With Dan Lanning at the helm, the early returns on recruiting for Oregon Football have been very strong and expectations for the sorts of players Lanning and his staff will bring in are growing. In the relatively isolated Pacific Northwest, sometimes recruiting can be more difficult when convincing players to travel far from home. One specific area to follow in recruiting is what sorts of states this staff will be able to utilize to bring in high-caliber players to Eugene.

On this episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin is joined by John Garcia Jr., director of recruiting for Sports Illustrated, to give insight on Oregon's latest 2023 recruiting pursuits. He shares his thoughts on which states Oregon could have success in given the potential recruiting prowess of this new staff. If Oregon is going to build on the success of the Mario Cristobal staff and bring in top-10 caliber recruiting classes nationally, the Ducks will have to find success in a variety of states, many coming from the south with coaching staff ties down there.

The 2023 recruiting pursuits continue afoot as the Ducks look to win the Pac-12 recruiting battle for a 5th consecutive season. 5-star RB Richard Young is still involved with Oregon despite a recent verbal commitment from 2023 4-star RB Dante Dowdell--in addition to all the players Carlos Locklyn has added to his position group this offseason. John also provides an update on 5-star DL David Hicks out of TX--one state that the Ducks should look to grab multiple players out of each year despite the number of schools competing for kids in the Lone Star State.

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