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Nation's No. 4 Recruit Commits to Historic College Football Program

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nate Lunak | Last updated Jul 3, 2025 1:55 PM ET

The top talent in the 2026 recruiting class continues to make their decisions on where they will be taking their talents to start their collegiate careers, which includes offensive tackle Immanuel Iheanacho.

It was a heated battle to see which program would land his services, as he was deciding between the Oregon Ducks, the LSU Tigers, the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Auburn Tigers, all of whom he'd had official visits with.

Of course, only one could come out on top, and on Thursday, Iheanacho announced his commitment to Oregon, per On3's Hayes Fawcett, where he will play under head coach Dan Lanning.

BREAKING: Five-Star Plus+ OT Immanuel Iheanacho has Committed to Oregon, he tells me for @rivals

The 6’7 365 OT chose the Ducks over LSU, Penn State, & Auburn

“All Glory to the most high, Duck Nation I’m ready to get to work! #CallGod”https://t.co/GQmSKWFLoP pic.twitter.com/Kb7mGsceu7
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 3, 2025

This gives the Ducks a huge reason to celebrate, as On3 Industry Rankings had Iheanacho as a five-star recruit, the No.2 offensive tackle, the No. 2 player in Maryland and the No. 4 player in the nation.

During the 2024 season with Georgetown Prep, he was named a MaxPreps Junior All-American after not allowing a single sack the entire year, and at 6-foot-7 and 380 pounds, he's proven to be an impressive force on the field.

Iheanacho also becomes the third offensive lineman that Oregon has landed in this year's cycle, joining four-star Tommy Tofi and three-star Koloi Kelo.

As a whole, Lanning has produced an extremely impressive 2026 recruiting class, now holding a total of 13 commitments, ranking No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 8 in the nation.

Oregon may not be done yet either, as the On3 recruiting prediction machine gives them the best chance to land four-star athlete Jalen Lott (63.6%), four-star cornerback Davon Benjamin (94%) and three-star safety Jaxon Toala (46.1%).

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