Oregon lands elite LB Toa Satele over Texas, Notre Dame, others

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Oregon lands elite LB Toa Satele over Texas, Notre Dame, others

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated Jun 3, 2026 10:16 PM ET

Toa Satele is one of the top linebackers in the 2027 class.

He's also the top recruit from the state of Hawaii, and the Oregon Ducks have cleaned up on the West Coast recruiting trail over the years.

That made Satele a natural fit for the Ducks, and the feeling was mutual.

Satele had massive interest in and from the Texas Longhorns and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Tosh Lupoi and the Cal Golden Bears were in the running, too.

Ultimately, the level of comfort in Eugene just made too much sense for Satele.

He committed to Oregon over the aforementioned programs on Wednesday.

BREAKING: Four-Star LB Toa Satele has Committed to Oregon, he tells me for @Rivals

The 6’3 225 LB from Mililani, HI chose the Ducks over Texas, Cal, and Notre Dame

He’s the No. 4 LB in the 2027 Rivals Industry Rankings

“Just to be able, is a blessing”https://t.co/mWmhWbHatq pic.twitter.com/fFI8o1kCc7
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 3, 2026

Toa Satele is 100 percent committed to the Oregon Ducks

Just a few weeks ago, the four-star linebacker had set his official visit schedule. That visit list included Oregon this past weekend, Texas (June 5), Notre Dame (June 9) and Cal (June 12).

Satele was planning on committing his visits, but the Ducks blew it out of the water this past weekend.

“I knew Oregon was home for me,” Satele told Rivals. “I have great relationships over there and have a strong comfort level with the coaches and the players on the team."

As far as those other official visits are concerned, they are now off the table.

“I’m going to shut it down; I’m 100% locked in with Oregon,” Satele explained. “When you know you know, and I didn’t want to waste anyone’s time.

“I took a lot of unofficial visits all over the country, so I feel like I have a pretty good idea of all these schools. I couldn’t see myself anywhere other than Oregon so it just felt right to commit now and lock it in.”

At 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Satele is ranked as the No. 4 linebacker in the country and the No. 63 overall recruit regardless of position.

He's a huge pickup for head coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks.

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