Dan Lanning and the Ducks are recruiting the best player in eight different states.
Thursday Joe Spears of USA Today listed the best player in each state, and Oregon is leading or competing for a dozen on his list. The Ducks range from Florida to New York, Texas to Washington to Hawaii in search for talent.
It's a reminder of how well Oregon recruits and evaluates; the effort they make to find great players. They have to, because in a typical year the state of Oregon produces no more than two to five major college prospects.
Oregon 2026 Targets, best in state
California Ryder Lyons Folsom Quarterback 6-2.5 215
Hawaii Talanoa Ili Kahuku Linebacker 6-3 215
Missouri Jackson Cantwell Nixa Offensive Tackle 6-7 300
Nevada Jett Washington Bishop Gorman Las Vegas Safety 6-5 200
New York Messiah Hampton James Monroe (Rochester) Wide Receiver 6-0 170
Oregon Tony Cumberland Willamette (Eugene) Defensive Lineman 6-4.5 285
Tennessee Jared Curtis Nashville Christian (Nashville) Quarterback 6-4 225
Washington Derek Colman-Brusa Kennedy Catholic (Burien) EDGE 6-4 230
Oregon's reach exceeds this attempt to grasp it. In North Carolina, for example, the best player is quarterback Faizon Brandon, Rivals' No. 2 overall prospect. He's a Tennessee commit. The Ducks have a commitment from tight end Kendre Harrison, No. 22 nationally and No. 2 in the Tarheel State, a major college prospect in football and basketball. He wants to play both in college.
Currently Oregon has commitments from eight players, all of them blue-chips. Two of those have moved to Eugene in Cumberland and Viliami Moala. Three are from California, one each from Florida, Texas and North Carolina. Five rank in the Rivals 150.
Oregon 2026 recruiting commitments
Kendre Harrison Reidsville, North Carolina Rivals National No. 2
Tradarian Ball Texarkana, Texas National No. 52
Tony Cumberland Eugene, Oregon National No. 129
Kodi Greene Santa Ana, California National No. 58
Tristan Phillips Ventura, California National No. 133
Dutch Horisk Bellflower, California (No. 20 Defensive end)
Viliami Moala Eugene, Oregon (No. 22 Defensive tackle)
Xavier Lherisse Melbourne, Florida (No. 6 Nickel)
In 2025, Lanning landed the No. 5 recruiting class, 20 players from 13 different states. They signed four five-star players, Trey McNutt from Ohio, Na'eem Offord from Alabama, Dakorien Moore from Texas and Douglas Utu from Nevada. Four-star Cooper Perry was the No. 1 ranked player in Arizona, a 6-2 wide receiver.