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4-star CB Jahlil Florence to enroll early, join Oregon Ducks for spring ball

CB Jahlil Florence, one of Oregon’s best recruits in 2022, will be enrolling early and joining the Ducks for spring ball in March.

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We are just a couple of weeks away from the Oregon Ducks getting the 2022 football season going with the start of spring ball. While there are numerous storylines to follow and players to watch during that time, one thing that we are certainly paying attention to is the new class of Ducks coming to Eugene.

More specifically, which former recruits will be enrolling at Oregon early and joining the team for the spring season?

Ducks Wire has received confirmation that 4-star CB Jahlil Florence will be enrolling early and taking part in team activities this spring.

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Florence was one of the more impactful recruits of Dan Lanning’s young tenure with the Ducks since Oregon was able to land him over the USC Trojans. Florence was originally committed to Oregon but opened up his recruitment following the departure of Mario Cristobal. Lanning made a point that he was of the utmost priority for the Ducks, choosing to FaceTime him in the minutes after the national championship game at Georgia and recruit him to Eugene.

While the Ducks need some depth at the cornerback position, it’s hard to predict how much of an impact Florence will have on the field in his first collegiate season. We are still waiting to see whether Dontae Manning or Trikweze Bridges will be able to step up as the No. 1 CB on the defense, and the addition of Colorado’s Christian Gonzalez through the transfer portal certainly helped.

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Throughout spring ball, though, we will get a chance to see what Florence can do at the next level and get a feeling for how much of an impact he can have in 2022.

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Jahlil Florence announces his jersey number ahead of freshman season with Ducks

Jahlil Florence has announced his jersey number with the Ducks, and looking at Oregon history, he has some big shoes to fill.

 

It’s been a few weeks now since 4-star cornerback Jahli Florence made waves in the Oregon circles by announcing his commitment to the Ducks over the USC Trojans.

Florence is now in the news again after announcing that he will be wearing No. 6 in his freshman season with the Ducks next season, joining a legacy of defensive backs in Oregon history to do the same. Here are some notable players to wear the number 6 jersey with pride in recent Oregon memory:

  • WR Jaylon Redd
  • S Nick Pickett
  • CB Deommodore Lenoir
  • WR/DB Charles Nelson
  • RB De’Anthony Thomas
  • WR Demetrius Williams

It’s way too early to put Florence in that category of great players to wear No. 6, but we feel comfortable saying that he has some big shoes to fill.

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Official: 4-star CB Jahlil Florence signs with Oregon Ducks

Jahlil Florence is officially a Duck, completing Dan Lanning’s first big win as a recruiter with Oregon.

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One of the biggest wins of Dan Lanning’s young recruiting career with the Oregon Ducks has now been made official. 4-star CB Jahlil Florence signed his national letter of intent on Wednesday, bringing him to Eugene and completing the recruiting win over the USC Trojans.

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Florence, who was the No. 1 unsigned CB in the 2022 class, committed to the Ducks over the Trojans on Monday afternoon. Florence was previously committed to the Ducks, but reopened his recruitment after the departure of Mario Cristobal.

Rated as the No. 11 CB in the entire class, Florence projects to be an instant impact player on the Oregon roster, where he can immediately provide some depth to the defensive backfield and potentially see a lot of the field as a true freshman. He will be joined by high school teammate Jalil Tucker, and fellow 4-star CB Khamari Terrell, who also signed on Wednesday morning.

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Where the Ducks’ 2022 recruiting class ranks after Jahlil Florence’s commitment

Going into Monday, the Ducks ranked No. 55 in the recruiting rankings. Where do they sit after the addition of Jahlil Florence, the top-unsigned CB in the nation?

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Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks secured a massive win on Monday afternoon, with 4-star cornerback Jahlil Florence announcing that he would be committing to Oregon over the USC Trojans.

The commitment from Florence, who is the No. 11 CB in the 2022 class, is not only a big win for the Ducks but also for Lanning himself. It was the first massive recruiting battle between Oregon and the new Lincoln Riley-led USC staff and notched an early victory for Lanning.

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So after the commitment, where does that leave Oregon’s 2022 recruiting class as far as the rankings go? According to The Oregonian‘s Andrew Nemec, it moved them up quite a bit.

