NJDuck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted 15 hours ago Oregon has landed a nice commitment out of the state of Hawaii on Monday morning. The Oregon Ducks have gone to the state of Hawaii and have flipped a commitment from the California Golden Bears' 2026 recruiting class. Offensive lineman Koloi Keli has decided and announced on social media that he will be playing for the Ducks over the Bears. Keli was offered by Oregon back in May but committed to the Bears a few weeks later. The Ducks never gave up and it's now paid off in a big way. https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-flips-california-commit-and-three-star-iol-koloi-keli-to-the-ducks-class-251381225/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Ducky No. 2 Share Posted 15 hours ago Bring em in Danno! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 3 Share Posted 12 hours ago A Rivals 3-Star, with an unimpressive offer list of Cal, Arizona, Michigan State, Nevada, UNLV, UTSA, San Jose State.... Koloi Keli | DuckSportsAuthority N.RIVALS.COM Koloi Keli - 2026 3 Star Offensive tackle for Farrington (Honolulu, HI) on Rivals.com Can you say "Plan B?" (Or Plan C at offensive line?) Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 4 Share Posted 12 hours ago There have been many 3☆ who develop nicely to become great O-line players, particularly inside linemen. Welcome to our ohana Koloi Keli. Aloha 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittDuck No. 5 Share Posted 10 hours ago I seem to recall another 3-star recruit out of Hawaii who went on to become Oregon’s first Heisman Trophy winner! Seems like Koloi Keli is in pretty good company. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayDuckDad Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 8 hours ago Watched his film on 24/7. Plays with an attitude and is pretty quick with good feet. Got away with some grabby stuff on several plays that would get called at the next level. Ran over DBs with ease. Undersized for a OT so even with 20 lbs added he'll be a IOL. Same HS as Pancho, maybe a center for OBD when he gets here. Good pick up and probably better than the 3☆ rating 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 7 Share Posted 7 hours ago On 6/30/2025 at 2:08 PM, DanLduck said: There have been many 3☆ who develop nicely ... I agree! I believe another three star recruit choose Oregon and he turned out rather well. As the quarterback and multisport star at Eugene’s Sheldon High School, Herbert became an ESPN three-star recruit.. His potential college destination was Portland State or maybe another division II college. Sometimes kids don't make all the elite camps, others may have had an injury which prevented being seen in those camps. Some kids may not be able to afford those all star teams and camps. If Dan Lanning and A'lique Terry want him, I'll trust them. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 8 Share Posted 6 hours ago Keep Hawaii in the recruiting rotation. He will live in the weight room for at least two years, and potentially be a 6’ 4” 320 guy. Still a pretty large human. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 9 Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) We've gone from stealing 4 and 5 star players from USC to stealing 3 and 4 star players from Cal. It is what it is. The portal is our future in 2-3 years time again or we're not going to have a enough blue chips to fill a roster. That is what it is as well. We shall have to wait and see how it plays out, relying on other other teams to develop our future players. These next 2 years are a short window where our top 5 recruiting classes give us a chance to be truly special. They can't be wasted with mediocre QB play. I really hope Stein and Lanning aren't full of wishful thinking about Moore and Novasad, that they truly are better than anyone we could have gotten in the portal. And I hope Terry can put together a dominant OL with the talent he brought in. I really wasn't happy with how our O line was last year, nor how poor their evaluations were about how players would perform in games. Edited 6 hours ago by Solar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 10 Share Posted 3 hours ago Two observations surfaced since I wrote my original post about Keli. 1) It was noted on another site and by EastBayDuckdad above that he could be moved to center, as apparently he has that quickness and mobility. This makes sense because when Hroniss Grasu left HS as a 3-Star...he was just under 260 pounds and certainly not ready. Yet by first game as a freshman...he was up to 285 pounds, and while that was light--he was perfect for our Spread Offense where he would pull and lead the way on Outside Zones for LaMichael James. Later he got up to 305 pounds, but the point is--he did not look the part as a HS senior to play immediately at the college level. I was a bit too dismissive of him...my bad. 2) The only other P2 team offering was Michigan State? I brushed past that, and then remembered later that it was Jonathan Smith offering him, and THAT means something. Beavis was SO BAD when he took over and he could not recruit Blue-Chippers, but he was exceptional at seeing upside and developing OSU into a very good team. It always seemed that he found running backs out of nowhere that were better than our highly rated ones...So my point is if Coach Smith wanted him--he saw upside, and our coaches were able to seal-the-deal. 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
