Speedster Gatlin Bair Pops up in Eugene as Ducks Continue Flip Efforts
Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are hot on the recruiting trail in the 2024 class.
They're in the midst of their biggest recruiting weekend of the regular season and a big name popped up in Eugene for the USC game.
2024 Burly (Id.) wide receiver Gatlin Bair, who's verbally committed to Boise State, made the trip to Oregon to see the Ducks take on the Trojans.
Bair committed to Boise State in August and chose the Broncos from a top five that also included Oregon, Michigan, Nebraska and TCU.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound pass catcher is rated a four-star (0.9786) recruit according to the 247Sports Composite. The same system ranks him the No. 40 player nationally, the No. 10 wide receiver and the No. 1 recruit in Idaho.
The elite wide receiver's visit to Eugene is particularly notable because Boise State fired head coach Andy Avalos on Sunday morning with just two games left on the schedule. Oregon wide receivers coach Junior Adams and special teams coordinator Joe Lorig also recently made the trip to Idaho to take in a Burley game.
Oregon's 2024 recruiting class is ranked No. 6 nationally by 247Sports and already features commitments from wide receivers Jordan Anderson, Dillon Gresham and Jack Ressler.
But Junior Adams and the Ducks aren't getting complacent, as they're continuing to push for elite playmakers to come play their college football in Eugene. Troy Franklin is all but guaranteed to be NFL-bound with the season he's having, becoming the first Oregon wide receiver to pass 1,000 receiving yards since 2018.
While the Ducks might be picking up steam for Bair, he's scheduled to take a two-year mission with the Church of Latter Day Saints after graduation.
Other recruits of note include 2024 Orem (Ut.) wide receiver/tight end Roger Saleapaga, who was also on campus this weekend for his Oregon official visit. He'll head out to SEC country later this month to visit Tennesse and Auburn, but I have him predicted to the Ducks and still feel confident about that pick.
Oregon has also stayed involved with 2024 St. Louis (Mo.) Christian Brothers wide receiver and Ohio State commit Jeremiah McClellan, and the storylines are continuing to heat up ahead of the early signing period next month.
