Oregon Applying Full-Court Press With Elite Pass Rusher Nasir Wyatt

The No. 2 player in all of California was planning to visit Florida this weekend but will now head to Eugene to see the Ducks.

2025 Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei EDGE Nasir Wyatt is one of the biggest names on the West Coast this cycle. 

He's been a major priority for Dan Lanning at Oregon and a visit from the head coach in Southern California on Wednesday helped the Ducks land a visit this weekend.

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"I talked to Coach (Tosh) Lupoi probably a week earlier and then Lanning came in today first thing in the morning," Wyatt told Ducks Digest. "I had a trip planned to Florida (Gators) this weekend but I feel what Coach Lanning talked about. He said we gotta get me back down, it's urgent cause it's gonna go in a dead period so we gotta get back down this weekend."

Part of what helped Oregon get the coveted pass rusher on campus this weekend was long-standing relationships and the staff's plans for him in their defense.

"Especially hearing Coach Tosh, he's got a plan for what I'm already gonna do in their defense and listening to Coach Lanning and talking about how I'm gonna fit in the scheme. And Coach Tosh and Coach (Rashad) Wadood, they've been trying to get me up there for a while since the start of my sophomore year."

2025 EDGE Nasir Wyatt with Oregon head coach Dan Lanning / Nasir Wyatt on Instagram (@wy4att)

The Ducks will get the last trip before the upcoming dead period, but the 6-foot-3 215-pound defender has some other visits he'd like to take this spring.

"I'm gonna be at Michigan March 9 and Tennesse May 27," he said. "I'll probably see something about going up to Georgia some time in March too when they start their spring practices up."

The recent coaching carousel that swept the sport from Nick Saban's retirement has thrown a bit of a wrinkle into his recruitment.

"I dropped a top 8 but it kind of got dismantled when coaches started leaving and Saban retired so I kind of hit the whole reset. I've been plugged in and Oregon for a while and none of the guys there are going anywhere. They're here to stay."

Mater Dei star Nasir Wyatt ahead of a game against Orange Luthern during the 2023 season :: Max Torres/Ducks Digest

Dan Lanning's long-term commitment to Oregon continues to resonate with recruits across the country, including the two-time Trinity League defensive MVP.

"Lanning, he gave up on jobs like 'Bama, all these different jobs," Wyatt said. "He chose to stay at Oregon because like he said, the grass is greener in Eugene. That's really what it is. Grass is much greener in Eugene."

This weekend's trip to Oregon sounds like it'll be an important one for Wyatt and the Ducks.

"Last time I was there out it was a great visit. I got to meet Phil Knight. This is the final stage before my OV I take up there. Really talk about what's the plan next."

There's a multitude of things that stand out about the Ducks, but Wyatt has been most impressed by the recruiting approach from Lanning and Lupoi.

"A lot of coaches got the chance to recruit me like Tosh and Lanning recruit. But Tosh and Lanning, they're actually doing it. That's what really stands out. They're not just waiting back. They're showing me that they interested by coming to see me and making sure I'm getting out there. And that's what's really important with them."

Nasir Wyatt throws an O after a Mater Dei game

What's the latest on a decision timeline given that Wyatt has hit a sort of mini reset?

"I really want to take a couple OVs before I commit. I may commit sometime during the season--but it's not really too pushing it. I'm mainly just trying to wait until I take these serious OVs and then I'm trying to go off that. I don't want to do the whole de-committing thing. Wherever I go I want to stay there and be able to build a class around what I got. Build a class around me and get the guys I want there with me."

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