Joshua Conerly Jr. Places Oregon in Top 12

The Ducks continue looking for big bodies in the trenches for the 2022 class and Conerly is in a class all his own.

5-star (0.9896 on 247Sports Composite) offensive lineman Joshua Conerly Jr. placed Oregon in his top 12 Tuesday. The other schools to make the list include: Alabama, Auburn, Washington, Cal, Stanford, Arizona State, USC, UCLA, Michigan, Texas, and Oklahoma.

He announced his new list on Twitter.

I would like to thank everyone that has given me an opportunity. I would love to announce these are the top 12 schools I am focusing on going forward💙 pic.twitter.com/ExUWCMbelp

— Josh(ua) Conerly Jr (@joshuaconerlyjr) May 11, 2021

Conerly is a massive talent out of the West Coast, playing his high school football at Seattle's Rainier Beach High School. He is a 6'5", 275-pound prospect that plays both offensive and defensive tackle at the high school level. 

Conerly is an Adidas All-American and cut his list of 28 offers down to just 12. Tuesday's news is significant for a variety of reasons.

Read more: Oregon football 2022 recruiting hot board

Conerly is from the state of Washington, a state that has started to more produce high-end talent on a more consistent basis. See 5-star defensive end JT Tuimoloau and 5-star wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (enrolled at Ohio State).

Oregon is also in the running for Malik Agbo, a high-end offensive tackle from Federal Way, Washington that placed Oregon in his top 12 last month. The Ducks have one offensive lineman committed in their 2022 class in 3-star OT Percy Lewis. 

If the Ducks were to land Conerly, not only would they be adding a major talent to strengthen their trenches, they'd also be keeping that talent away from the hometown Huskies, along with the rest of the Pac-12.

Conerly is rated the top prospect in the state of Washington and the No. 2 offensive tackle in the country. 

He has taken a visit to Eugene before, in October 2019. The Ducks offered shortly thereafter and were the third school to jump in the boat.

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