Oregon lands WR Moore, No

• Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 4, 2024, 09:51 PM ET

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  Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He signed up with ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Oregon landed

a 4th of July recruiting win with a commitment from five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore on Thursday night, beating Texas, LSU and Ohio State to the pledge of the No. 1 wide receiver and top uncommitted possibility in the 2025 class.Moore, the 5-foot-11, 185-pound pass-catcher from Duncanville, Texas, is the No. 3 general hire in the 2025 ESPN 300. He signs up with the Ducks as the program’s 11th ESPN 300 promise in 2025 and the highest-rated possibility in Dan Lanning’s inbound class. Per ESPN rankings, Moore represents Oregon’s highest-rated commitment considering that it landed Kayvon Thibodeaux as the No. 1 total recruit in the 2019 class.A two-time Texas 6A Division I mention champion at Duncanville High School, Moore at first committed to LSU in August 2023 as the second-highest-rated possibility in the Tigers’ 2025 class before pulling his pledge from the program May 16.

Brian Kelly and the Tigers remained in contention for Moore’s commitment after he reopened his recruitment in the spring, and he took main visits to Ohio State, LSU, Texas and Oregon from the last weekend of Might into late June. At the end of one of the most closely followed races of summertime, the Ducks were able to entice Moore to Oregon in a significant recruiting triumph for Lanning and pass receivers coach Junior Adams.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Moore devotes to the Ducks ahead of a senior season at Duncanville High, where he’ll return as one of the most accomplished high school prospects in Texas on the heels of back-to-back state football titles.Power 4 offers gathered for Moore after he hauled in 44 passes for 764 yards and 6 goals throughout his sophomore season in 2022. Catching passes from Alabama commit Keelon Russell( No. 32 in ESPN 300), Moore authored a prolific analytical season on his method to another state champion last fall, racking up 1,532 backyards on 71 receptions with 18 goals. A key piece of Duncanville’s track group, Moore helped lead the Panthers to a 6A state champion in the 4×200 relay previously this year.In Moore, Lanning has the highest-ranked commit of his tenure in Eugene and a tent-pole prospect for Oregon in 2025. Moore signs up with top offensive pledges in four-star pass receiver Dallas Wilson(No. 6 WR in 2025), quarterback Akili Smith Jr. (No. 9 pocket passer), running back Jordon Davison (No. 5 running back )and athlete Dierre Hill (No. 8 ATH). Oregon’s incoming protective class is led by athletes Dorian Brew(No. 5 ATH in 2025)and Brandon Finney(No. 7 ATH)along with linebacker Nasir Wyatt (No. 11 OLB). The Ducks’overall 2025 class ranks 22nd nationally, per ESPN.