Introducing the 5-star recruits to know in the class of 2026
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The 2026 recruiting cycle was extremely successful for head coach Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks, as they reeled in the No. 2-rated class per 247 Sports buoyed by the signing of five five-stars.
It continues a string of the Ducks bringing in highly-rated recruiting classes under Lanning, as they finished No. 4 in 2025 and No. 3 in 2024.
The recruits have made a difference on the field as well, with a bevy of freshman headlined by cornerback Brandon Finney Jr., wide receiver Dakorien Moore and running back Jordon Davison making instant impacts on the field this season.
As is the nature of college football in 2025, the clock moves quickly. With 21 players signed as part of the 2026 class and preparations beginning for the Ducks‘ eventual College Football Playoff appearance, the staff is already looking ahead to the 2027 class.
Lanning has proven that he’s going to go after all just about every elite recruit; here are the five-stars to watch for in the 2027 class.
CB John Meredith III
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9988)
247 Sports National Ranking: 1
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Meredith has been offered by Oregon.
OT Mark Matthews
UA Next All-America game 🤝 @STA_Football
Congrats to Julius Jones Jr., Mark Matthews, and Zayden Gamble. Well deserved recognition, see you in Orlando 🌴😎 #UANext@julius_jones_@mark95matthews@ZaydenGamble1pic.twitter.com/fyi0MqG9yL
— Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) November 18, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9986)
247 Sports National Ranking: 2
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Matthews has not been offered by Oregon.
CB Joshua Dobson
Go check out my JR SZN TAPE😮💨😮💨😮💨 @DC15sports@SC_DBGROUP@JibrilleFewell@the_real_GP@ZLendyak@JamaleFoster
@CoachSweeting@Coach_Swagg4@SWiltfong_@samspiegs@TomLoy247@ChadSimmons_@247recruiting@adamgorneyhttps://t.co/EmL1p3t8wz— 5⭐️Joshua Dobson (@JoshDobsonDB) November 8, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9979)
247 Sports National Ranking: 3
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Dobson has not been offered by Oregon
OT Kennedy Brown
https://t.co/ay9Yc8KUGb
Full Sophomore season Highlights!
started every game at right tackle
602 snaps played
0 pressures allowed
1 sacks allowed
1st team all district
I WILL BE BACK 💯 pic.twitter.com/2p70hBXcIh— Kennedy Brown 5⭐️ OL (@Kennedybrown75) December 18, 2024
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9973)
247 Sports National Ranking: 4
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Brown has been offered by Oregon.
DL Jalen Brewster
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9973)
247 Sports National Ranking: 5
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Texas Tech. Brewster has been offered by Oregon.
WR Jamier Brown
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9972)
247 Sports National Ranking: 6
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Ohio State. Brown has been offered by Oregon.
RB Kemon Spell
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9970)
247 Sports National Ranking: 7
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Spell has been offered by Oregon.
EDGE DJ Jacobs
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9969)
247 Sports National Ranking: 8
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Jacobs has been offered by Oregon.
WR Monshun Sales
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9968)
247 Sports National Ranking: 9
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Sales has been offered by Oregon.
IOL Maxwell Hiller
Maxwell Hiller is a 5-star and the No. 7️⃣ overall prospect in the updated SC Next Jr. 300 @HillerMaxwell
A high level competitor with who has power, flexibility, and strong technique that makes him one of the top prospects in the country. pic.twitter.com/6RGPxBdER7
— Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) November 13, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9964)
247 Sports National Ranking: 10
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Hiller has been offered by Oregon.
EDGE Zyron Forstall
2027 New Orleans (LA) Jesuit EDGE Zyron Forstall
@ZyronForstall pic.twitter.com/jigsZhSPIx
— Andrew Hattersley (@AndrewHatts) June 9, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9959)
247 Sports National Ranking: 11
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Forstall has not been offered by Oregon.
WR Easton Royal
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9948)
247 Sports National Ranking: 12
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Texas. Royal has been offered by Oregon.
OT Cooper Hackett
Week 1-3#Boomerpic.twitter.com/ZF61FS2caE
— Cooper Hackett (@CooperHackett65) September 26, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9936)
247 Sports National Ranking: 13
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Oklahoma. Hackett has not been offered by Oregon.
RB David Gabriel Georges
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9936)
247 Sports National Ranking: 14
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Georges has been offered by Oregon.
OT Caden Moss
Check out my full season highlights of my sophomore year❗️🏆 @CoachDDuggan@shayhodge3@h3_Performance@MacCorleone74@ChadSimmons_@SWiltfong_@adamgorney@TomLoy247
@samspiegs@DemetricDWarrenhttps://t.co/WgR0VLcR1H— Reggie Harper Jr. (@Reggieharper70) December 3, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9928)
247 Sports National Ranking: 15
247Sports Position Ranking: 4
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Moss has not been offered by Oregon.
S Honor Fa’alave-Johnson
Honor Fa’alave-Johnson was a major riser in the updated SC Next Jr. 300 earning his fifth star and coming at No. 14 overall in the nation 🙌 @HonorFaalave
He now ranks as the No. 1 safety and No. 1 prospect in California. https://t.co/wJKIvPjdcHpic.twitter.com/DY1TsbHPQt
— Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) November 14, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9926)
247 Sports National Ranking: 16
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Fa’alave-Johnson has been offered by Oregon.
WR Nick Lennear
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9917)
247 Sports National Ranking: 17
247Sports Position Ranking: 4
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Lennear has been offered by Oregon.
