5-star EDGE Richard Wesley no longer committed to Oregon
Earlier this month, Los Angeles Sierra Canyon five-star EDGE Richard Wesley announced a commitment to Oregon. He’s no longer on the Ducks’ pledge list.
Wesley is now set to take his official visits and re-evaluate his options, with Oregon still among those in the mix. On Monday, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported that Wesley has locked in four OVs.
He’ll return to Oregon for an OV on the weekend of June 6. He’ll also take an official to Texas (June 20), Ohio State (Aug. 30) and Texas A&M (TBD).
Wesley is the No. 25 overall prospect and No. 4 EDGE in the 2026 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 5 player in California.
The five-star committed to Dan Lanning and the Ducks on May 10, giving the Big Ten program its latest major win on the recruiting trail. He told On3 that no team was recruiting him like Oregon not long before he pulled the trigger on his commitment.
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“Since the jump, Oregon has been showing me love,” Wesley told Chad Simmons. “I talk to coaches almost every day, they text me all the time and they were begging me for the prom pictures Saturday night. I love the feeling there and I love everything there.”
Wesley and Lanning celebrated the commitment, which lasted just 17 days:
With Wesley no longer committed, Oregon is now back down to seven pledges and a class that now checks in at No. 10 in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. Five blue-chippers are still in the class, including five-star tight end Kendre Harrison, the No. 20 overall prospect.
Scout’s Take on Richard Wesley
On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power previously wrote this of Wesley as a prospect:
“Richard Wesley is a huge get for Oregon and Dan Lanning. The top pass rusher on the West Coast this cycle. Was the No. 1 edge prospect in the 2027 cycle before reclassifying. He reclassified into a really, really strong EDGE group nationally in 2026. Richard Wesley, I think for starters he is really well built. For a 16-year old, very advanced physically. Muscled up, filled out build. He has been a really good player at Sierra Canyon to this point. Had a very productive season last fall: 16 tackles for loss, nine sacks and I think considering that was really technically his sophomore season, second varsity season, I think that’s encouraging and looking for him to take step this year.”