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Final Pac-12 recruiting rankings for 2023 cycle

For the fifth straight season, the Ducks are at the top of the Pac-12 recruiting rankings looking down.

For the fifth straight season, the Oregon Ducks have maintained their spot atop the Pac-12 Conference when it comes to recruiting.

While there have been coaching changes across the league, the Ducks have consistently been better than the rest when it comes to acquiring talent and bringing it to Eugene. Whether it’s national recruiting with players from Texas or Florida or local recruiting from the USC Trojans’ backyard in Los Angeles, there are few players the Ducks have been unable to get over the past several years if they want them.

Wednesday was another great day for Dan Lanning and the Ducks, with the addition of four-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant on signing day, who chose Oregon over USC. This solidified the Ducks’ spot atop the conference recruiting rankings once again. Here’s how the full rankings shook out in 2023.

Where the Ducks’ 2023 recruiting class compares to the best in Oregon history

With the addition of four-star Rodrick Pleasant, Oregon’s class ranks No. 8 in the 2023 cycle. Where does that compare to the best in school history?

What Dan Lanning has done in 13 months on the job in Eugene has been quite impressive.

While the Oregon Ducks were unable to land five-star athlete Nyckoles Harbor on Wednesday, they did get a big-time commitment from four-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant, the No. 8 CB in the 2023 class.  More importantly, the Ducks have a recruiting team score of 282.74, which is important to note, because it gives Oregon the second-highest-rated recruiting class in school history.

The top-ranked class was in 2021 with a score of 287.67, headed up by Mario Cristobal with marquee prospects Ty Thompson (quarterback), Kingsley Suamataia (offensive tackle) and Troy Franklin (wide receiver).

To get a better feel for how this 2023 class compares to the best recruiting classes in Oregon history, here are the top-10 ranked classes Eugene has ever seen:

4-star CB Rodrick Pleasant commits to Oregon Ducks

The talent level in Oregon’s secondary just got a lot better. 4-star CB Rodrick Pleasant is coming to Eugene.

The Oregon Ducks’ defensive secondary just got a lot better.

On Wednesday morning, 4-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant announced that he would officially commit to the Ducks, joining what was the No. 10 ranked recruiting class in the nation prior to signing day.

Pleasant chose the Ducks over schools like USC, UCLA, Cal, and Boston College, but this was thought to be a real battle between Oregon and the Trojans in the very end.

Pleasant is rated by 247Sports as the No. 8 cornerback in the 2023 class, and the No. 91 player in the nation. He now joins a defensive secondary in Oregon that has a lot of young and relatively unproven players. It is unclear whether or not Pleasant will be able to crack the CB rotation as a true freshman, but he figures to be a major piece of the roster going forward.

Rodrick Pleasant’s Recruiting Profile

5-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor announces commitment decision

5-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor, the top-ranked uncommitted player left in 2023, announced his commitment on Wednesday.

Nyckoles Harbor, a five-star athlete from the Washington D.C. area who has made waves in both the football and track world, announced his commitment on Wednesday morning.

Unfortunately for Oregon Duck fans, it wasn’t a commitment to come play ball in Eugene.

Harbor signed with the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday, agreeing to travel south to play for Shane Beamer and run track. With aspirations of running in the 2024 Paris Olympics, many thought Oregon’s legendary track program, with the historic Hayward Field on campus, would be a major chip in getting Harbor to commit to the Ducks. In the end, it didn’t appear to be enough.

Despite missing on Harbor, the Ducks still signed a pair of five-star recruits in 2023 and have the 10th-ranked class in the nation for this cycle.

Nyckoles Harbor Recruiting Profile

Every player the Ducks added via recruiting and transfer portal in 2023 offseason

Since the start of the offseason, Dan Lanning has added 38 players to the roster, via recruiting or the transfer portal. Here’s everyone who joined the Ducks.

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks’ coaching staff are not quite finished building the roster for the 2023 season, but with the largest transfer portal window behind us, and the final signing day of the 2023 recruiting cycle on Wednesday, we have a pretty good feeling of which players will be taking the field for the Ducks next season.

It’s safe to say it has been a busy offseason for Lanning. While 17 players have left Eugene via the transfer portal, the Ducks have added 10 players, all of whom project to compete for a starting spot at Oregon right away this season. Meanwhile, Lanning also signed a class of 28 high school recruits during the early signing period, with a couple more prospects potentially joining the mix on Wednesday.

So are you curious to see the full list of players — both transfers and recruits — that the Ducks added to the roster this offseason? We have you covered.

