Oregon’s 2024 recruiting class obtained a serious late addition Saturday, when five-star receiver Gatlin Bair introduced his dedication to the Geese. Bair’s dedication comes with a caveat, nevertheless. He plans to serve an LDS mission and will not enroll till 2026, according to 247Sports.
Nonetheless, his dedication provides the Geese a constructing block to plan round for the long run as head coach Dan Lanning continues to impress on the recruiting path getting into his third season on the job. Bair is taken into account the No. 6 receiver within the class and No. 27 total prospect by 247Sports.
The previous Boise State pledge decommitted from the Broncos after they fired coach Andy Avalos. He was additionally closely pursued by Michigan. Bair is the highest-rated prospect ever from the state of Idaho, based on 247Sports, and he only recently picked up his fifth star.
Right here is the breakdown of his game from 247Sports scouting analyst Gabe Brooks:
Explosive multi-sport star with three-phase playmaking expertise who tasks as a dynamic receiver. Lean, athletic construct with an infinite catch radius given 6-1+ peak and elite size (34-inch arm). Excessive-flying basketball context. Proprietor of uncommon monitor and subject athleticism for a soccer prospect with a ten.15 100 and 20.47 200 (additionally lengthy jumps). Acceleration and top-end pace present on the sector. Mixes speed-changing nuance and route-leverage consciousness with that unstable explosiveness. Exhibits spectacular ball-tracking means and adjustment acumen with mid-air physique management and spatial consciousness. Inventive run-after-catch athlete who can stack cuts throughout the sector or spin off tacklers. Faces vital leap in competitors coming from lower-level highschool soccer. Nonetheless, carried out nicely throughout All-American Bowl week, an occasion that usually places small-school athletes in a “deer within the headlights” scenario. Not the case right here. Might want to get stronger to beat press and calibrate athleticism to different elite athletes on a constant foundation, however tasks as a high-major influence participant with long-term NFL Draft early-round potential.
Bair additionally performed basketball and competed in monitor at Burley Excessive Faculty. He started shining on the gridiron as a freshman, taking part in on either side of the soccer all through his highschool profession. However there’s little doubt over what place he’ll play on the subsequent stage as his 6-foot-1 body, pace and athleticism make him a pure receiver prospect.