EDGE Anthony Sweeney
Top 100 Michigan EDGE target Anthony Sweeney (@TankManBeast) had the game winning sack for Good Counsel #GoBluepic.twitter.com/Mie98TrsYP
— “EJ Holland” (@EJHollandOn3) October 18, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9913)
247 Sports National Ranking: 18
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Sweeney has been offered by Oregon.
TE Ahmad Hudson
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9913)
247 Sports National Ranking: 19
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Hudson has been offered by Oregon.
EDGE Chris Whitehead
Alabama has extended an offer to 2027 5 ⭐️ EDGE Chris Whitehead (@chriswhiteheadz).
Whitehead plays for Lloyd C. Bird High School in Chesterfield, VA. He is listed at 6-foot-5, 210 pounds.
As his film shows, Whitehead is a versatile edge defender that flashes a lot of potential… pic.twitter.com/8SvHXvB9MJ
— Brody Smoot (@BrodySmoot) May 12, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9907)
247 Sports National Ranking: 20
247Sports Position Ranking: 4
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Whitehead has not been offered by Oregon.
LB Cooper Witten
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9906)
247 Sports National Ranking: 21
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Witten has been offered by Oregon.
IOL Albert Simien
Vs Nish..
Follow him @Albert_Simien33
He’s just getting started. pic.twitter.com/RUP3k3Uj87— nikkie (@mrssimien23) October 28, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9898)
247 Sports National Ranking: 22
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Simien has not been offered by Oregon.
ATH Xavier Sabb
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9895)
247 Sports National Ranking: 23
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Sabb has been offered by Oregon.
LB Kaden Henderson
Midseason Tape, missed 2 games but had;
30 tackles
8tfls
5 sacks
3ffhttps://t.co/EyIjy09cTm@TomLoy247@Andrew_Ivins@ChadSimmons_— Kaden Henderson (@KadenHenderson_) September 26, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9894)
247 Sports National Ranking: 24
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Henderson has been offered by Oregon.
QB Kavian Bryant
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9887)
247 Sports National Ranking: 25
247Sports Position Ranking: 1
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Bryant. Bryant has been offered by Oregon.
QB Elijah Haven
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9883)
247 Sports National Ranking: 26
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Haven has not been offered by Oregon.
IOL Kaeden Penny
BREAKING: Elite 2027 OT Kaeden Penny has Committed to Oklahoma, he tells me for @rivals
The 6’4 280 OT from Bixby, OK chose the Sooners over Ohio State & LSU
He’s ranked as the No. 34 Recruit in ‘27 (per Rivals)
“All in Baby Boomer Sooner!!”https://t.co/zF3wK2z1rbpic.twitter.com/tbe9Z22TDz
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) September 25, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9882)
247 Sports National Ranking: 27
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Oklahoma. Penny has not been offered by Oregon.
IOL Ismael Camara
THAT WAYYYY⛓️ pic.twitter.com/r591NmmdCx
— 5🌟Ismael’’FrenchFreak’’Camara (@Only1_iscamara) December 4, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9880)
247 Sports National Ranking: 28
247Sports Position Ranking: 4
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Camara has been offered by Oregon.
S Tory Pitman III
Couple regular season highlights. @TomLoy247@GregSmithRivals@TimVerghese@CentralEaglesFB@RingsNthingsCA@s_kwilli32@CoachMattRhule@HuskerFootballhttps://t.co/C0J42NQUKi
— Tory Pittman III (@ToryP_3) October 30, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9876)
247 Sports National Ranking: 29
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Nebraska. Pitman has been offered by Oregon.
CB Donte Wright
Long Beach Poly 2027 CB Donte Wright, a Georgia commit, drawing the assignment of Cathedral 2027 WR Quentin Hale pic.twitter.com/vwScrSJp0S
— Tracy McDannald 📎 (@Tracy_McDannald) July 12, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9853)
247 Sports National Ranking: 30
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Georgia. Wright has been offered by Wright.
WR Kesean Bowman
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9850)
247 Sports National Ranking: 31
247Sports Position Ranking: 5
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Bowman has been offered by Oregon.
S Chance Gilbert
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9845)
247 Sports National Ranking: 32
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Gilbert has not been offered by Oregon.
EDGE Jaiden Bryant
, @Irmo_Football Jaiden Bryant scoop and score. Yellow Jackets lead 20-0 with 2:22 left in the second quarter. pic.twitter.com/4iKPiHLcvF
— Columbia Star Sports (@StarSportsFeed) November 29, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9844)
247 Sports National Ranking: 33
247Sports Position Ranking: 5
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Bryant has not been offered by Oregon.
DL Marcus Fakatou
2025 Season Highlights!@OLuFootball@ChrisWardOL@GregBiggins@BrandonHuffman@adamgorney@ChadSimmons_@PGregorian@K12Elite@TheUCReport@SWiltfong_@TomLoy247@BlairAngulopic.twitter.com/YGyVD0yNn3
— Marcus Fakatou 🇹🇴 (@MarcusFakatou) November 7, 2025
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9843)
247 Sports National Ranking: 34
247Sports Position Ranking: 2
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Fakatou has been offered by Oregon.
RB Landen Williams-Callis
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9841)
247 Sports National Ranking: 35
247Sports Position Ranking: 3
Commitment/Recruitment: Uncommitted. Williams-Callis has been offered by Oregon.
S JayQuan Snell
247Sports Composite Rating: 5-star (0.9839)
247 Sports National Ranking: 36
247Sports Position Ranking: 4
Commitment/Recruitment: Committed to Texas A&M. Snell has been offered by Oregon.
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