Oregon Ducks react on social media after landing pair of major recruiting wins
The Oregon Ducks must have forgotten what day it was, setting off some recruiting fireworks on July 3 rather than July 4.
Dan Lanning and A'lique Terry started off the day with a commitment from 5-star OT Immanuel Iheanacho, the No. 8 player in the class. Iheanacho takes over as the top-ranked OL commit in Oregon program history, and is the highest-rated player in the Ducks' 2026 class.
Not long after that, the Ducks also added 4-star safety Devin Jackson, the No. 213 player in the 2026 class, and the No. 18 safety.
With the pair of commitments, Oregon jumped into the top 10 of the national recruiting rankings and now has three 5-star players in the class, along with TE Kendre Harrison and S Jett Washington. Duck fans and coaches took to social media after the pair of announcements and celebrated the huge news. Here's a look at what everyone had to say.
The Pat McAfee Announcement
Homer Loves It
https://t.co/4O3Rf7xCqT pic.twitter.com/A7fc9Vhiup
Iheanacho is Huge
That's a large human https://t.co/ixsMP5izVc
Dan Lanning Approved
🦆
Will Stein Loves It
🦆 pic.twitter.com/tJAIV8KcJr
A'Lique Terry is Cookin
#UpTheSco 🦆 pic.twitter.com/lhzAWB5STX
The Law Firm is Actin Up
Let's Scooooooooooo Ducks🦆 !!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/E0rL8FIFCo
Keep the Fireworks Coming
Fireworks anyone? 🧨 🦆
Iheanacho Breaks Down the Commitment
"Oregon really felt like the right place and there's a lot of great people there..The grass is DAMN green in Eugene" @immanueli24 #PMSLive https://t.co/sGGUPhEzM2 pic.twitter.com/RzAxISBjJ0
Coach Samples Loves It
A'lique Terry that's the tweet .
Tommy Tofi All In
🦆🦆🦆 https://t.co/4LS4FVoadn
Will Stein Loves the Law Firm
You are that GUY!! #LawFirm is on 🔥 https://t.co/qpE0Mb4sYU
Double Duck Dan Lanning
🦆 🦆
Keep 'Em Coming
They keep rolling in https://t.co/V0kvJ9X5N7 pic.twitter.com/Gf7902zNZs
Very Entertained
https://t.co/GqQrP0CcWZ pic.twitter.com/YkRprfPo7L
Endless Offseason Nattys
2 offseason natties and it's not even 10:30am https://t.co/JxZyiLj5hz pic.twitter.com/7HzDEjiBw6
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