Oregon's Ty Thompson Becomes Highest-Rated Quarterback Commit in School History

Photo from Ty Thompson Twitter (@ty_thompson7)

Head coach Mario Cristobal and offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead are excited about the future of the program at the quarterback position, and rightly so. There has never been a collection of this much quarterback talent on the Oregon’s roster.

In 247 Sports’ recent Composite Rankings, 2021 Oregon commit Ty Thompson has jumped into the top-40 nationally.

Composite changes with Rivals Updates:

Oregon team ranking back up to 4th, jumping LSU

Ty Thompson (now a 5* on rivals) up from 59th overall to 40th

Kyron Ware-Hudson up 3 spots to 126

Terrance Ferguson up from 265 to 230

— Oregon Recruiting (@duckscrootin) August 26, 2020

Thompson received his 5th star just days ago, and he is now officially the highest-rated quarterback prospect in program history with a score of 0.9799. His jump in the rankings helped him leap over two of Oregon’s best quarterbacks in program history, surpassing Dennis Dixons (No. 2 all-time) and Kellen Clemens (No. 1 all-time).