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Oregon surges in '24 team rankings following pair of 4-star commitments

Jarrid Denneyby:Jarrid Denney•05/20/23•

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Saturday marked another significant day on the recruiting trail for Dan Lanning and his Oregon staff.

In the span of an hour, the Ducks landed commitments from two of their top targets — 4-star quarterback Michael Van Buren and 4-star defensive lineman Xadavien Sims.

Van Buren is the No. 182 overall prospect and No. 13 quarterback in the class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He chose Oregon over offers from Maryland, Penn State, and countless others. Sims is the No. 200 overall prospect and the No. 22 defensive lineman by the same criteria. he chose the Ducks over Michigan State and Oklahoma.

When the day began, Oregon’s 2024 class sat at No. 9 in the On3 Industry Rankings with a score of 92.022.

Following the commitments of Van Buren and Sims, the Ducks now feature a 13-player class and sit at No. 8 with a score of 92.427.

As of Saturday afternoon, the top 10 of the On3 Industry Rankings are as follows:

  1. Georgia (95.850)
  2. Ohio State (94.913)
  3. Alabama (93.953)
  4. Florida (93.762)
  5. Michigan (93.210)
  6. South Carolina (92.942)
  7. Florida State (92.550)
  8. Oregon (92.427)
  9. Notre Dame (92.208)
  10. Tennessee (91.980)

USC (No. 18, 89.238) and Colorado (No. 22, 88.435) are the only other Pac-12 teams currently sitting inside the top 25.

More on the On3 Industry Ratings and Rankings

The On3 Industry Ranking is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. The On3 Industry Ranking is the industry’s most advanced, complete and unbiased measurement.

The On3 Industry Ranking weights the primary recruiting media services based on past performance data, and overall scouting and recruiting coverage investment.

For football, the algorithm is weighted as follows: On3 (35%), 247Sports (35%), Rivals.com (20%) and ESPN (10%). 

For basketball, the algorithm equally weights On3, 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN at 25%.

The On3 Industry Rating and Ranking increases the total number of 5-stars and 4-stars seven times throughout the recruiting cycle, concluding with 32 5-stars for football and 20 for basketball. This solves for the problem of awarding 5-star ratings too early in the recruiting process to meet predefined quotas. With each passing month in the cycle, scouts in the industry have more data, information and scouting opportunities to evaluate better and project prospects. This process is referenced by the Industry “Strength” meter in the database. Listed below is the football star ranking update schedule:

Nov. 1 — Mid-sophomore year watchlist: 0 5-stars, 100 4-stars
April 1 — Initial On300: 5 5-stars, 295 4-stars
June 1 — Spring update: 10 5-stars, 315 4-stars
Nov. 1 — Mid-season junior update: 15 5-stars, 335 4-stars
March 1 — Post National Signing Day overhaul: 20 5-stars, 355 4-stars
May 1 — Spring update: 25 5-stars, 375 4-stars
Aug. 1 — Summer update: 32 5-stars, 393 4-stars
Oct. 1 — Mid-season senior update:  32 5-stars, 418 4-stars
Dec. 1 — Post senior update: 32 5-stars, 418 4-stars
Feb. 1 — Final update:  32 5-stars, 418 4-stars

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