Oregon Football 2026 Signing Day: Ducks land 4-Star LB Braylon Hodge

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The Oregon Ducks have had some success going to Cherry Creek and finding defenders, dating back to the commitment from Blake Purchase in the 2023 class. So it makes sense that they dipped their toes back in those waters this year with the additoin of 4-star linebacker Braylon Hodge.

One of the latest additions to Oregon’s 2026 class, Hodge comes to Oregon at a major position of need on the defense, filling the inside linebacker role. At 6-foot-3, 212 pounds, Hodge has a nice frame, but will undoubtedly bulk up and add some muscle during his early years in Eugene.

Hodge was originally a member of the Michigan State Spartans 2026 class, but he decommitted after receiving an offer from Oregon, committing to the Ducks not long later. Now he will be a critical member of the 2026 class in Eugene.

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Braylon Hodge Recruiting Rankings

247Sports Rating: 4-Star (92)

National Ranking: No. 212

Position Ranking: No. 12

247Sports Composite Rating: 4-Star (0.9226)

National Ranking: No. 210

Position Ranking: No. 12

Braylon Hodge LB Outlook

The Ducks will be at an interesting spot in 2026 for the LB position. There are a lot of young players at the position who will likely shine, but there isn’t a ton of depth, giving Hodge a chance to step in and find a role if he gets up to speed quickly enough. Before that can happen, though, he needs to bulk up a bit this offseason.

Oregon LB Depth Chart

Bryce Boettcher will be gone this offseason, but outside of him, there are a lot of returners at the LB position, led by Jerry Mixon and Devon Jackson. You also have guys like Dylan Williams, Kamar Mothudi, Brayden Platt, and Gavin Nix ready to step up and make an impact, plus the likelihood of a couple of transfer additions as well.

Oregon 2025 Class Outlook

Going into the Early Signing Period, the Ducks are expected to sign a fourth-straight top-10 class, and there’s a good chance that they ink another top-5 class, challenging for the best signing class in program history yet again under Dan Lanning. While Oregon may not have the size of class that we’ve seen in the past, pushing 30 recruits, it does rank as the best in the nation when it comes to the average rating of recruits. The Ducks focused on quality over quantity this cycle, and they’re bringing in a handful of the best players in the nation as members of the 2026 class.

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