Oregon Ducks Football 2023 Recruiting Class

Dan Lanning and the Ducks bring another star-studded group to Eugene in 2023.
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Oregon signed the Pac-12's top recruiting class in 2023 in Dan Lanning's first full cycle as a head coach. The Ducks signed nearly 40 players in what's shaping up to be a significant roster overhaul.

247 national ranking: 8 278.45 points | No. 1 Alabama 327.68 points

247 Pac-12 ranking: 1


Rivals national ranking: 8 (2524 points) | No. 1 Alabama 3367 points

Rivals Pac-12 ranking: 1


On3 national ranking: 8 (92.48 class score) | No. 1 Alabama 96.184 class score

On3 Pac-12 ranking: 9

Quarterback (1)

Austin Novosad (Dripping Springs, TX)

Austin Novosad 2
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-6'3", 185 pounds

-4-star (0.9436 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 131 Natl., No. 10 QB, No. 25 in TX

-Distinction: Adidas All-American

-Flipped from Baylor during early signing period

-Status: Enrolled

Running back (2)

Dante Dowdell (Picayune, MS)

Dante Dowdell Picayune
© Dominic Gwinn / Hattiesburg American / USA TODAY NETWORK

-6'2", 210 pounds

-4-star (0.9426 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 134 Natl., No. 6 RB, No. 3 in MS 

Distinction: U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Alabama Mississippi All-Star Game

-Status: Enrolled

Jayden Limar (Lake Stevens, WA)

Jayden Limar
Jayden Limar on Instagram (@jaydenlimar)

-5'11", 190 pounds

-4-star (0.9050 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 293 Natl., No. 18 RB, No. 2 in WA

-Flipped from Notre Dame during early signing period

-Status: Enrolled

Wide Receiver (4)

Jurrion Dickey (East Palo Alto, CA)

Jurrion Dickey RVC
SI All-American/Matt Solorio

-6'3", 210 pounds

-5-star (0.9890 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 21 Natl., No. 2 WR, No. 3 in CA

-Distinction: Adidas All-American

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Ashton Cozart (Flowermound, TX)

Ashton Cozart Marcus 2
Ashton Cozart on Instagram (@ashtoncozart)

-6'3.5", 193 pounds

-4-star (0.9170 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 223 Natl., No. 32 WR, No. 39 in TX

-Distinction: Under Armour All-American

-Status: Enrolled

Traeshon Holden (Kissimmee, FL)

Traeshon Holden Auburn
© Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports

-6'3", 195 pounds

-Transferred from Alabama

-Status: Enrolled

Keyonteze Johnson (Pinson, AL)

Tez Johnson
© Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports

-5'10", 150 pounds

-Transferred from Troy

-Status: Enrolled

Tight end (1)

Kenyon Sadiq (Idaho Falls, ID)

Kenyon Sadiq Oregon
Kenyon Sadiq on Twitter (@KenyonSadiq)

-6'3", 220 pounds

-4-star (0.9468 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 115 Natl., No. 4 ATH, No. 1 in ID

-Also competed in basketball, track and field

-Status: Enrolled

Offensive line (7)

Ajani Cornelius (Harlem, NY)

Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius on Twitter (@AJCornerlisu65)

-6'4", 315 pounds

-Transferred from Rhode Island 

-Status: Enrolled

Junior Angilau (Salt Lake City, UT)

Junior Angilau
Junior Angilau and Texas Football on Instagram (@junior_angilau)

-6'6", 316 pounds

-Transferred from Texas

-Status: Enrolled

Iapani Laloulu (Honolulu, HI)

Iapani
Iapani Laloulu on Twitter (@poncho2flyy)

-6'2, 355 pounds

-4-star (0.8989 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 341 Natl., No. 18 IOL, No. 1 in HI

-Distinction: Under Armour All-American, Polynesian Bowl All-Star

-Status: Enrolled

Lipe Moala (Santa Ana, CA)

Lipe Moala Oregon Visit
Lipe Moala on Twitter (@LipeMoala)

-6'6", 330 pounds

-3-star (0.8719 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 790 Natl., No. 68 IOL, No. 67 in CA

-Committed to Oregon 10/14/22

-Senior season cut short by knee injury

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Gernorris Wilson (Lakeland, FL)

