2012 FOOTBALL Commits and Recruiting News

[Wheels]

-Commits-


QB- Jake Rodrigues Rocklin, CA
6'3" 210LBS

4*Rivals (#10 QB overall) 4* Scout (#11 QB overall)
40: ???

Also has offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, Miami (FL), Michigan, Nebraska, SDSU, UCLA, USC, Utah, and Washington

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...drigues-118258
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4965170

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TE- Evan Baylis - Aurora, CO
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 225
40: 4.8

4* Rivals (#10 TE overall) 4* Scout (#9 TE overall)

Also had offers from Arizona, Boise St, Colorado, Colorado St, Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Stanford, UCLA, and Utah.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...-Baylis-108928
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=5106307
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DE- Alex Balducci - Portland, OR
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 262
40: 4.85

4* Rivals (#13 overall SSDE) 3* Scout (42 overall DE)

Also had offers from Boise State, Oregon State, and Washington

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...alducci-112591
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=4965907

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QB- Jeff Lockie Danville, CA
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 185
40: 4.68

3* Rivals (NR at Position) 2* Scout (NR at position)

Also had an offer from SDSU. Was offered by Oregon and accepted the very next day

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...-Lockie-119925
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=5405762
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OL- Brett Bafaro - Hillsboro, OR
HT: 6-2 Wt: 220
40: 4.6

4* Rivals # 28 OLB Overall

3* Scout #64 Overall OLB (probably would have gone up had he chose UW ;P)

Also had offers from Boise St, Colorado, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Oregon St, Utah, and Washington
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RB- Byron Marshall - San Jose, CA
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 195
40: ???

4* Rivals # 6 RB Overall

4* Scout #19 RB Overall

Also had offers from Arizona, Arizona St, BYU, Cal, Idaho, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Purdue, San Jose State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, and Washington
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DE- Arik Armstead - Elk Grove CA
HT: 6-8 WT: 280
40: 5.1

4* Rivals #6 SSDE Overall #61 Overall Prospect

5* Scout #1 OT Prospect (but will be playing D-Line for Oregon

Also had offers from Alabama, Arizona, Arizona St, Arkansas, Auburn, Cal, Colorado, Florida, Fresno St, Miami (FL), Michigan, Michigan St, Mississippi St, Nevada, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington St,

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Strongside DE - Bryce Cottrell - Plano, TX
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 230
40: ???

3* Rivals - # 44 DE Overall

3* Scout - #60 DE Overall

Also had offers from Arizona, Arizona St, Arkansas, Army, Baylor, Boston College, Colorado, Mississippi St, Purdue, San Jose St, SMU, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest
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ATH- Oshay Dunmore - Newport, OR
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195
40: 4.5

3* Rivals (#36 ATH overall) 3* Scout (#86 WR overall)

Also had offers from Duke, Oregon State, and Washington

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...Dunmore-121578
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=5463884
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DE- Cody Carriger - Butte, MT
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 230
40: ???

2* Rivals (NR) 3* Scout (NR)

Also had offers from Montana, Montana State, Washington, and Wyoming

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...arriger-128962
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=5655132
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S- Eric Amoako - Arlington, TX
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 190
40: 4.43

3* Rivals (#45 S overall) 3* Scout (#52 Safety overall)

also had offers from Kansas St, Minnesota, North Texas, Pitt, and Purdue

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...-Amoako-117892
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=5073861
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DB/S - Stephen Amoako - Arlington, TX
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 190
40: 4.5

3* Rivals (#62 CB overall) 3* Scout (#58 S overall)

Also had offers from Kansas St, Minnesota, North Texas, Pitt, and Purdue

http://rivals.yahoo.com/oregon/footb...-Amoako-117894
http://oregon.scout.com/a.z?s=128&p=8&c=1&nid=5447759
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TE- Pharaoh Brown - Lyndhurst, OH
Ht: 6-6 Wt: 220
40: ???

4* Rivals #3 TE Prospect

4* Scout, #12 TE Prospect

Also had offers from Arizona St, Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado, UCONN, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan (offer was pulled after he visited Oregon), Michigan St, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Carolina St, Northern Illinois, Pitt, Purdue, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, West Virginia
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TE/DE- Terrence Daniel - Oakland, CA
HT: 6-6 Wt: 220
40: ???

