Yup, the Ducks are thought to have a real shot at Chris Henry Jr but this isn't a recent development. He's from Ohio but has moved out west prior to this school year and is at Mater Dei HS in SoCal. Thats the same powerhouse HS that Oregon already has 2 top recruits from for his 2026 class. They also have 2 top recruits for the current 2025 class from Mater Dei and landed 2 more in 2024. Henry has visited Eugene several times and expressed what seems sincere interest. It's also been reported that his family would much prefer he stay closer to home preferring Oregon over tOSU.
Rivals has him as the #2 overall 2026 recruit. Oregon is also said to be a real contender for the #1 recruit OT Jackson Cantwell. Heck glancing over rivals current top 100 recruits for 2026, I count 17 guys who have either recently visited Eugene and left with glowing quotes or have given their verbal to UO. I'd be surprised if there aren't several other names on that list that I didn't recognize... I'm very likely under counting.
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