Gernrorris Wilson Staff
Gernorris Wilson/Oregon Athletics

-6'5", 285 pounds

-4-star (0.8952 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 384 Natl., No. 23 IOL, No. 70 FL

-Also competed in wrestling

-Captured Sunshine State 4S title as a senior

-Status: Enrolled

Georgia Silva (Fullerton, CA)

George Silva Graphic
George Silva on Twitter (@ChiefUgonna)

-6'7", 295 pounds

-4-star (0.8953 per 247Sports Composite JUCO)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 5 Natl., No. 1 OT, No. 1 CA

-2022 was first full year playing football

-Excelled in basketball prior to playing JUCO football

-Status: Enrolled

Bryce Boulton (Palm Desert, CA)

Bryce Boulton Oregon Visit
Bryce Boulton on Twitter (@BryceBoulton)

-6'3", 255 pounds

-3-star (0.8644 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 993 Natl., No. 81 IOL, No. 87 in CA

-Committed to Oregon 10/7/22

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Defensive line (6)

Terrance Green (Cypress, TX)

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Terrance Green on Instagram (@d1_tee0)

-6'5", 265 pounds

-4-star (0.9124 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 251 Natl., No. 34 DL, No. 44 TX

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Ashton Porter (Cypress, TX)

Ashton Porter O
Ashton Porter/Oregon Athletics

-6'3", 255 pounds

-4-star (0.9146 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 237 Natl., No. 29 DL, No. 42 TX

-Distinction: Under Armour All-American

-Status: Signed letter of intent 

Johnny Bowens (Converse, TX)

Johnny Bowens Commitment with BG Color
Graphic Dylan Reubenking/Photos: Johnny Bowens

-6'3", 265 pounds

-4-star (0.9210 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 211 Natl., No. 26 DL, No. 37 TX

-Distinction: Adidas All-American

-Status: Enrolled

Tevita Pome'e (Layton, UT)

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Eric Moala Liava'a (@ericmoala1 on Twitter); Oregon Athletics

-6'3", 315 pounds

-3-star (0.8753 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 712 Natl., No. 79 DL, No. 6 in UT

-Helped lead Layton Christian Academy to UHSAA/Mountain America 1A Championship Title

-Status: Enrolled

A'mauri Washington (Chandler, AZ)

A'Mauri Washington Oregon Throne
A'Mauri Washington on Twitter (@MauriWashington)

-6'4", 295 pounds

-4-star (0.9133 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 244 Natl., No. 32 DL, No. 5 AZ

-Finished senior season with 5.0 sacks, 14.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, nine pass deflections

-Status: Signed letter of intent 

My'Keil Gardner (Peoria, AZ)

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My'Keil Gardner/Oregon Athletics

-6'2", 275 pounds

-3-star (0.8869 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 490 Natl., No. 53 DL, No. 10 AZ

-Finished senior season with 4.5 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles

-Status: Enrolled

Edge rusher (6)

Jordan Burch (Columbia, SC)

Jordan Burch North Carolina Game
© Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

-6'5", 275 pounds

-Transferred from South Carolina

-Status: Enrolled

Matayo Uiagalelei (Bellflower, CA)

Matayo Uiagalelei Central Catholic
Max Torres/Ducks Digest

-6'5", 265 pounds

-4-star (0.9798 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite raning: No. 44 Natl., No. 7 EDGE, No. 5 CA

-Distinction: Adidas All-American, Polynesian Bowl All-Star

-Helped lead St. John Bosco to national title senior year

-Status: Enrolled

Blake Purchase (Englewood, CO)

Blake Purchase Oregon Visit
Blake Purchase on Instagram (@blake.purchase1)

-6'2.5", 240 pounds

-4-star (0.9081 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite rankings: No. 281 Natl., No. 31 EDGE, No. 1 in CO

-2022 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year

-Status: signed letter of intent

Jaeden Moore (Visalia, CA)

Jaeden Moore Oregon Harley
Jaeden Moore on Instagram (@sauceyjmo)

-6'4", 230 pounds

-3-star (0.8750 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 719 Natl., No. 68 EDGE, No. 63 CA

-Finished senior season with 9.0 sacks and 17 tackles for loss

-Status: Enrolled

Teitum Tuioti (Eugene, OR)

