled in.

[Phenom]

Umm...Cristobal was a great recruiter way before Bama. I also have my doubts about Johnson but we'll find out on Wednesday.

Also, are y'all forgetting how big of a dud signing day was last year? Willie did not close.

[duckfan96]

So I’m no great eye when it comes to judging high school players, but Tucker’s tape looked pretty damn good to me. But what do I know?

[StevensTechU]

So I’m no great eye when it comes to judging high school players, but Tucker’s tape looked pretty damn good to me. But what do I know?

Wide receivers are infamously difficult to project or infamously poorly projected by the current scouts (depending on who you ask), which is why you'll see rankings like 247sports' "Top 247" feature a whopping 42 wide receivers (yep, 1/5 of all top football players are apparently WRs by their logic). Most of this has to do with guys being graded based on athleticism alone (shocker: WRs are athletic), and so these scouts don't actually look at their football skills like being able to make contested catches, shield defenders, and adjust routes to get open. There's also the issue of 7 on 7 giving these guys more exposure than other positions.

I know that's not what you were asking, but I'm feeling particularly ranty this morning. haha

[GrantDuck]

So I’m no great eye when it comes to judging high school players, but Tucker’s tape looked pretty damn good to me. But what do I know?

Wide receivers are infamously difficult to project or infamously poorly projected by the current scouts (depending on who you ask), which is why you'll see rankings like 247sports' "Top 247" feature a whopping 42 wide receivers (yep, 1/5 of all top football players are apparently WRs by their logic). Most of this has to do with guys being graded based on athleticism alone (shocker: WRs are athletic), and so these scouts don't actually look at their football skills like being able to make contested catches, shield defenders, and adjust routes to get open. There's also the issue of 7 on 7 giving these guys more exposure than other positions.

I know that's not what you were asking, but I'm feeling particularly ranty this morning. haha

IT's amazing when you think of Oregon in particular at WR. Our best WR's have been kids like JJ Birden, Keenan Howry, Jeff Maehl, Demetrius Williams, Pat Johnson..2 and 3 star kids, or kids who weren't highly touted before the * systems.

Then you've got LaCorey Collins, Cam Colvin, 50/50, Devon Blackmon, Ofodile, who were all highly touted kids that, range from average contributors to complete busts.

The only semi-highly touted guys that popped were Carrington, DJ Davis, and Samie Parker, and Parker was the only guy that REALLY produced.


Anyhow, I just feel like Devon Williams is a special player and hope we can get him, but also that there's a Keenan Howry in the class somewhere too. If we lose him last minute like Helfie did with Juju..will be a big disappointment with the staff.