2026 OT Kodi Greene, From Seattle Area, Chooses Oregon

The Seattle-area recruit is finishing up his high school football at Mater Dei.

Kodi Greene is picking from among UW, Oregon, USC and Michigan. / Oregon

Kodi Greene, a touted 2026 offensive tackle who left the Greater Seattle area to finish up his high school football career, won't be coming back home to play any time soon after choosing Oregon over Michigan, USC and hometown Washington.

The 6-foot-6, 285-pound recruit formerly of Eastside Catholic High School in Sammamish, Washington, and now playing for Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California, revealed his decision on Monday, a year ahead of most recruits in his class.

More than one recruiting analyst forecast that Greene -- ranked as the nation's No. 28 player in his class -- would end up with Oregon, though he had a couple of compelling reasons to return home to Washington.

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His Mater Dei quarterback, Dash Beierly, already is committed to the Huskies for the Class of 2025.

Family also entered into this decision with his older brother, Kayden, a recent addition to the UW roster as a 6-foot-2, 158-pound walk-on safety from Eastside Catholic High. Greene had said he moved to Southern California to be close to his sibling, who originally planned to attend the University of San Diego before changing his mind.

This bigger and younger Greene played the past two seasons for Eastside Catholic, as teammates with his sibling, before transferring to the Mater Dei powerhouse for his final two years on the high school level, presumably for greater recruiting exposure.

Greene took an unofficial visit to the UW and the Jedd Fisch-led program in late June, this after receiving a Husky offer the year before from Kalen DeBoer's previous staff, but obviously it didn't register with him or influence his decision.

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