Oregon 2027 Ranking/Watchlist – Final Middle School Version
As the calendar flips to August, athletes from Oregon are chomping at the bit to get the season started. For the majority of the class of 2027 athletes, they will be getting their first taste of high school ball in…
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Continue ReadingAs the calendar flips to August, athletes from Oregon are chomping at the bit to get the season started. For the majority of the class of 2027 athletes, they will be getting their first taste of high school ball in just a few short weeks. Prep Redzone Next is here to help shine a light on some of the freshmen to know about in Oregon this upcoming season.
Not all will play varsity right away, and some of the athletes below may have already peaked athletically in football. On the other hand, there may be (probably will be) glaring omissions from the list below–and that’s the beauty of it. This is a Watchlist based off athletes we have either watched on film or in person during their pre-high school career’s.
The only player officially ranked in every state will be who we perceive as being the top prospect in the state for the class, coming out of middle school. In Oregon, that 2027 prospect is Defensive Back,
Josiah Molden
Josiah
Molden
6'0" | 170 lbs | DB
West Linn | 2027
State
OR
. All other players will be listed as WL for Watchlist.
The first comprehensive and official Oregon High School rankings for the class of 2027 will be released by Prep Redzone Oregon.
Oregon’s No.1 Class of 2027 Prospect:
For the better part of the last year, I’ve had Molden stamped as the best 2027 player in the state of Oregon and that never wavered for even a second. The 6-foot, 160-pound defensive back/athlete is a treat to watch and comes from a well-documented family full of incredible athletes. The son of 1996 first round-pick Alex Molden who spent nine years in the NFL, and is also the younger brother of Elijah Molden, who was drafted in the third round of the 2021 draft. Having covered his older brother when he was in middle school, I am confident in saying that Josiah is further advanced than Elijah was at this point. He already holds offers from Oregon, Oregon State and Washington ahead of his first year of high school. Expect to see him playing right away at West Linn High School, as he will become one of the most highly-recruited prospects in the country for the class of 2027.