Oregon Ducks

A top three has emerged for tight end Ian Bunting (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central). Two of the latest programs join one of the first atop the 6-foot-6, 200-pound tight end's list.

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The Ducks have never had the benefit of loading up on local players who grew up dreaming of playing for the them. The talent level just isn't there. The truth is, it likely never will be. The Ducks have always recruited California as well as they can be expected to. In recent years, the Ducks have done a great job of going into states not known for producing talent to secure commitments from some players that were mostly overlooked throughout their high school careers.

To continue the series of Oregon's recruiting by state, DuckNation examines the success -- or lack thereof -- that the Ducks have experienced when recruiting the states of Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin over the past decade. While the region is not exactly a recruiting hotbed, the Ducks have been able to land a couple players from Illinois.

Here is a look at who they offered, who visited, who they signed and how their careers played out.

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One of the top athletes on the West Coast in the Class of 2014 was among the many top recruits on hand for the Oregon-USC game on Saturday night.

ESPN Watch List CB Adoree' Jackson, Gardena (Calif.) Serra will almost assuredly receive an offer from both of the schools that were on field. With eight offers to date from Colorado, Nebraska, Northwestern, SMU, UCLA, Utah, Washington and Washington State, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound Jackson is looking for more. That's not to say he's in a hurry.

"I'm not really too worried about it right now" Jackson said. "I am worried about getting better and helping my team reach our potential."

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Gardena (Calif.) Serra High is well known for putting out wide receivers, but one of the top players in Southern California is on the other side of the field for the Cavaliers.

Junior Adoree' Jackson emerged this spring as he was among the top defensive backs at the Los Angeles NFTC that included elite defensive backs like Max Redfield, Chris Hawkins, Tahaan Goodman, Tyler Foreman and Priest Willis. Onlookers and coaches alike agreed that Jackson was as good as any of them.

"Adoree is ferocious. He is real athletic, has good hips and is more physical than you would think. He has a bright future ahead of him. He will be at the top of his class and can go anywhere he wants," said Michael Fletcher, head defensive backs coach for the NFTC.

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His teammate and USC linebacker commit, Michael Hutchings gets most of the publicity but fellow linebacker Victor Egu (Concord, Calif./De La Salle) has drawn plenty of attention in his own right.

With offers from the likes of Oregon, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Washington, California, Boise State and many more, Egu is preparing to narrow his list down to five in the coming weeks. With 15 offers to date, Egu has cut his list to eight and will cut three more within a couple of weeks.

"Right now I have eight schools in mind and I will be putting out a top five list in a couple of weeks once I determine which five schools I want to continue to look at," Egu said.

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Wide receiver Darren Carrington (San Diego/Horizon) made the trip to Oregon with one goal in mind. He wanted to earn an offer from the Ducks. Not only did he achieve that goal, but the offer turned out to be too good to pass up, and Carrington immediately committed.

"I didn't want it to pass by and I wanted to take it right away," Carrington said of the offer. "I was going to think about it, but everything they could offer me as a student athlete with the academic facilities, the sports facilities--everything was unreal. I wanted to take it right away."

It was Carrington's first time visiting Oregon's campus, and he said he was blown away by the fact that the reality matched the stories he had been told. He called it a dream offer and is looking forward to finishing his senior season and preparing for his career with the Ducks.

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Two more California standouts will be on their way to The Opening next month, as wide receiver Darren Carrington (San Diego/Horizon) and offensive tackle Nico Falah (Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco) received their official invitations on Monday evening.

It has been a phenomenal spring for Carrington -- the son of former NFL player Darren Carrington -- who attends a small school in San Diego, but made a big statement on the camp circuit. Carrington holds BCS offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Boston College, California, Colorado, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Washington State among others, and has been hearing from other programs such as Oregon and USC.

"It means a lot," Carrington said of the invite. "For me to go there to compete with the best in the country means that I'm considered one of the best. It's very, very, very exciting."

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