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Former Washington Defensive Lineman Sam "Taki" Taimani Commits to Oregon Ducks

Dan Lanning gets a massive body up front for his defense in 2022.

Max Torres

Former Washington defensive lineman Sam Taimani has committed to Oregon. He announced his decision on Twitter.

Taimani signed with Washington as part of the class of 2018 from East High School in Salt Lake City, the same spot Oregon found 2022 defensive line signee Ben Roberts and was heavily involved with current Baylor defensive lineman Siaki Ika.

Tiami is listed as a 6-foot-2, 330-pound sophomore and should have two years of eligibility left after redshirting in 2018 and being granted a free year during the 2020 season due to the pandemic. He started in 10 of Washington's 12 games in 2021, recording 43 total tackles, 19 solo tackles and two tackles for loss.

In Eugene he'll join a defensive line room that includes Keyon Ware-Hudson, Brandon Dorlus, Kristian Williams, Sua'ava Poti and 2022 signee Sir Mells among others.

This addition is timely for the Ducks following the hire of new Defensive Line Coach Tony Tuioti as well as the reported hire of former Jaguars Defensive Line Coach Tosh Lupoi as the new defensive coordinator under Dan Lanning.

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Max Torres is the publisher and lead editor of Ducks Digest. He's covered the Oregon football and recruiting beats for four years. He's based out of Long Beach, CA and travels around Southern California and the country covering top high school football prospects.

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