The four classes that Oregon has recruited under Mario Cristobal have easily been the best in school history but the current crop of Oregon's commits now rank...
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Counting down the top Oregon football recruiting classes of all time
The four classes that Oregon has recruited under Mario Cristobal have easily been the best in school history and the current crop of Duck commits officially rank as the best at Oregon.
Oregon's 2021 class is now nearly complete following the February National Signing Day with 23 commits and ranks as not only the top class by composite score but also Oregon's best finish in the 247Sports Team Recruiting rankings.
Over the past 20 cycles, the Ducks have seen the level of recruiting steadily increase as the Ducks rose to national prominence, playing for two national titles early in the last decade. Under head coach Mario Cristobal though, Oregon has taken it to a new level finishing no lower nationally than 13th in Cristobal's first recruiting cycle in 2018.
As the standard has increased on the recruiting trail, so have the number of top talents who have signed with Oregon. Cristobal boasts commitments from 5 five-star prospects over the four cycles so far, over a third of the 13 five-stars to commit to Oregon in program history.
The 2021 class that is now the top class in program history is notable for the level of top talent, boasting 15 players ranked inside the Top 247 of the composite rankings with 19 of the 23 commitments ranked as four-star or better prospects.
Oregon could still add a prospect or two to the class in the coming months which would only push the 2021 class into higher ground. The previous best class in 2019 finished ranked No. 7 nationally in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings and the Ducks currently sit No. 6 with most prospects that could change the gap already signed.
So how does Oregon's class stack up against the previous classes when comparing by composite class score? Here's Oregon's 10 best recruiting classes of all-time.
1. 2021 (Mario) Composite Class Rank: 6th
2. 2019 (Mario) Composite Class Rank: 7th
3. 2018 (Mario) Composite Class Rank: 13th (transition class)
4. 2020 (Mario) Composite Class Rank: 11th
5. 2011
6. 2012
7. 2010
8. 2015
9. 2014
10. 2004
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His full classes, after inheriting a program that went 11-14 in the two years that preceded him, ranked 7th, 13th, and 6th. AT OREGON. Last year he beat out Notre Dame, USC, TAMU, Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Miami, FSU, and more.
Remember, he was the Recruiting Coordinator and AHS for Saban at Alabama. What else does a person need to hear? Well, ok:
In addition to Cristobal's success with the Ducks, he was previously a highly regarded assistant coach at Alabama under coach Nick Saban. This week, Saban praised his former offensive line coach and praised Cristobal's work ethic among other traits. “Mario did a great job for us at Alabama and was a fantastic head coach at Oregon," Saban said, via David Lake of InsideTheU. "I know he is excited to return him to Miami and lead his alma mater. Mario has a lot of enthusiasm for the game and is a very good teacher. He is an outstanding recruiter who works tirelessly at his craft. His players love to play for him and he does a great job of putting them in situations to be successful. Mario has a wonderful family and we are so very happy for him to have this opportunity at Miami.”
"But, but, but Manny, I mean Mario and
Florida I mean Miami, Oregon, and 5-stars and elite and corch and you're all dumb and fools and..."
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