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per ESPN Insider:

Outside linebacker Seth Jacobs (Arroyo Grande, Calif.), who resides just outside the ESPNU 150, has narrowed his long list of suitors down to three, according to Scout.com.

Arizona State, Arkansas and Oregon remain standing for the nation's No. 12-rated outside linebacker. Jacobs' two main factors for his decision are academics and success on the field.

He's already made two official visits. Jacobs traveled to Phoenix, Ariz. on October 28th and checked out the Razorbacks on November 4th. He intends to visit Eugene, Ore. and the Ducks after the completion of his senior season.

Arizona, California, UCLA, Colorado, Northwestern, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, SMU and Cal Poly also extended scholarship offers. Other programs including USC and Michigan showed interest.

Looks like a really good athlete. Hopefully the Ducks can close the deal with him on his visit. Just based on previous trip reports, it looks like Arkansas is the biggest threat. He was blown away by his visit there.

gogreen55 wrote:Looks like a really good athlete. Hopefully the Ducks can close the deal with him on his visit. Just based on previous trip reports, it looks like Arkansas is the biggest threat. He was blown away by his visit there.

Hopefully Bryce Cottrell can get him to come here. His top 2 were the same as us and the biggest threat in Arkansas.

But really, how many more LB's are we gonna take? We already have 3 or 4 committed.

Duffman57 wrote:But really, how many more LB's are we gonna take? We already have 3 or 4 committed.

The Ducks only have one commitment from a "pure" linebacker. That would be Bafaro. Castro is a player that is more of a hybrid. I could see him playing in the Dion Jordan/Brandon Hanna hybrid role, or even playing more of a full-time DE role, in the mold of Terrell Turner.

gogreen55 wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:But really, how many more LB's are we gonna take? We already have 3 or 4 committed.

The Ducks only have one commitment from a "pure" linebacker. That would be Bafaro. Castro is a player that is more of a hybrid. I could see him playing in the Dion Jordan/Brandon Hanna hybrid role, or even playing more of a full-time DE role, in the mold of Terrell Turner.

I heard we recruited both to be pure LB's.

Duffman57 wrote:

gogreen55 wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:But really, how many more LB's are we gonna take? We already have 3 or 4 committed.

The Ducks only have one commitment from a "pure" linebacker. That would be Bafaro. Castro is a player that is more of a hybrid. I could see him playing in the Dion Jordan/Brandon Hanna hybrid role, or even playing more of a full-time DE role, in the mold of Terrell Turner.

I heard we recruited both to be pure LB's.

Who did you hear that from? It will depend on how much weight Castro gains. In a college weight program, he has a frame that looks like he could easily put on 15-20 more pounds. His long term future won't be at linebacker if that is the case, as he simply won't have the quickness in the 250-260 pound range that Oregon requires from their linebackers. Same story with Terrell Turner, who was recruited as a "linebacker" out of high school.

Duffman57 wrote:

gogreen55 wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:But really, how many more LB's are we gonna take? We already have 3 or 4 committed.

The Ducks only have one commitment from a "pure" linebacker. That would be Bafaro. Castro is a player that is more of a hybrid. I could see him playing in the Dion Jordan/Brandon Hanna hybrid role, or even playing more of a full-time DE role, in the mold of Terrell Turner.

I heard we recruited both to be pure LB's.

Castro = DE

not linebacker

I'm pretty sure we're recruiting Jacobs at safety not linebacker...only other LB will take is Kwon Alexander or possibly David Perkins.

ljginger wrote:I'm pretty sure we're recruiting Jacobs at safety not linebacker...only other LB will take is Kwon Alexander or possibly David Perkins.

Is he fast enough? I'd love to have a 6'2 215LB safety!

Duffman57 wrote:

gogreen55 wrote:Looks like a really good athlete. Hopefully the Ducks can close the deal with him on his visit. Just based on previous trip reports, it looks like Arkansas is the biggest threat. He was blown away by his visit there.

Hopefully Bryce Cottrell can get him to come here. His top 2 were the same as us and the biggest threat in Arkansas.

But really, how many more LB's are we gonna take? We already have 3 or 4 committed.

You guys forget that our defense doesn't really have any 'set' positions like a traditional offense. For years our defense has featured a Rover, which is a hybrid SS/OLB position that was maned by the great Patrick Chung for four years, and TJ Ward after him, possibly Phinesse before that but. We've got Kenny Rowe in the drop end DE/OLB.. I think just like offense Chip plays the game: if he's an athlete, that is fast and has a good work ethic, lets first get him to Eugene and then we will find where he goes. Now this isn't the case for every player, but several.

Duck24 wrote:

ljginger wrote:I'm pretty sure we're recruiting Jacobs at safety not linebacker...only other LB will take is Kwon Alexander or possibly David Perkins.

Is he fast enough? I'd love to have a 6'2 215LB safety!

He's only 205, and he seems fast enough, but he looks like a tailor-made fit for our Rover position.

And now looking at it, Castro is going to likely play that "drop end" position, which is basically a 34 OLB.