After running the risk of having the worst recruiting class in recent memory just a few months ago, Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have turned the ship around quite nicely.
On Friday night, five-star offensive tackle Josh Conerly, the No. 1 unsigned player left in the 2022 class, announced he was committing to Oregon, spurning the USC Trojans, who many people thought he was a lock to join.
The addition of Conerly is arguably the biggest recruiting win for Lanning yet and puts a cap on the 2022 recruiting class for the Ducks.
Heading into December, Oregon was in a great place, ranked prominently in the nation. However, the departure of Mario Cristobal led to a school-record 16 players decommitting, and the Ducks’ recruiting ranking fell into the 70s. After the additions of top-ranked players Jahlil Florence, Jordan James, Dave Iuli and Conerly, the Ducks built the class back and have one of the best 2022 classes in college football.
Where does that ranking stand after Conerly’s announcement? Let’s take a look.