Oregon Football Recruiting: Ducks announce early signing day class

As Mario Cristobal takes over at the helm for the Oregon Ducks, a look at the players he’ll be getting next year with their early signing day class.

It feels like it’s been ages since the Oregon Ducks were the national powerhouse that we became so accustomed to seeing out of the northwest part of the country. However, it’s not particularly hard to see why. They’ve had a fair amount of coaching turnover since the departure of Chip Kelly from the program. As such, things like recruiting take a hit and leave teams in a tough spot moving forward.

The Ducks remain in that type of situation at the end of their 2017 season. After Willie Taggart took the Florida State head coaching position, they are now left with a new head coach, Mario Cristobal. With that being said, Cristobal seems like the right man for the job as an inside hire and someone who can continue the upward swing that Taggart seemed to start in Eugene.

All you need to do is look at their early signing day class to see why that’s the case. Despite the coaching turnover, the Ducks still have one of the better recruiting classes at this point in the country, a top-15 class without question. Oregon is bringing in some high-level talent already, with more sure to come.

Let’s take a look at the Oregon Ducks early signing day class, via 247 Sports:

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While there are no 5-stars destined to put on the Oregon uniforms — all billion of them — just yet, there are a number of 4-star players that you must keep an eye on. Quarterback Tyler Slough has real potential to be an NFL-caliber quarterback as the fifth-ranked pro-style signal-caller in the country. What’s more, they add to their defense in a big way with guys like Steve Stephens.

If Cristobal can add to this class with more high-end players as National Signing Day comes around, the Ducks will be back in no time.