Oregon picked up another highly touted recruit on Saturday.
Four-star quarterback and 2024 prospect Michael Van Buren announced his commitment to the Ducks. Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff successfully landed the Baltimore quarterback over Maryland and Penn State.
“I feel like Coach Lanning is really building something special at Oregon,” Van Buren told On3 about why he decided to commit to Oregon. “He’s really big on family and that really stood out to me. I also feel like my style of play really fits the offensive scheme.”
Van Buren visited Oregon’s campus in April, which accelerated his commitment decision that was originally scheduled for July.
Opinions of scouts and recruiting evaluators on Van Buren vary. He is ranked as a five-star recruit, a top-20 overall prospect and the second-best quarterback prospect by ESPN. But most recruiting sites have Van Buren rated as a four-star recruit. On3 ranked Van Buren as the 18th-best quarterback prospect in his class, while Rivals ranked him as the fifth-best quarterback prospect in the 2024 class.
Van Buren, who is 6 feet tall, is seen as a pro-style quarterback. He threw for 606 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions in four games last season for St. Frances.
Van Buren is the second quarterback in the class of 2024 to commit to Oregon. Three-star quarterback Luke Moga of Phoenix committed to Oregon in April.
“Me and Moga have already talked, and we’re great,” Van Buren told On3 of being the second quarterback to join the class. “We’re both competitors, and we told each other when we get there we’re going to work and get better. May the best win the job.”
The two quarterback commitments in the 2024 class could be designed for Lanning and his staff. The Ducks lost the commitment of 2023 five-star quarterback Dante Moore in December when he transferred to UCLA. Moore was widely viewed as a top-three quarterback prospect in the 2023 class.
Van Buren and Moga’s commitments also set the stage for either of them to become Bo Nix’s successor in 2024.
Van Buren is the 13th prospect in the 2024 class to commit to Oregon. The Ducks are poised to land another talented recruiting class in Lanning’s second full recruiting cycle with the program. They’ve landed six four-star recruits so far, earning them the eighth-best recruiting class in 2024 thanks to Van Buren’s commitment to On3. They had a consensus top-10 recruiting class in 2023.
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