Oregon Ducks offensive coordinator Will Stein, offensive line coach A’lique Terry, and vast receivers coach Ross Douglas paid a go to to five-star offensive deal with Immanuel Iheanacho on Monday, and the elite recruit posted a photograph of himself, his mother and father, and the Oregon coaches onto social media.
Iheanacho captioned the image: “Duck Love.”
Shortly after the Geese’ go to to see Iheanacho, On3’s Steve Wiltfong posted that Oregon is taken into account the chief in Iheanacho’s recruitment. Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his workers held beforehand a dedication from five-star offensive deal with Kodi Greene, however he flipped his choice to the Washington Huskies on April 24.
Duck Love ❤️ 🦆 pic.twitter.com/PpWDcEWsNL
— Immanuel Iheanacho ✭ (@immanueli24) May 6, 2025
In consequence, it seems as if Oregon is popping up the warmth much more on Iheanacho. The Geese have been recruiting Iheanacho, Greene, and five-star offensive deal with Jackson Cantwell as they give the impression of being to bolster the offensive line via the recruiting class of 2026.
In April, Iheanacho instructed 247Sports’ Brian Dohn that the Geese lead in his recruitment and that he is perhaps nearer to committing than he as soon as thought.
“Oregon now could be again to being my No. 1, and LSU is No. 2. I initially supposed on committing in August. I feel I can in all probability see myself committing within the subsequent month, month-and-a-half. I need to take a few official visits earlier than I try this. I’ve a chance to commit actually early, and I’m weighing my choices,” Iheanacho instructed 247Sports.
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The elite offensive deal with prospect has official visits scheduled to Alabama, Maryland, Penn State, and Oregon over the summer time. Will Iheanacho take all of these journeys earlier than making a dedication?He performs his highschool soccer in Baltimore, Maryland, making the Geese one of many farthest applications that he’s contemplating.
In line with 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, Cantwell and Iheanacho are the highest two offensive tackles within the class of 2026. Greene is No. 4 in the identical rankings, with five-star offensive lineman Felix Ojo ranked above him at No. 3.
Will the Geese be capable to land any of those elite offensive linemen? After five-star quarterback Jared Curtis dedicated to the Georgia Bulldogs over Oregon, the momentum in Cantwell’s recruitment has seemingly shifted in favor of Georgia and coach Kirby Good.
The Geese had each beginning offensive tackles chosen within the 2025 NFL Draft: Josh Conerly Jr. (No. 29, Washington Commanders) and Ajani Cornelius (No. 204, Dallas Cowboys). With one Oregon offensive deal with being taken within the first spherical of the draft, and one other within the sixth spherical, the Geese can definitely promote recruits on improvement.
Nonetheless, a lot of different components can play right into a prospect’s choice like relationships with coaches, proximity to residence, Identify, Picture, and Likeness (NIL) offers, and even relationships with different gamers in a sure program.
Oregon at present has the No. 8 recruiting class in 2026, in keeping with On3. Including an elite recruit like Iheanacho will definitely assist the Geese climb their approach again into the highest 5.
