Oregon football vaults into top 10 of 2022 class rankings

On Thursday morning, Oregon football owned the No. 20 recruiting class in the 2022 cycle. By the end of the day, the Ducks boasted the No. 9 recruiting class in the country.

It was a big day for Mario Cristobal and the Ducks as they landed a couple of offensive line commitments and a surprise receiver pledge. The class went from 10 commitments to 13 after the big day with one three-star, one fringe-four-star, and one legit four-star pledge.

Cameron Williams, a three-star tackle from Texas, was looking like a Longhorn lock for a while until the trend was in Oregon’s favor on Thursday and he picked the Ducks. He’s the No. 440 overall prospect in the 2022 class and 43rd-best offensive tackle and he’s right on that fringe region between three and four-star status with an .8841 composite rating.

The least surprising commitment of the day was three-star tackle Michael Wooten who had been trending the Ducks’ way for about a week. The California native is ranked the No. 1,144 recruit in the class and while he’s not the highest-rated prospect, the Ducks landed him over other Pac-12 foes.

The most surprising pledge of the day was four-star receiver Nicholas Anderson who becomes Oregon’s third-highest ranked recruit in the class, according to the composite. He’s the No. 215 recruit in the class and No. 31 receiver out of Texas. He was looking like a strong Notre Dame lean before surprising everyone and picking Oregon a week after his official visit.

What a huge day for the Ducks.

This was momentum Oregon football recruiting needed

For a while in the 2022 class, it seemed like the Ducks may just have an off-year, but it’s clear after the past couple of weeks that that’s not going to be the case.

Oregon picked up a big commitment from TJ Dudley last week and then the trio of solid prospects on Monday, led by Anderson. Oregon’s class is now ranked No. 9 in the country, just behind Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, and Penn State. This is the momentum the class needed.

And now that it’s up to 13 commitments, Cristobal and the staff can be a little more selective with the open spots shrinking.

With this surge, the Ducks also own the No. 1 class in the Pac-12.

The Ducks aren’t done yet, folks.