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Christian Heyward- my guess is that he ends up at UCLA (his uncle played basketball there and his cousin, Jason, signed a scholarship to play baseball at UCLA before being drafted by the Atlanta Braves). On the positive side, Oregon is his last visit.
Delvon Simmons- I think Oregon has an excellent shot at Simmons (and Jackson). Texas Tech was really closing in on the two d-line recruits from Pennsylvania, but apparently Tech's DC is headed to Florida. At this point, Iowa might be Oregon's main competition.
Kevin McReynolds- Oregon has a great shot here. In my opinion, it's between UCLA, Arkansas, and Oregon. Oregon gets the last visit (a few days after the NC game). McReynolds has already been to UO on an unofficial visit.
Jon Lewis- current Texas Tech commit, who is apparently wavering on his commitment. Also has offers from Alabama, Michigan, Arizona, Cal, etc. Is apparently very high on Oregon. May not stick with Tech since their DC is leaving. I wouldn't count on anything until he actually decommits and schedules a visit to Eugene.

Other DT's:
Danny Shelton- is apparently headed to UW.
Isiah Norton- Jhop seems to think that we aren't recruiting him anymore
Mo Latu- see above. Maybe a backup plan if we miss out on Simmons?
Viliami Moala- likely Cal bound. Coaches don't seem to be very high on him, despite his size.

DE:
Koa Ka'ai- Oregon's top DE target. Looks like it may be down to Nebraska and Oregon. Colorado is a darkhorse candidate here. Ka'ai is friends with Mariota, so that's a plus for Oregon. One of Oregon's most important targets.
Branden Jackson- see Delvon Simmons. Grades and test scores could be a major issue here. If Oregon takes Jackson, they will probably overbook the class.

Other DE's:
Roderick Byers- has Oregon in his top 3 (according to rivals). Don't think he's ever visited campus. Scout says he has an offer, rivals says he doesn't. Did the coaches visit him in SC when they went to visit Hakeem Flowers?
Ricardo Williams- really haven't heard much about him. Don't think he's been to campus. Looks like it's down to Florida St and UNC.
Jeoffrey Pagan- will likely stay in SEC country. If I had to guess, I'd say that he'll end up at Georgia.
Greg Townsend- likely down to USC/TCU. This one's a toss up.
Brennan Scarlett- never showed much interest in staying in state. Imo, it's down to USC, Stanford, and UCLA. Speaks highly of Notre Dame, but apparently doesn't want to play in cold weather. I think he'll end up at USC.

Excellent breakdown uostudent as you pretty much covered every possible player until (hopefully) a few more guys emerge. It will be interesting to see if the staff starts to pursue some other options if Shelton does indeed pick UW on Friday as most believe he will.

What could end up being a huge key for us is winning the NCG. The kind of excitement that will be generated from that will undoubtedly be a great and likely needed push for the final 3 plus wks left before LOI day. It may take a victory in the natty to get some of these kids to realize they'd be crazy not to come to Oregon.

Christian Heyward - Oregon having his last visit combined with the coaching uncertainty at UCLA makes me like our chances.
Delvon Simmons- I thought we were losing the PA duo to TTech, but due to their DC leaving, I think that our chances are pretty good with him.
Kevin McReynolds- Again, I like our chances here.
Jon Lewis- I worry that it is too late in the game for a substantial change in his recruitment, but he looks good and he does seem to like Oregon. He seems like a bit of a fall back option at this point but it could work.

Other DT's:
Danny Shelton-I agree that he is likely headed to UW.
Isiah Norton- Everyone seems to think that we are no longer recruiting him.
Mo Latu- I don't think that we are after him any longer.
Viliami Moala- I would love to land him but it never seemed like we had a real shot here.

DE:
Koa Ka'ai- I am worried about the silence on Ka'ai. I don't know what the mutual interest is here.
Branden Jackson- I like our chances of landing the duo, but like the OP mentioned, grades could be an issue.

Other DE's:
Roderick Byers- I honestly don't know anything about him.
Ricardo Williams- I don't know anything here either.
Jeoffrey Pagan- It sounds like we never offered and I seriously doubt that he ends up coming here.
Greg Townsend- Again, not much of a shot here.
Brennan Scarlett- I also think he ends up at USC. I don't think he really likes the ducks.

I also expect that we land at least one D-Lineman that isn't even mentioned in the above list. Either way, we are still set up to finish very strong in our D-Line recruiting.

