Oregon Ducks strike out on trio of 2027 blue-chip recruits
The slump on the recruiting trail continued on Tuesday as Oregon missed out on three highly valued blue-chip recruits in the 2027 class.
Not long ago, the Oregon Ducks were flying high on the recruiting trail. Earlier in the month, the Ducks stacked commitments from four-star offensive linemen Gus Corsair and Cameron Wagner and appeared to be unstoppable. Now, some of the momentum has slowed.
On Tuesday, the Ducks missed out on three recruits they were pursuing heavily. Four-star defensive lineman Tevita Nonu committed to the Ducks' rival, Washington. The big 6-foot-4, 270-pound defender chose the Huskies over Notre Dame, Michigan, Arizona and Oregon.
The Ducks made a big push for Nonu, but the ability to stay close to home was too much to pass up for the Seattle recruit. Nonu is the top defensive recruit from Washington. Four-star running back Javian Jones-Priest from Texas was the next domino to fall, opting to commit to Virginia Tech.
Jones-Priest took an early official visit to the Hokies and the momentum quickly swung in their direction. He chose the Hokies over Oregon, which pushed hard by getting him on campus twice in the offseason, and TCU, where both of his parents graduated from. Jones-Priest ran for 1,154 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior in high school.