NR - Rivals

2* Scout - #87 TE Overall

No other reported offers.
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WR - Dwayne Stanford - Cincinnati, OH
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 185
40: 4.5

4* Rivals
3* Scout

Also had offers from Alabama, Arizona St, Auburn, Cincinnati, Florida St, Georgia, Illinois, Kent St, Kentucky, Miami (FL), Michigan, Michigan St, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio St, Pitt, Purdue, and Tennessee.
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DT- Stetson Bair - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Ht: 6:8, Wt: 265
40: ???

3* Rivals NR at position
3* Scout NR at position

Other reported offers Utah and Weber St,
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OT: Kyle Long - Mission Viejo, California
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 285
40: 4.8

3* Rivals

4* Scout

Also had offers from Arkansas, Florida St, Louisiana Tech, SMU, Tennessee, UCLA, and Utah
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S- Reggie Daniels - Chandler, AZ
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 170
40: 4.6

3* Rivals #23 Safety Prospect
4* Scout #16 Safety Prospect
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DE- DeForest Buckner, Honolulu, HI
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 230
40: 5.04

4* Rivals #17 SSDE

4* Scout #17 DE

Also had offers from Arizona, Cal, Colorado, UCLA, Utah, Washington, Washington St
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[MrJayremmie]

Aww yeah! Lets get this going.

[Wheels]

lol still early on.. probably wont have news on people for a few months.. but if anyone hears anything.. we now have a place

[3RA1N1AC]

hows next this years crop looking? i know it wasnt in the top 5 or anything but decent?

[3RA1N1AC]

id love it if we could pull a 4/5 star qb at some point

[Wheels]

id love it if we could pull a 4/5 star qb at some point

are you talking pull a highly rated QB recruit in this crop? Or in recent memory? Thomas was a 4* both services, and Bennett is a 4* both services as well waiting in the wings. And then there was the whole Randall deal.

[Wheels]

hows next this years crop looking? i know it wasnt in the top 5 or anything but decent?

are you talking the class we just had in '11? If so.. top class in school history.

[Natebishop3]

Bring it on! If we're top 3 again I think we'll score the best class ever.

[3RA1N1AC]

are you talking the class we just had in '11? If so.. top class in school history.

yeah the class for incoming freshmen this year, what are some notables?

[3RA1N1AC]

and i thought thomas was lightly recruited as a qb, my bad.

[STOMP]

yeah the class for incoming freshmen this year, what are some notables?

The thing is, although the last two classes have been among the most highly thought of ever for the Ducks, they're still deep and talented enough that few of those kids are likely to see very big roles this upcoming season. Things aren't set in stone as to who will actually play and who ends up redshirting from the 2011 class, but we do know who the guys that redshirted from the previous class who will be freshman are. The marquee player from that class is RB Lache Seastrunk who is just a little bit bigger and faster then LaMichael. He'll probably be 3rd string as Kenyon Barner is a quality back too. Curtis White will probably be the 3rd string TE & Bryan Bennent the backup QB. Portland WR Keanon Lowe could also be in the mix. On the defensive side, we should see DE Tony Washington get some snaps, and DBs Dior Mathis, Terrance Mitchell & Erick Dargan.

For the 2011 class the marquee players are RB/DB De'Anthony Thomas, WR/TE/LB Colt Lyerla, WR Devon Blackmon, and TE/LB Christian French. But again, any of these guys could sit out and be redshirted. I suspect that a couple of the LBs from that class will play though as their depth pretty much demands it. Lead candidates are Anthony Wallace, Rodney Hardrick & Rahim Cassell.

some key JC transfers who probably will play significant roles include OT Ryan Clanton, DT Jared Ebert & WR Rahsaan Vaughn

those are best guesses... I hope that helps

STOMP

[3RA1N1AC]

The thing is, although the last two classes have been among the most highly thought of ever for the Ducks, they're still deep and talented enough that few of those kids are likely to see very big roles this upcoming season. Things aren't set in stone as to who will actually play and who ends up redshirting from the 2011 class, but we do know who the guys that redshirted from the previous class who will be freshman are. The marquee player from that class is RB Lache Seastrunk who is just a little bit bigger and faster then LaMichael. He'll probably be 3rd string as Kenyon Barner is a quality back too. Curtis White will probably be the 3rd string TE & Bryan Bennent the backup QB. Portland WR Keanon Lowe could also be in the mix. On the defensive side, we should see DE Tony Washington get some snaps, and DBs Dior Mathis, Terrance Mitchell & Erick Dargan.

