With the start of the 2024 college football season, recruiting has taken a bit of a back seat in the public consciousness.
That doesn’t mean that it isn’t still as important as ever, though. The Ducks still have a strong class in the 2025 cycle, ranked as one of the 10 best in the nation.
They can still stand to get better, though, despite having two of the top-5 wide receivers in the nation verbally committed. This past week, ESPN dove into the recruiting world and looked to identify the biggest remaining areas of need for the top recruiting classes in the nation going forward.
For the Ducks, they say it’s tight end. Here’s the explanation from ESPN:
The Ducks had an ESPN 300 TE on board in DaSaahn Brame, but he flipped to Tennessee. Now Oregon will have to try to flip a tight end from elsewhere. Oregon was initially in on Linkon Cure, a Kansas State commit, or the Ducks could go after a developmental three-star player. One uncommitted target to watch is ESPN 300 athlete Michael Terry III out of Texas, who wouldn’t be a true TE, but if the Ducks can land the third highest-rated uncommitted prospect in the class, his versatility could help address this need if another option does not come on board.
After the flip from Brame to Tennessee, the Ducks don’t currently have a TE in the class of 2025, but as ESPN mentioned, they could still work to flip Cure from Kansas State, or land Terry.
Regardless of how things play out, Oregon fans should have some confidence that Dan Lanning and his staff will close strong on the recruiting trails they have the past couple of years and sign a great class.
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