Heading into 2022, Oregon Football's offensive line is arguably the most well-rounded unit on either side of the ball for first-year HC Dan Lanning and OC Kenny Dillingham. In this era of college football where recruiting is a 24/7/365 job, it's never too soon to think about who will protect future Oregon QBs alongside recent 5-star commit Josh Connerly. Recently, former 5-star OL (C) recruit Clay Webb entered the transfer portal, opting to leave the Georgia Football program. Could Dan Lanning use his ties to the Bulldogs to try and bring him to Eugene? It might be a tough sell, but it's not impossible.

On today's episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin is joined by John Garcia Jr., the director of recruiting for Sports Illustrated. John speaks to the ramifications of 5-star OL Josh Connerly Jr. committing to Oregon over other big-name schools including USC, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Washington. Despite some concerns about Connerly only weighing 283lbs, which is a relatively low weight for an offensive lineman, Duck fans should not worry about his ability to quickly bulk up once he gets to Oregon. John also sees it as an advantage that he has played extensively on both sides of the ball in his football career and will help him be a great player for the Ducks.

Then they move on to talk about the biggest 2023 recruits that Dan Lanning and co. will be going after. After missing on 2023 5-star QB Nico Iamaleava, another 5-star signal caller in the Class of 23', Jayden Rashada, appears to be a high priority player for Dan Lanning and his staff. John thinks that even though it's early and lots of big name schools are pursuing the Pittsburgh, CA product, Oregon is well within the running to potentially land him. They conclude by talking about the Ducks' chances at 2023 5-star DE Jayden Wayne (from Seattle, WA area) and which Class of 2022 freshmen could make the biggest impact this Fall for Oregon Football.

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