Elite SoCal Cornerback Chooses Oregon Over UW, Others

Originally posted on Washington Huskies on SI
By Dan Raley | Last updated Aug 2, 2025 8:46 PM ET

Davon Benjamin, a 4-star California cornerback and the last high-profile 2026 recruit with the University of Washington among his final choices, on Saturday selected Oregon over Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and the Huskies.

Early on, the 6-foot, 170-pound Benjamin from Oaks Christian School was such a priority for the UW, Jedd Fisch and a large contingent of his defensive staff visited the corner at his school in Westlake Village in the Los Angeles area.

Fisch was accompanied by defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, secondary coach John Richardson and safeties coach Taylor Mays that day.

However, it became obvious during the official visit period in May and June that Benjamin's interests were leaning elsewhere, with the Ducks and Michigan reportedly believed to be the last two in the running for him.

BREAKING Elite CB Davon Benjamin has committed to Oregon

He is the No. 1 CB in the 2026 Rivals300‼️

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— Rivals (@Rivals) August 3, 2025

The UW seemed to concede that fact by moving on and securing a commitment in recent weeks from Rahsjon Duncan, a defensive back and wide receiver from Oakland's McClymonds High School -- making him the sixth such pledge in this recruiting class who could turn up in the Husky secondary.

A two-way player with a lot of speed, Benjamin comes off a junior season in which he intercepted 6 passes for Oaks Christian and returned three of them for touchdowns for a 9-4 team.

He has 12 career interceptions with four defensive scores, counting a fumble return for six points as a sophomore.

Benjamin made his announcement late Saturday afternoon on Rivals' YouTube channel, giving Oregon 17 commitments during this recruiting period.

The Huskies have 21 players committed after landing Colorado's No. 1 player in defensive lineman TI Umu-Cais last weekend.

The 6-foot-3, 307-pound Umu-Cais chose Washington as his college football destination over home state Colorado, North Carolina, Oklahoma and UCLA, making his decision known over the 247Sports YouTube channel.

Both Oregon and Washington have secured top 20 classes this summer, according to the recruiting websites, which should bode well for future rivalry battles on the football field.

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