BREAKING: Oregon CB Jahlil Florence plans to enter the Transfer Portal, he tells @on3sports

The 6’2 195 CB totaled 35 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 FF, & 2 INT in his time with the Ducks He’s no longer with the team & will have 2 years of eligibility left.

I had wondered what had become of him...

Not a surprise, as the last two recruiting classes had players that jumped ahead of him on the depth chart. Hard to know how things would’ve turned out if he had not been injured…

I wish him the best.

Oof... Yeah the injury hit him hard as he lost last season and the last recruiting class was just bonkers good.

Interesting note... This does signal the LAST DB in that first Lanning recruiting class to depart the program. I believe now that all DBs recruited in Lanning's first class are now gone.

Third on the depth chart behind Brandon Finney and Na'eem Offord, Jahlil Florence announced Sunday his intention to enter the Transfer Portal when it opens in January.

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What Jahlil Florence's decision to enter the portal means...

Third on the depth chart behind Brandon Finney and Na'eem Offord, Jahlil Florence announced Sunday his intention to enter the Transfer Portal.

Sad to see Florence go as I remember Lanning calling him up to recruit him as he was leaving the field after the Dawgs won the championship.

That being said, it is almost unreal how amazing the recruiting has been that a guy who had early playing time and a sophomore starter became the third guy at his position.

I’m sure he’ll be highly sought after and OBD’s number one pass defense will keep on keeping on.

If I were the coach, since he was buried on the depth chart, I would have moved him to receiver. He might have done well at it. Nothing at all to lose. He is the right size and build and he has to be fast to play cornerback. Again, we don't know what his injury has done to him. He was not the first talented Duck to flame out after injury.

Coach Lanning treats all players with respect. Never burn bridges!

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Dan Lanning has the perfect response to Jahlil Florence's...

One of things Duck fans appreciate about Dan Lanning's coaching style is that he doesn't burn bridges with players, high school coaches or families.

I wish Jahlil Florence the best and believe that he is talented enough to start and thrive at another program. Hopefully, it’s not a conference school (unless it’s UCLA).

Oregon is absolutely loaded at CB.

On 11/3/2025 at 9:25 PM, oregon123 said:

If I were the coach, since he was buried on the depth chart, I would have moved him to receiver. He might have done well at it. Nothing at all to lose. He is the right size and build and he has to be fast to play cornerback. Again, we don't know what his injury has done to him. He was not the first talented Duck to flame out after injury.

But who would he supplant on the receiver side of things?

Justus Lowe started some games last year with Tez injured and he has barely seen the field this year. The receiver room has a ton of talent in it as well.

Suddenly the Transfer Portal poses a mild danger Oregon's playoff hopes

Both were third on the depth chart and both have left the team eight games into the season. While neither has played since the blowout wins in early September, it's still a blow to the depth needed for practice reps, special teams and as insurance against injuries.

Fields and Florence will land somewhere, tall, talented cornerbacks with above average speed and good coverage ability. Fields earned a four-star rating in the class of 2024, 6-2, 200 from Junipero Serra High, straight out of Compton, California.

The loss of either is not damaging unless the Ducks suffer a corresponding run of injuries at defensive back, keeping in mind that a long season is potentially little more than half over-- it takes 16 games to win a national championship now, and Oregon is 7-1.

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Suddenly the Transfer Portal poses a mild danger Oregon's...

Kids want to play and further their NFL dreams. It's only natural that on a deep and talented roster a few players will drop off and hit the portal.

Fields was an incredible recruiting win over USC at the time...

The defensive backs coach has just done an incredible job recruiting, as you DO expect to lose a No. 3 player at any position although usually they are closer to Florence's age, and not Fields. Dakota sees the future; if Fields cannot dislodge Finney or Iffy now, it will be even harder as they gain game experience.

It makes retaining Devon Benjamin (below) at corner that much more important for the 2026 recruiting class. EVERY major program wanted him...look at this list and it is all the elite teams, as most analysts feel he is the best corner in the nation.