Oregon's hopes are fading for Brayden Parks and Brayton Feister, two defensive studs from the Midwest as recruiting moves into the summer dead period, June 23 to July 31.
Prediction machines have Parks, the 6-3, 303-pound four-star defensive tackle from Brother Rice High School in Chicago, all but wrapped up for Notre Dame. Parks has ties to the Irish, coaches and players he knows from training, and the location is ideal for his family as they follow his career.
Linebacker Feister, 6-2, 238, originally slated a commitment announcement for July 11, but he has postponed it. For a long while the Ducks were though to lead for him but the delay suggests Georgia's bid for him puts that in doubt.
Running back Landen Williams-Callis denies that he's decided for Texas.
I never talked to you or anybody from rivals, this is a complete lie 💯 https://t.co/5FVRsfReBh
— Landen Williams-Callis (@CallisLanden) July 8, 2026
The speedy, compact five-star piled up 7,554 yards in three seasons at Thomas Randle High School in Richmond, Texas and he's been clocked in the 100 meters in 10.4, a touchdown machine at 5-7, 190. He made an official visit to Eugene on May 28
While the Ducks are still alive for all three they're not a clear-cut cinch for any of them. Currently the program ranks No. 3 in the 247Sports Composite with 24 commitments for 2027. Over 90 percent of the country's Top 400 recruits have already chosen a school.
The calendar has changed drastically. In the NIL era players and their handlers seek to lock up a deal much earlier than a decade ago. Just a handful of difference-making prospects remain.
If Dan Lanning and his staff come up short for these three, the pursuit of No. 1 hinges on a few possiblilites:
1. Catching strays from the coaching carousel.
2. Momentum from in-season game day visits. The Autzen Stadium experience has swayed several top prospects over the years.
3. A ratings bump for committed players like Malachi Garlington
4. A boost from a deep playoff run, coupled with a potential rival (USC? Washington? Texas?) underachieving or falling short of expectations.
Flips are rarer and harder in the NIL era but they still happen.
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