Ducks flip top-100 WRs from Buckeyes, Trojans

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 11:42 AM ET Oregon will welcome Ohio State to Eugene next October as it begins life in the Big Ten.And Dan Lanning’s team will be doing it with a former Buckeye hire as four-star pass receiver Jeremiah McClellan turned to the Ducks on Wednesday.McClellan (No. 100 general

in the 2024 ESPN 300 )had been dedicated to the Buckeyes because Aug. 13 and his option to alter course provides a boost to the Ducks’third-ranked class.Oregon, nevertheless, wasn’t done turning pass receiver hires that had actually committed to future– and existing– conference rivals. Four-star Ryan Pellum, the 90th-ranked prospect in the ESPN 300 out of Millikan High School in Long Beach, had devoted to USC in June after not initially having the Trojans in his 10 last teams.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Pellum, however, flipped his choice at his signing day statement Wednesday and said he ‘d be dedicating to the Ducks, offering

Lanning and Oregon another big signing day flip and addition to their offense going forward.The 6-foot, 195-pound McClellan, a product of Christian Brothers College High School(Missouri ), caught 58 passes for 834 backyards this season.He would follow a set of top-100 potential customers at the receiver position from the 2023 class, Jurrion Dickey (No. 38 overall)and Ashton Cozart (No. 95 overall), for Oregon.Ohio State’s success on the path with ESPN 300 receivers is well established and well made. Given that the 2018 recruiting cycle, 18 ESPN 300 pass receivers have signed with Ohio State, which has formally signed five-star Jeremiah Smith(No. 7 general )and Mylan Graham(No. 40 general)to its 2024 class.Ohio State’s 2024 class currently sits 4th in ESPN’s group rankings.ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti added to this report.