Oregon Completes Big Haul at The Opening, Land Two 4-Star Recruits

Written by Ryan Wright

Oregon’s recruiting efforts towards the 2016 class has been slow and methodical yielding great returns. On Thursday the Ducks won the day landing in-state linebacker/defensive end LaMar Winston and cornerback Jared Mayden.

Mayden is one of the more highly recruited players in the nation with 45 reported offers. The 6’0”, 190 pound, Texan had teams like Arkansas, UCLA, Alabama, Florida State, Kansas State, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Florida, Oklahoma, and in-state powers Baylor, Texas, and Texas A&M seeking his services at the next level.

On June 24, Mayden’s 17th birthday, he announced his Top 7 schools listing in alphabetical order, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, and UCLA.

Winston comes to the Ducks as one of the top players in the state of Oregon. The 6’4”, 200 pound, athlete could line up at defensive end or outside linebacker depending how he fills out his big frame once on campus.

Big schools like USC, UCLA, Stanford, Cal, Michigan, Arizona, and Arizona State took runs at Winston but the prevailing thought was he was heading to Oregon all along.

The Ducks have been impressive with their verbal commitments. Of the 14 pledging to Oregon eight are considered 4-star recruits. A nice even split of seven defenders and seven offense players have been added thus far.

2016 Oregon Ducks Verbal Commitment List
CB Jared Mayden 6’0”, 190 lbs, Sachse HS, Sachse, Texas
CB Troy Warner, 6’0”, 185 lbs, Mission Hills HS, San Marcos, California
SS Brady Breeze, 6’0”, 185 lbs, Central Catholic HS, Portland, Oregon
SS Troy Dye, 6’3”, 210 lbs, Norco HS, Norco, California
LB Darrian Franklin, 6’1”, 210 lbs, Downey HS, Downey, California
LB LaMar Winston, 6’4”, 200 lbs, Central Catholic HS, Portland, Oregon
DE Hunter Kampmoyer, 6’4”, 240 lbs, Bishop HS, Bishop, California
OG Jacob Capra, 6’5”, 265 lbs, Placer HS, Auburn, California
OT Logan Bathke, 6’5”, 260 lbs, Lutheran HS, Orange, California
TE Cameron McCormick, 6’5”, 230 lbs, Summit HS, Bend, Oregon
RB Vavae Malepeai, 6’0”, 195 lbs, Mililani HS, Mililani, Hawaii
WR Theo Howard, 6’0”, 170 lbs, Westlake HS, Thousand Oaks, California
WR Dillon Mitchell, 6’0”, 191 lbs, White Station HS, Memphis, TN
QB Seth Green, 6’4”, 216 lbs, Allen HS, Allen, Texas

Photo credit: bleacherreport.com; Jarden Mayden.