Teitum Tuioti
Teitum Tuioti on Twitter (@TeitumT)

-6'3", 220 pounds

-3-star (0.8854 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 509 Natl., No. 48 EDGE, No. 2 OR

-Ranked No. 1 player in Oregon according to 247Sports, ESPN

-Son of Oregon DL coach Tony Tuioti 

-Status: Enrolled

Linebacker (3)

Jestin Jacobs (Clayton, OH)

Jestin Jacobs Iowa
© Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK

-6'4", 238 pounds 

-Transferred from Iowa

-Status: Enrolled

Connor Soelle (Scottsdale, AZ)

Connor Soelle
© Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

-6'1", 195 pounds

-Transferred from Arizona State

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Jerry Mixon (San Francisco, CA)

Jerry Mixon Commitment Graphic
Photos: Jerry Mixon/Oregon Athletics/Graphic: Dylan Reubenking

-6'2.5", 220 pounds

-3-star (0.8753 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 712 Natl., No. 61 LB, No. 62 CA

-Cousin of Bengals RB Joe Mixon

-Also competes in basketball

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Cornerback (6)

Cole Martin (Chandler, AZ)

Cole Martin
Cole Martin on Twitter (@colemartin21)

-5'10", 175 pounds

-4-star (0.9146 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite rankings: No. 238 Natl., No. 28 CB, No. 4 in AZ

-Distinction: Adidas All-American

-Son of Oregon cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin

-Status: Enrolled

Rodrick Pleasant (Gardena, CA)

Rodrick Pleasant Commitment Graphic
Photos: Rodrick Plesant/Oregon Athletics | Graphic: Kenny Breland

-5'11", 180 pounds

-4-star (0.9575 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 91 Natl., No. 9 CB, No. 7 in CA

-Distinction: Under Armour All-American

-Holds California state record in 100 meters at 10.14

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Daylen Austin (Long Beach, CA)

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Daylen Austin (@DaylenAustin4 on Twitter)

-6'1", 180 pounds

-4-star (0.9463 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 116 Natl., No. 12 CB, No. 9 in CA

-Distinction: Under Armour All-American

-Flipped from LSU during early signing period

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Solomon Davis (Covina, CA)

Solomon Davis Oregon Unofficial
Solomon Davis/Oregon Athletics

-6'0, 184 pounds

-3-star (0.8756 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 706 Natl., No. 49 ATH, No. 61 CA

-Former Arizona commit

-Will enroll for spring practice

-Status: Signed letter of intent 

Collin Gill (Washington D.C.)

Collin Gill Commitment Graphic
Collin Gill on Twitter (@CollinGill1)/Graphic: Dylan Reubenking

-6'0, 200 pounds

-3-star (0.8550 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 1,258 Natl., No. 116 CB, No. 6 in DC

-Rated a consensus top-10 player in Washington D.C.

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Khyree Jackson (Upper Marlboro, MD)

Khyree Jackson Alabama Yell
© Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports

-6'3", 197 pounds

-Transferred from Alabama

Status: Signed letter of intent 

Safety (3)

Kodi DeCambra (Las Vegas, NV)

Kodi DeCambra
Graphic: Dylan Reubenking; Photos: Kodi DeCambra (@kodi.decambra.24 on Instagram)

-6'0, 175 pounds

-4-star (0.8944 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 390 Natl., No. 37 S, No. 4 NV

-Distinction: Under Armour All-American, Polynesian Bowl All-Star

-Status: Signed letter of intent

Tyler Turner (San Antonio, TX)

Tyler Turner Oregon
Oregon Athletics/GoDucks.com

-6'0, 180 pounds

-4-star (0.8976 per 247Sports Composite)

-247Sports Composite ranking: No. 353 Natl., No. 34 S, No. 61 TX

-Former Baylor commit

-Status: Enrolled

Evan Williams (Campbell, CA) 

Evan Williams UNLV
© Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

-6'0, 185 pounds

-Transferred from Fresno State

-Younger brother of former Duck Bennett Williams

-Status: Enrolled

Tysheem Johnson (Philadelphia, PA)

Tysheem Johnson Ole Miss
© Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports

-5'10", 200 pounds

-Freshman All-SEC (2021)

-Transferred from Ole Miss

-Status: Committed

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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.