Deommodore Lenoir, rated the nation’s No. 1 athlete, chooses Ducks on National Signing Day

Posted on February 1, 2017

Originally Posted on Emerald Media via UWIRE

Oregon football’s 2017 recruiting class got its biggest commitment late Wednesday on National Signing Day.

Deommodore Lenoir, a four-star cornerback from Los Angeles, California, has decided to sign with Oregon. He is the seventh ranked cornerback in the nation and will be Oregon’s highest rated recruit of the 2017 class, according to 247Sports.

Lenoir participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January and dazzled with his competitive ability and football IQ.

Rivals.com rated him the nation’s No. 1 athlete in the 2017 class. He picked the Ducks over finalists Nebraska and Mississippi State. He held offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC and Washington, per The Oregonian.

Lenoir becomes the 24th member of head coach Willie Taggart’s first recruiting class with the Ducks.