Oregon Ducks leap into top 5 of 2027 rankings with Will Mencl commit

Don't look now, but Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are starting to dominate on the recruiting trail once again.

Over the past several weeks, Oregon has added a handful of blue-chip players to the 2027 class, and on Wednesday afternoon, they picked up their biggest win yet, adding 5-star quarterback Will Mencl, the No. 1-ranked QB in the cycle, per On3.

Mencl stands at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, and plays high school football in Chandler, Arizona. He chose the Ducks over the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Auburn Tigers. He now comes to Oregon as one of the highest-rated quarterbacks in program history, coming out of high school.

While it was a bit of a slow burn to start the recruiting cycle for the Ducks, they have picked up some real steam late, and with the addition of Mencl, they jumped into the top five of the national rankings. Here's a look at where they currently stand.

1. Oklahoma Sooners
2. Texas A&M Aggies
3. USC Trojans
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
5. Oregon Ducks
6. Louisville Cardinals
7. Kentucky Wildcats
8. Penn State Nittany Lions
9. Washington Huskies
10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The fun might not be over for the Ducks, either. In the coming days, there is an expectation that they will also add additional commitments, one of which could come from who is scheduled to announce his commitment on Thursday afternoon. If the Ducks land Stanford, their class would rise to No. 4 in the nation, leaping in front of the Buckeyes.