With Brandon Smith adding to the Ducks' 2026 recruiting class, Oregon has inched ahead of Alabama to retake the No. 2 spot in the 247Sports Composite national team recruiting rankings.

The Oregon Ducks have once again claimed the nation's No. 2 recruiting class in the 2026 cycle. A January commitment from Compsoite four-star running back Brandon Smith has pushed the Ducks from No. 3 to No. 2.

Oregon flirted with the nation's No. 1 class around National Signing Day in December, but eventually slid from No. 2 to No. 3 after a surge from the Alabama Crimson Tide. 

Smith's addition brought the Ducks' 2026 class to 22 signed scholarship recruits in the high school/junior college pools that count toward Oregon's score.

Great post, NJ, thanks.

Second overall, but No. 1 in Quality over Quantity.

Fabulous Frosh showed up in Eugene last season. I hope we see more of the same this year.

Of course, recruiting still matters, but last night, Cig, Fernando, and Indiana broke through the Blue Chip Roster Championship ceiling. A ceiling that was inviolate since the first BCS game in 1999.

(There must be at least one window in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. How else could the Hoosiers have Defenestrated the Ducks? 🤬)