Oregon Duck football coach Mario Cristobal landed yet another commitment today with the verbal commitment of Jaylan Jeffers. One of the players in the state of Arizona, Jeffers made a visit to Oregon in late June to check out the program up close.
Jeffars, who is teammates with several other Oregon targets, spent his time in Eugene learning about his place in the offense and spent a considerable amount of time with head coach Mario Cristobal and offensive line coach Alex Mirabal.
COMMIT IMPACT:
The addition of Jeffars takes the number of known commitments to 18 for the class of 2020 and continues to establish Oregon as the premier team in the Pac-12 in the Rivals recruiting rankings. Oregon continues their hot streak and appears to be on a different level than the rest of the Pac-12 Conference. The Ducks have the top ranked class in the conference and re-entered the top ten nationally with this addition.
Jeffars is rated as a three-star by Rivals; offensive tackle, ranked nationally at 72nd at his position. Jeffars has a good frame (6-6, 260) and shows excellent footwork and athleticism, but will need to add on some weight before hitting the field. His frame should allow for these gains without impacting his movement and flexibility. Jeffers is a likely redshirt candidate, and the Ducks are in good shape personnel wise to develop him over the extra year.
The staff was very high on him following his visit and feel that he has all of the tools to be a very good offensive lineman at the next level.
Jeffars chose Oregon over offers from Arizona State, USC and Michigan among others.
POSITION IMPACT:
Following the commitment of Marcus Harper last month and Jonathan Denis last weekend, the Ducks are still considering taking one or two more offensive linemen; this likely tightens up the space for the Ducks, however, and limits the number of viable options. This is the fourth offensive line commitment and the Ducks could take as many as five; but that is going to bump up against the total number of scholarships available for the class of 2020.
Oregon is still looking at Alex Harrison out of Utah as a viable option for a fifth spot in this class. While there was some confidence that Brenden Coffey might commit last weekend, that did not happen. Oregon would still take Coffey, but they may now be at a first to commit gets the last OL spot.
There are six offensive linemen graduating following this season, but the small number of available scholarships combined with the lack of elite offensive line prospects left, probably limit Oregon to taking one more offensive lineman – barring any unexpected attrition.
While the Ducks did not load up any elite, instant impact players in this cycle, the did sign a lot of talent with potential to be contributors. The Oregon offensive line is deep with talent after two very good classes in a row. But good offensive lines at the college level are as much about depth as top flight starters and the Ducks did a really nice job this cycle finding the right players to fill the void left and continue to build one of the deepest, most talented offensive lines in the Pac-12.
COMMITMENT THOUGHTS:
One of the things we heard from Kelee Ringo and Jacobe Covington in Atlanta is that Jeffars is one of the best teammates that they can think of; he is an incredibly hard worker and goes out of his way to do right by his teammates. He has an excellent presence in the locker room and is very knowledgeable about the game.
This is a very good addition for Oregon.