That ranking can continue to get better over the next couple of days as well, with the announcements coming from 4-star RB Jordan James, 4-star OL Dave Iuli, and 4-star ATH Arlis Boardingham, among others.

There’s a good chance that Oregon can continue to add some highly-rated prospects to this recruiting class and shore up what once was a top-10 rated class before Mario Cristobal left for Miami.

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Why Jahlil Florence’s commitment is such a massive win for Dan Lanning and the Ducks

Oregon’s recruiting rivalry against USC is just getting started, but Dan Lanning picked up the first major victory with the commitment of 4-star CB Jahlil Florence.

In the moments after winning the national championship game with the Georgia Bulldogs earlier this year, new Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning made a choice. Rather than put off his future duties and stay completely in the moment, he put on his Ducks’ coaching cap and made a call.

It was 4-star cornerback Jahlil Florence who picked up.

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At that moment, Lanning let it be known that Florence was the biggest prospect for Oregon to target over the coming month leading up to National Signing Day. He took the time to show Florence, the No. 11 CB in the 2022 class, that he was a priority to Lanning and offered a look at the success around him. That dedication to Florence continued later in the month when Oregon coaches showed up at his door at 12:01 AM as soon as the recruiting period opened up. Florence repaid the favor by taking a last-minute visit to Eugene this past weekend for a visit, the final one before making his decision.

It all led to this moment — Jahlil Florence announcing his commitment to the Ducks, choosing Oregon over the USC Trojans. On the surface, it looks like an elite prospect choosing to bet on the Dan Lanning experiment and show trust in what the Oregon coaches are building in Eugene. If you wish to look, though, you can find more.

This is Dan Lanning winning. This is him setting his sights on a recruit and not giving up until they agreed to join his team. This is him going up against Lincoln Riley, one of the biggest recruiting powers in the nation, and coming out on top. It may not mean that Oregon will win every head-to-head recruiting battle with the Trojans over the coming years, but it’s certainly a nice victory to have early in the rivalry.

With the commitment of Florence, Lanning showed that he is absolutely capable of playing with the big boys, and the talent pipeline to Eugene didn’t dry up when Mario Cristobal left for Miami.

The Lanning era is off to a great start in Oregon.

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BREAKING: 4-star CB Jahlil Florence commits to Oregon Ducks over USC Trojans

QUACK: Jahlil Florence is a Duck. The 4-star CB out of San Diego chose Oregon over the USC Trojans on Monday.

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A lot of Oregon Duck fans were hopeful that this would be the outcome, and on Monday afternoon, 4-star cornerback Jahlil Florence made it official, announcing his commitment to the Ducks.

Florence is an elite prospect out of Liberty High School in San Diego, CA, and he stands as the 11th best cornerback in the 2022 recruiting class. Florence was committed to Oregon previously but opened up his recruitment after the departure of Mario Cristobal back in December. That’s when Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans made a real run at him, though it was Oregon who prevailed in the end.

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So what type of player are the Ducks getting in Florence?

“Long, athletic corner who has made huge strides as a prospect over the last couple of years,” wrote Greg Biggens, the National Recruiting Analyst for 247Sports. “A late bloomer to the game who was more of a basketball player coming into high school. Plays a physical game and has the size and toughness to bully opposing receivers and the speed and quickness to turn and run with them as well. Shows excellent ball skills and ball awareness and has the skill set to play receiver at the college level although we like him as a corner. Is strong in run support and plays with a nice edge in his game.”

The Ducks are currently a bit thin at the cornerback position after the departure of Mykael Wright to the NFL draft, and DJ James through the transfer portal. There is hope that the duo of Dontae Manning and Trikweze Bridges can become productive on the field in 2022, but there’s a chance that Florence, as well as high school teammate Jalil Tucker, end up seeing a good amount of playing time as true freshmen.

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BREAKING: 4-star corner Khamari Terrell commits to Oregon

Dan Lanning has secured the commitment of four-star corner Khamari Terrell to become an Oregon Duck.

This is one of the main reasons Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens hired Dan Lanning. Oregon wanted to get someone who is a premier recruiter who can convince the top defensive talent to come to Eugene.