DL always seems to be a hard spot for Oregon to recruit top players at. The ones that Oregon does get either don't qualify or are under-the-radar type guys. It would be nice to finally get some guys that have more than a couple BCS schools after them.

Yeah, aside from Heimuli last year; we've had some bad luck getting some of the higher rated DL guys into school.

With that said, we've had a lot of solid production from the guys we do have on the roster. As time goes on this won't be an issue anymore. Remember how soft our LB corps was for a few years ago? I bet this current DL issue will fix itself and become a strength.

In the mean time, it would be great to get a few of these guys! Any under the radar JC guys floating around that we're in on? We've had to take a few of them over the last few years.

ncduck wrote:Yeah, aside from Heimuli last year; we've had some bad luck getting some of the higher rated DL guys into school.

With that said, we've had a lot of solid production from the guys we do have on the roster. As time goes on this won't be an issue anymore. Remember how soft our LB corps was for a few years ago? I bet this current DL issue will fix itself and become a strength.

In the mean time, it would be great to get a few of these guys! Any under the radar JC guys floating around that we're in on? We've had to take a few of them over the last few years.

Right now, the only weak spot on the defense is the depth and talent along the DL. There is really no DL on the team that the other team would cause another coach to devise a whole scheme to stop or avoid them. Oregon's lack of solid DL for a couple classes really hurt and they are only now starting to fix all those misses.

In my opinion this is an issue that will take a few years to address.

With that said, I was just checking the list of guys in next year's class (2012) that they (scout) says has Oregon offers and came across this guy.

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4792737

If that offer list is real, I think there may be more teams to have offered than teams that haven't. Never seen a list this long before.

ncduck wrote:In my opinion this is an issue that will take a few years to address.

With that said, I was just checking the list of guys in next year's class (2012) that they (scout) says has Oregon offers and came across this guy.

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4792737

If that offer list is real, I think there may be more teams to have offered than teams that haven't. Never seen a list this long before.

WOW it would be cool just to make his top 5.

ncduck wrote:In my opinion this is an issue that will take a few years to address.

With that said, I was just checking the list of guys in next year's class (2012) that they (scout) says has Oregon offers and came across this guy.

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4792737

If that offer list is real, I think there may be more teams to have offered than teams that haven't. Never seen a list this long before.

It's probably so long since he hasn't made a top-10 or top-5 yet. That pretty typical for players of his stature.

It will never happen, but the pub that will come to Oregon, including our facilities...etc during the Natty week will at least have kids like this consider that maybe a visit to Oregon would be cool to see what all the fuss is about. Especially if we win it. 10 years ago, a kid like this wouldn't even give us a nano-second worth of consideration.

Too bad the Ducks aren't even on the list for this guy...

Gabe Wright, 6'4"/300/4.98

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p= ... id=4191923

"Wright needs to play with better pad level and work on the use of his hands. If his hands are more active and he shows better punch, then he will be able to disengage better. He has the physical tools and athleticism to be an elite 2011 defensive tackle. He is quick enough to be a big defensive end in high school, but he is an interior guy on the next level. He still has a lot of room to improve with a lot of potential."

Most likely a Barner, IMO. Probably wants to be the next Nick Fairley (See video below... He likes to get after the QB). Maybe neutralizing NF and beating them soundly in the NC could get his attention.

I know the Ducks have been somewhat successful in the state of Georgia in the past, but unless this turns into a Ngata/Heimuli type whirlwind, I don't see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htRjfciUNUM

Still, that combination of size and speed is impressive.

gofightingducks wrote:

ncduck wrote:In my opinion this is an issue that will take a few years to address.

With that said, I was just checking the list of guys in next year's class (2012) that they (scout) says has Oregon offers and came across this guy.

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4792737

If that offer list is real, I think there may be more teams to have offered than teams that haven't. Never seen a list this long before.

WOW it would be cool just to make his top 5.

Whats up with East Carolina?? They obviously see something the rest of the coaches don't. I would stay away from him if East Carolina is not interested.

Diehardduckfan wrote:

gofightingducks wrote:

ncduck wrote:In my opinion this is an issue that will take a few years to address.

With that said, I was just checking the list of guys in next year's class (2012) that they (scout) says has Oregon offers and came across this guy.

http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4792737

If that offer list is real, I think there may be more teams to have offered than teams that haven't. Never seen a list this long before.

WOW it would be cool just to make his top 5.

Whats up with East Carolina?? They obviously see something the rest of the coaches don't. I would stay away from him if East Carolina is not interested.

I get your joke, but ECU probably doesn't even think they have a chance so the coaches aren't even going to waste their time.