Ducks Land Fifth 2016 Commit, WR Theo Howard

Caleb Couturie FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Oregon, not normally known for getting early commits, is on a roll. Yesterday the Ducks landed their fifth prospect for the 2016 class, a four-star WR named Theo Howard. Howard is the third pass catcher to commit to the Ducks, joining four-star WR Dillon Mitchell and three-star tight end Cam McCormick.

Howard played his high school ball at Westlake High School (CA), and in his junior season he caught 52 passes for 869 yards and seven TDs. Howard selected Oregon over Arizona, UCLA, USC, Michigan, and many others.

Among his talents, Howard appears to excel at two key aspects of his game: he’s great at catching a ball in traffic, and he’s already developed elite separation skills. After watching his highlight video, you can also see that Howard possesses top-tier speed, and  a specific fondness for hurdling his defenders (watch 46 seconds in, it’s crazy).

Although Howard is a bit undersized with a 5’11” and 170 pound frame, the assumption is that once he fills out a little more Howard could be one of the better wideouts on the team. What he lacks in size he makes up for in physical play and elite athleticism.

Finally, with the addition of Howard, Oregon now has the 17th-best ranked recruiting class according to 247 sports. Now, enjoy the highlight video for the newest Duck. I promise he will not disappoint.

Top photo from video

New 2024 FishDuck Publishing Schedule….

During the off-season the FishDuck.com publishing schedule will consist of articles on Mondays and Tuesdays. Do keep checking as new articles could be published during the week when a writer has something to say.

In mid-August of 2024, we will go back to the seven-days-a-week of articles during the football season as we did in the football season of 2023.

The Our Beloved Ducks Forum (OBD) is where we we discuss the article above and many more topics, as it is so much easier in a message board format over there.  At the free OBD forum we will be posting Oregon Sports article links, the daily Press Releases from the Athletic Department and the news coming out every day.

Our 33 rules at the free OBD Forum can be summarized to this: 1) be polite and respectful, 2) do not tell anyone what to think, feel or write, and 3) no reference of any kind to politics. Easy-peasy!

OBD Forum members….we got your back.  No Trolls Allowed!