5 storylines for Duck fans to follow on national signing day

Can Oregon add another 5-star to the 2023 class? Will the Ducks stay atop the Pac-12 recruiting rankings for the 5th-straight year?

The 2023 recruiting cycle is set to officially come to a close on Wednesday, February 1, with signing day taking place. For the Oregon Ducks, it has been an incredibly eventful cycle, with Dan Lanning making a huge splash during the early signing period, inking a class that ranks No. 10 in the nation, per 247Sports.

They may not be done just yet, though. With the final day of the cycle on Wednesday, there are still a couple of high-profile prospects who are left on the Ducks’ recruiting big board — 5-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor, and 4-star CB Rodrick Pleasant. Both are scheduled to make their commitment announcement on Wednesday morning.

While those two are expected to provide most of the fireworks on signing day for Oregon fans, there may be a few other things to look at concerning the Ducks. Here are the top storylines to watch on signing day.

LOOK: 5-star Nyckoles Harbor shares photos from visit to Oregon

Nyckoles Harbor definitely looks good in the green and yellow 👀🦆

The main attraction in Eugene over the weekend was 5-star athlete Nyckoles harbor, one of the top-ranked uncommitted players left in the 2023 class. Harbor was on an official visit to see the Oregon Ducks, checking out the facilities for both football and track and field, making his way from Autzen Stadium, to Hayward Field, to Matthew Knight Arena to check out a basketball game as well.

We’ve extensively covered how things went for Harbor over the weekend, and on Monday, he finally released some of the top photos from his visit. With a mix of track and football, it’s safe to say that he looks pretty good in the green and yellow.

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Harbor is set to announce his final commitment on Wednesday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m. PT. He has a final list of schools that includes the Ducks, Michigan Wolverines, Maryland Terrapins, South Carolina Gamecocks, and Miami Hurricanes.

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5-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor sets commitment date and time

The date and time for 5-star Nyckoles Harbor to announce his commitment has now been set.

The last several weeks have been spent with Oregon Duck fans wondering how much of a shot their favorite team had in the recruitment of 5-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor. Now, with his official visit behind us, it’s clear that the Ducks are serious contenders to land the elite playmaker.

Now we just have to wait until the announcement.

Fortunately, we know now how long we will have to wait. It was reported by On3’s Chad Simmons on Monday morning that Harbor will be making his official commitment on the morning of signing day. The announcement will come at 10 a.m. PT, aired live on ESPN.

Can we see more fireworks in Eugene from Dan Lanning and his staff? That’s yet to become clear, but we do know that the Ducks are in good shape to make more waves in the recruiting world.

Nyckoles Harbor Recruiting Profile

4-star CB Rodrick Pleasant announces commitment date and time

We will find out where Rodrick Pleasant is committing once and for all this week.

One of the top remaining prospects on the Oregon Ducks recruiting board has announced when he will make his final commitment announcement.

4-star cornerback Rodrick Pleasant, the No. 8 CB in the 2023 class, has announced that he will make his commitment on Wednesday, February 1, at 10:30 a.m. PT. The signing day announcement is expected to come down between Oregon and the USC Trojans, but Pleasant also listed UCLA, Cal, and Boston College in the mix.

There was a point this past week when the Ducks were expecting to get Pleasant on a visit for the final weekend before signing day, but it ended up not taking place. At the moment, there are no Crystal Ball predictions from 247Sports projecting where Pleasant might land, but the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine has USC with a 52% chance to land him, while Oregon has a 39% chance.

We will find out once and for all where he is going on Wednesday morning.

Rodrick Pleasant’s Recruiting Profile

Social Media Buzz: Oregon recruits react to big-time visitor weekend in Eugene

Another group of recruits left buzzing after a big weekend of visits in Eugene for the Oregon Ducks.

It was the last open weekend of recruiting in the 2023 cycle, and the Oregon Ducks made it count. With a couple dozen prospects in town for both official and unofficial visits, Dan Lanning and his staff pulled out all of the stops, and we’re able to utilize the best parts of Eugene — Autzen Stadium, Hayward Field, Matthew Knight Arena — to their advantage.

Guys like 5-star ATH Nyckoles Harbor and 5-star WR Dakorien Moore were in town, with a ton of other blue-chip prospects. After getting a feel for the campus, and feeling the energy at Oregon men’s basketball win over Utah on Saturday night, a lot of players left buzzing about the visit.

Here are some of the best media clips and social reactions after the weekend.