4-star Oregon Ducks LB target earns MVP honors at Rivals camp
This past week, some of the best recruits in the nation showed out at the Rivals 5-star camp, going through drills and displaying what they could do on a bigger stage. While Oregon Ducks target Deuce Geralds turned some heads with his play and his gear, it was fellow Oregon target Nick Abrams who earned MVP honors at the linebacker position when all was said and done.
247Sports rates Abrams as the No. 229 player in the 2026 class, and the No. 14 linebacker, but he has some big-time schools after him in this cycle, including Oregon, the Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide, and Michigan Wolverines.
Abrams took an official visit to Oregon earlier this month and is said to be high on the Ducks coming out of it. He is scheduled to announce his commitment on July 16, and Dan Lanning's team is squarely in the running to land him, looking to add to their small but impressive haul of commits in the 2026 cycle.
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