For the 2011 class the marquee players are RB/DB De'Anthony Thomas, WR/TE/LB Colt Lyerla, WR Devon Blackmon, and TE/LB Christian French. But again, any of these guys could sit out and be redshirted. I suspect that a couple of the LBs from that class will play though as their depth pretty much demands it. Lead candidates are Anthony Wallace, Rodney Hardrick & Rahim Cassell.

some key JC transfers who probably will play significant roles include OT Ryan Clanton, DT Jared Ebert & WR Rahsaan Vaughn

those are best guesses... I hope that helps

STOMP

thanks! repped!

i always assumed that 5 star guys came in and started right away, ducks must be deeeeeeep

[STOMP]

first commit of 2012... Oshay Dunmore!

says he thinks he'll play Free Safety and compete in track... he was 2nd nationally in the decathlon

STOMP

[STOMP]

Junior day attendees include...

OL Erik Magnuson, Josh Garnett, Zach Banner, Kyle Murphy, Max Tuerk
DL Alex Balducci, Isaac Seumalo
S Oshay Dunmore

I'll update this list as I learn of more

STOMP

[3RA1N1AC]

first commit of 2012... Oshay Dunmore!

says he thinks he'll play Free Safety and compete in track... he was 2nd nationally in the decathlon

STOMP

nice! i always wondered why they couldnt field better teams in things other than football, especially basketball, you would think the nike connection would get them a few nice bballers here and there

[STOMP]

tooting my horn... honk honk... I'm 1 for 1 so far predicting recruits with Oshay. My guess for the 2nd commit in the 2012 class is Justin Solis



STOMP

[Wheels]

I have read he has us as his #1... would def love to have him to add depth

[STOMP]

there has been a lot of anguish expressed among Duck fans about getting straight from HS Defensive Tackles, but I really don't think that position was a high priority last year because of their quality depth. Even a highly rated guy in the upcoming 2012 class stands a pretty good chance of redshirting his first year as long as their top 5 guys (Hart, Heimuli, Keliikipi, Ebert, Remington) stay healthy. But by 2013 there should be plenty of opportunity to play because of the graduation of Ebert and Remington. If Ricky blows up, I wouldn't be surprised to see him leave a year early as stories of his extremely poor family have come out.

Projecting guesses... Sam Kamp (who will redshirt this season) will probably put on some good weight to be an inside player for them when his Duck career starts. They probably sign 1-2 more DTs this year.

STOMP

[STOMP]

Solis was at practice on Friday which would seem to be the final hurtle to him generating a UO offer...

STOMP

[STOMP]

DT Aziz Shittu attended Thursday's practice... dude has offers from most of the Pac 12

STOMP

[Wheels]

I have read he is an early Stanford lean. You hear the same thing Stomp?

[ppilot]

I have read he is an early Stanford lean. You hear the same thing Stomp?

And on that note Shittu just committed to Stanford......next!

[Wheels]

lol dang I was hoping it to be wrong.

[STOMP]

I'd heard he was a Stanford lean for a while. Closer to home, a winning program, and of course a full ride there comes with an excellent/valuable education. It is telling about Oregon's status that he felt it necessary to check out Eugene before he made his final decision.

The praise/credit for Harbaugh overseeing their recent rise as a football program coincides with a relaxing of entry requirements for athletes. Their scholastic entry requirements are still very high respective to most everyone else's, but before they were unattainable for all but a very elite few. For instance, Shittu's 3.8 HS GPA wouldn't have been enough a couple years back. Expect them to be a top national program for the foreseeable future.

STOMP

[STOMP]

given the choice, I'd probably rather the Ducks take a Schutt over a Shittu



STOMP