So far it seems like Lanning is producing.

With the February signing day coming up next week, Lanning has acquired the verbal commitment of four-star cornerback Khamari Terrell. The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder from Texas is rated as the No. 43 corner in the country. Oregon was battling Baylor for his services and it seems as the Ducks have come out on top.

The Ducks are hoping Terrell is just the first part of a possible dynamic duo at corner as Oregon is one of just two schools four-star corner Jahlil Florence is considering with USC also in the mix. Florence has been a top priority of Lanning’s since he arrived in Eugene. If Florence does sign with the Ducks, the new coach would have salvaged a recruiting class that was once in flux.

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4-star CB Jahlil Florence takes last-second visit to Eugene before choosing between Oregon and USC

Jahlil Florence will be picking between Oregon and USC on Monday. The 4-star CB’s late trip to Eugene seems notable.

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4-star CB Jahlil Florence announced earlier in the week that he would be making his final decision between the Oregon Ducks and the USC Trojans next Monday at 2 p.m. PT on CBSSports HQ. It’s been clear for a while now that those two schools were in the driver’s seat to land this elite recruit, but hard to see how either team would get a leg up in the race.

Then, late on Thursday night, a tweet from Florence might have shown that the momentum is with the Ducks. Florence announced that he was in Eugene for a final visit with Oregon before making his decision. There were rumors early in the week that the Lincoln CB, who ranks as the 11th best at his position in the nation, might be coming to Eugene, but nothing confirmed.

The visit to Oregon is huge for the Ducks, simply because it gives them one last chance to sell Florence on the program before he makes his decision. Earlier in the month, Florence announced that he would not be taking any more visits before National Signing Day, spurning schools like Miami in the process. The fact that he now turned around and came to see Oregon one last time is notable, and the fact that it leads right into his announcement coming on Monday is certainly a big deal.

He hasn’t committed just yet, and there is still some time until he makes his decision, but if you are an Oregon fan hoping that Florence ends up as a Duck next week, this is certainly something to celebrate.

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Report: 4-star CB Jahlil Florence to decide between Oregon and USC on Monday

You’re going to want to tune in to CBSSports HQ at 2 p.m. on Monday. 4-star CB Jahlil Florence is going to be announcing his decision between Oregon and USC.

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According to a new report from 247Sports national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins, arguably the biggest prospect on the Oregon Ducks’ recruiting radar will be making his final decision on Monday afternoon, shown live on CBSSports HQ.

Jahlil Florence, a 4-star CB who ranks as one of the top uncommitted players in the 2022 class, has announced that he is down to a decision between the Ducks and the USC Trojans. Florence, who ranks as the No. 72 prospect nationally, was previously committed to the Ducks but backed off of that after the departure of Mario Cristobal.

Dan Lanning and Oregon have been recruiting him hard in the interim, with Lanning Facetiming the elite prospect in the minutes after winning the national championship game with the Georgia Bulldogs. The Ducks also showed up at Florence’s door for an in-home visit at 12:01 AM as soon as the recruiting period opened.

We will see if that effort paid off on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. PT.

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4-star CB Jahlil Florence narrows list to Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans

One of the best unsigned recruits in the nation, 4-star CB Jahlil Florence, is deciding between the Oregon Ducks and the USC Trojans.

As National Signing Day inches closer, one of the premier unsigned players in the nation, 4-star CB Jahlil Florence, is narrowing his list of potential schools to just two.

The Oregon Ducks made the cut.

On Sunday evening, Florence, who is the No. 18 CB in the 2022 class, the No. 154 player overall, announced that he is down to two choices in his recruiting, with the Ducks joined by the USC Trojans. Florence was committed to Oregon back in 2021 but decided to open up his recruitment when former Ducks’ head coach Mario Cristobal departed for the Miami Hurricanes.

Florence’s Lincoln High School teammate, Jalil Tucker, signed with the Ducks in the early signing period back in December, and Oregon has been recruiting Florence hard ever since.

National Signing Day is still a couple of weeks away, but we now know that the Ducks stand among the finalists to land this elite prospect out of San Diego. Now it’s time for the final push from Lanning and his team.

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