Oregon an Early Contender for Top 2024 ATH Jason Brown Jr.

The Geese simply landed a dedication from 2023 security Kodi DeCambra, however they’re additionally laborious at work pursuing prospects within the 2024 class. 

One participant Oregon could be very excessive on early is O’Dea (Seattle, Wash.) athlete Jason Brown Jr. Standing 5’10” and weighing 194 kilos, Brown has made a reputation for himself on each side of the ball, doubling as a speedy operating again and a lockdown nook. 

Together with his junior season developing this fall, colleges from throughout the nation together with Alabama, Michigan State and naturally Oregon, have all come calling with scholarship affords. 

“It is nonetheless all fairly contemporary and new to me,” Brown mentioned of the recruiting course of “I am simply making an attempt to navigate via it a little bit bit. See what locations match me greatest within the upcoming future.”

READ MORE: What Kodi DeCambra’s dedication means for Oregon 

As he navigates the method and begins to speak with colleges, there is a group of faculties he is been in touch with essentially the most.

“Positively Oregon. Oregon’s on the prime I simply had a dialog with Coach Lock on the cellphone for about two and a half hours yesterday (Friday),” he mentioned. “We had a extremely good dialog. UW in fact, USC, Michigan State.”

Brown clarified that he does not have any leaders in his recruitment, however the Geese are recruiting him the toughest, led by new operating backs coach Carlos Locklyn.

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“He is been very upfront and trustworthy all through this complete recruiting course of,” Brown mentioned. “He likes to name it constructing a relationship and I really feel like he is really making an effort to construct a relationship with me past the soccer half.

“I imply yesterday we have been having conversations about all the pieces. Quite a lot of coaches after they speak to me, it is normally oh, yeah, let’s speak ball, let’s speak ball, let’s speak ball, particularly on the subject of happening visits and issues like that. In fact it is good to speak soccer, however he is speaking to me as if I’m his personal son in a way, simply having conversations about life.”

Brown has been on Oregon’s radar since earlier than Dan Lanning took over as head coach, however he is seen a tangible distinction within the new employees.

“I used to be getting recruited by Coach Cristobal’s employees, however the factor is about Coach Lanning’s employees–I do not know, it is only a fully totally different really feel. It looks like— even after they come to love follow and conversations with these guys, the vitality, the vitality simply stands out.”

“All of the gamers they wish to be there,” he mentioned. “All the blokes which might be on that roster wish to be there and so they’re prepared to bleed into that program. That stands out.”

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One other college that appears to have some momentum early is USC. Brown was capable of journey all the way down to Los Angeles for a brief go to this spring and echoed an identical sentiment when describing the vitality across the Trojans program as Lincoln Riley works to show issues round.

“I really feel just like the factor that stands out essentially the most is–I don’t know even the presence of Lincoln Riley, I really feel prefer it introduced this system to an entire new stage. After which the blokes which might be surrounding that program actually consider in what Coach Riley is talking. That stands out loads.”

READ MORE: Kodi DeCambra particulars Oregon dedication 

The Trojans have additionally created plenty of buzz across the gamers they’ve landed via the switch portal like former Pittsburg huge receiver Jordan Addison.

“For guys that, from their earlier colleges to win Biletnikoff awards and issues like that to nonetheless wish to go into one other program. That stands out. Quite a lot of guys which might be transferring in, they have been positive the place they have been. These guys have been dominating doing actually good issues the place they have been. Clearly USC is constructing one thing particular if these guys are prepared to up and pack their luggage and soar into one thing new like that.”

Because the summer time looms Brown does not have any journeys deliberate, however he does have some colleges in thoughts he’d like to take a look at.

“I hope to hit up among the colleges that I’ve already visited like Oregon and USC. I undoubtedly wish to go go to Michigan State quickly,” he mentioned. “Simply actually the locations which might be recruiting me the toughest proper now. These applications are exhibiting plenty of like to me early, so I undoubtedly wish to see what they’re speaking about.”

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