Oregon Coaches Hit the Road: Part II

Dan Lanning and his recruiting staff have hit the trail hard the past week or so. Here’s a quick look at
where the coaches have been and who they’ve been seeing.

Dan Lanning

In Texas, Lanning made a quick stop at Alamo Heights with Will Stein to visit Top-50 recruit Michael Terry.
Terry seems to be a priority recruit for the Ducks, as coach Carlos Locklyn also took the time to visit
Alamo Heights.

Oregon is working hard to get Terry on campus, but it will be a heavyweight battle against SEC
powerhouses.

Lanning spent a good amount of time in his old stomping grounds of Missouri and Southern Illinois. Two
big names in Belleville (Ill.) were at Althoff Catholic: 4-star defensive lineman Jason Dowell and 4-star
running back Dierre Hill Jr,, who is in Eugene this weekend.

Lanning was also at powerhouse East St Louis High to see 4-star corner Charles Bass, among others.

In Missouri, Oregon’s head man was at Nixa, home of 2026 5-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, an
early top target for the Ducks. As importantly, he dropped by Lee’s Summit North High to see top priority
and leading wide receiver target Isaiah Mozee. Mozee, who has included Oregon in his top eight, will be
in Eugene in the spring.

Kansas is home to a few more of Oregon’s top priorities, one of those being recently offered 4-star
offensive tackle Andrew Babaloba. Babaloba has turned into one of the most sought-after recruits in the
nation.

Lanning also visited 4-star defensive linemen Juju Marks, a 6-7, 280-pound monster at St. Thomas
Aquinas in Overland Park. And he was in Derby to check on 4-star tight end DaSaahn Brame, who
recently picked up an On3 prediction to Oregon.

Dan was in San Diego to check in on 2025 quarterback commit Akili Smith Jr. at Lincoln High. He also
made a quick stop in New Mexico to visit 4-star linebacker Mason Posa at La Cueva High in
Albuquerque.

Finally, Lanning made an important trip to Arizona, where Oregon has found plenty of recruiting success
of late.

While in the desert, he stopped by Notre Dame Prep in Scottsdale (Ariz.) to see Four-star wide receiver Cooper Perry. He also made a quick stop at Desert Edge High to offer one of the hottest names out West in cornerback Jamar Beal-Goines.

Will Stein

Stein has most notably been in Texas and California.

The Ducks’ play caller made a quick stop in Oklahoma to visit 4-star tight end Nate Roberts, who will be
in Eugene on Feb. 3. He also visited a few high schools in Texas, including Weiss High in Pflugerville,
home of Oregon wide receiver commit Adrian Wilson.

Stein offered a 2026 signal caller Troy Huhn at Mission Hills High in San Marcos.

Crucially, he visited Folsom High in Northern California. Folsom has an abundance of talent coming out, including 2026 quarterback Ryder Lyons and 2026 wide receiver Jameson Powell. Both have a strong list of national offers.

Tosh Lupoi

Tosh was in the Midwest, paying a visit to elite 4-star defensive lineman Nathaniel Marshall at Fenwick
High in Oak Park (Ill.). Lanning was also at Fenwick a few weeks ago.

Lupoi also made a quick stop in Ohio, where he extended an offer to wideout Shaun Terry at Ironton
High.

Lupoi made stops in Alabama, most importantly at Parker High in Birmingham, where he offered 4-star
Auburn defensive line commit Jourdin Crawford and checked in on 5-star corner Na’eem Offord.
An offer also went out to high 4-star safety Jontae Gilbert at Douglass High in Atlanta (Ga.).

Chris Hampton

Coach Hampton has been in the South, mostly Texas and Georgia, with stops in the Carolinas and the
Boot.

A big name he visited in Texas was 4-star corner Dorian Brew at Conroe High.

Hampton also made a key stop at Buford High in Atlanta (Ga.). Buford has been loaded the past few
years, and that will continue in the future with a strong crop of sophomores.

Oregon took the time to offer a handful of underclassmen, headlined by 2026 DB Nasir McCoy and 2026 linebacker CJ Sibley.

Other prospects

Tony Tuioti visited the No. 3 overall player in the country in 5-star defensive lineman Elijah Griffin at
Savannah Christian Prep in Georgia.

While in Georgia, he also offered one of the top centers in the country, Snellville’s Cortez Smith.

Tuioti also visited 4-star offensive tackle Aaron Dunn from Spanish Fork (Utah). Also in Utah, Drew
Mehringer visited 3-star right end Bear Tenney from Lehi.

A’lique Terry visited and offered 4-star defensive lineman Ethan Utley at Ensworth High in Nashville
(Tenn.).