Oregon Football Recruiting: At Under Armour All-Star Practice, a Duck Shows Out

Offord is the #12-ranked recruit in the entire country according to both 247 and On3 Sports, number two at cornerback behind Devin Sanchez of Ohio State. He's 6-1, 185, from Birmingham, Alabama. Snatching him away from The Tide, Florida, Ohio State and Auburn was one of the steals of the 2025 recruiting class, committing to the Ducks on Signing Day December 4th, a bombshell announcement for fans who follow high school recruiting. 

Offord's tenacious and confident in the manner of Cliff Harris, though more solidly built and with none of the drama. He's fluid and explosive, a multi-dimensional athlete who has run a 22.35 200 and broad jumped over 11 feet. Dynamic with the ball in his hands, he returned two punts for touchdowns in a playoff game as a junior.

Dan Lanning and the Ducks flipped him from Ohio State on Signing Day, proving how tenacious they can be in coverage themselves. Offord visited the Ducks on October 11th, the weekend of the 32-31 win over the Buckeyes. 

With playoff offenses built around five-star receivers, nabbing a five-star cornerback gives a defense a fighting chance. You can't double cover everyone. An exciting prospect for Duck fans is that Offord can refine his skills by working every day in practice against Evan Stewart, Dakorien Moore and Jeremiah McClellan. He's taken on all comers at Under Armour drills, and no one has beaten him one-on-one.

When he signed, Offord told Ben Thomas of the Birmingham News, “You have to know what fits you outside of football, and I feel like Oregon fits me.”

He wavered between Eugene and Columbus. “Both schools will develop you as a man,” he said. Along with Ohio safety Trey McNutt and Texas cornerback Dorian Brew, he gives the Ducks the most talented secondary class they've ever had, especially added to safeties Aaron Flower and Peyton Woodyard who redshirted this year.

Offord and his Parker High teammates won the 6A State Championship on December 6th. Offord scored on a two-yard run with 1:37 to go in the fourth quarter to clinch a 28-17 victory over Saraland. He scampered for 98 yards on 16 carries with a pair of scores. 

His ball skills make him a more dynamic weapon as an elite defender. He's a playmaker with the ability to attack with the ball in the air rather than merely flail at his man and get turned around. For a lockdown corner, that's the winning edge.