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<p><strong>Here we break down the NW's top athletes and which state would represent in a mock competition between Washington and Oregon. </strong></p>
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<p><strong>Washington has the advantage with 2x the population, but Oregon has done a good job over the last few years with its HS teams (West Linn, Central Catholic) beating their NW rivals. Have a look at the 2026 class and how they compare. </strong></p>
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<p><strong>OREGON OFFENSE</strong></p>
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<p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='402409' first='Hudson' last='Kurland'] 26' Lake Oswego <strong>OFFERS (1) Idaho</strong></p>
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<p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1232699' first='Cade' last='Mitchell'] 26' Mountainside <strong>OFFERS (1) New Mexico </strong></p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='402416' first='Lamarcus' last='Bell'] 26' Lake Oswego <strong>COMMITTED: Oregon St </strong></p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='402415' first='Killian' last='Sombe'] 26' Central Catholic <strong>OFFERS (3) Boise St, Wash St</strong></p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='769989' first='Viggo' last='Anderson'] 26' West Linn </p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='402427' first='Tyson' last='Davis'] 26' Central Catholic </p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='914281' first='Koen' last='Campos'] 26' West Salem </p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='769925' first='Oliver' last='Luebkert'] 26' Beaverton </p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='769993' first='Rasean' last='Jones'] 26' Baker <strong>OFFERS (4) Oregon St, Boise St, Washington St</strong></p>
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<p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='770006' first='Joe' last='Stimpson'] 26' Jesuit <strong>OFFERS (4) Montana, Idaho, Nevada</strong></p>
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<p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1094961' first='Jordan' last='Hicks'] 26' Mountainside </p>
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<p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='402395' first='Braxton' last='Singleton'] 26' North Salem <strong>OFFERS (2) Boise St</strong>,<strong> Portland St </strong></p>
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<p>TE [player_tooltip player_id='457009' first='Sam' last='Vyhlidal'] 26' Mountainside <strong>OFFERS (14) Ariz St, Arizona, UNLV, San Diego St, San Jose St</strong></p>
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<p>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1110964' first='Cole' last='Newton'] 26' Tualatin </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='769924' first='Kalani' last='Ioapo'] 26' West Linn</p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='770046' first='Quinn' last='Wicklow'] 26' Jesuit </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1110967' first='Connor' last='LaGrow'] 26' Tualatin </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1110963' first='Aiden' last='Jakubauskas'] 26' Mountainside </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='914288' first='Carter' last='Paul'] 26' Lakeridge </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1341235' first='Jaxon' last='Barber'] 26' Lincoln </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='769923' first='Bryce' last='May'] 26' Cascade </p>
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<p><strong>WASHINGTON OFFENSE </strong></p>
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<p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='726169' first='Nate' last='Donavan'] 26' Sumner <strong>OFFERS (1) Nevada</strong></p>
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<p>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1165423' first='Brady' last='Jay'] 26' Moses Lake <strong>OFFERS (1) Montana</strong></p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1128444' first='Max' last='Jones'] 26' Bellevue </p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='726156' first='Damari' last='King'] 26' Roosevelt <strong>OFFERS (3) UNLV Montana St, Nevada</strong></p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1165376' first='Jonah' last='Keller'] 26' Gonzaga Prep </p>
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<p>RB [player_tooltip player_id='987161' first='Lance' last='McGee'] 26' Davis <strong>OFFERS (12) Wash St, Boise St, Oregon St, San Diego St</strong></p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='726175' first='Brody' last='Bocek'] 26' Richland</p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1165359' first='Isaiah' last='Docken'] 26' Gonzaga Prep</p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1582212' first='Giulio' last='Banchero'] 26' O'Dea <strong>OFFERS (5) N.Carolina, Montana St, Idaho</strong></p>
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<p>WR [player_tooltip player_id='402787' first='Asa' last='Thompson'] 26' Eastside Catholic <strong>OFFERS (8) Oregon, Washington, Ariz St, Wash St</strong></p>
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<p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='726148' first='Zamarie' last='Tellez'] 26' Federal Way <strong>OFFERS (9) Arizona, Wash St, San Diego St, Montana</strong></p>
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<p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='928085' first='Jacob' last='Ford'] 26' Yelm </p>
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<p>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='1248706' first='Terrance' last='Saryon'] 26' Evergreen <strong>COMMITTED: Washington</strong></p>
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<p>TE [player_tooltip player_id='987158' first='Jack' last='Sievers'] 26' Archbishop Murphy <strong>OFFERS (12) Wisconsin, Minnesota, Boise St, San Diego St, Cal</strong></p>
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<p>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1645194' first='Darren' last='Schmitt'] 26' Evergreen <strong>OFFERS (2) Boise St, Sac St </strong></p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1576625' first='Douglas' last='Peterson'] 26' Graham Kapowsin</p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='726157' first='Kingston' last='Fotualii'] 26' O'Dea<strong> COMMITTED: Washington St</strong></p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1530804' first='Cade' last='Hergert'] 26' Camas </p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1349889' first='Kingston' last='Kerkhoff'] 26' Curtis <strong>OFFERS (10) Cal, Ariz St, Michigan St, Oregon St, Wash St</strong></p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1165418' first='Ah' last='Deong Yang'] 26' Roosevelt <strong>COMMITTED: Washington </strong></p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='987162' first='Hakeim' last='Smalls'] 26' Archbishop Murphy <strong>OFFERS (10) Boise St, Colorado St, UNLV, San Diego St, Utah St</strong></p>
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<p>OL [player_tooltip player_id='726171' first='Griffin' last='Matzen'] 26' O'Dea </p>
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<p><strong>OFFENSIVE SUMMARY: </strong>At QB [player_tooltip player_id='726169' first='Nate' last='Donavan'] of Sumner had a phenomenal year leading his team to the state title, but I would still take the Oregon kids with [player_tooltip player_id='1232699' first='Cade' last='Mitchell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='402409' first='Hudson' last='Kurland'] from a projection standpoint. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='402416' first='Lamarcus' last='Bell'] out of Lake O leads a legit RB group. His early commitment to Oregon St is a huge get for the Beavers. He will have plenty of other schools come in late. [player_tooltip player_id='987161' first='Lance' last='McGee'] of Davis HS in Washington has blown up, which speaks to his overall upside. </p>
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<p>UNLV would be a great fit for [player_tooltip player_id='726156' first='Damari' last='King'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1128444' first='Max' last='Jones'] of Bellevue will likely be my favorite for Washington 3A Offensive POY honors. It's close when comparing the two groups with Oregon having a little more depth. </p>
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<p>WA has a strong group of WR/ATH's with [player_tooltip player_id='1248706' first='Terrance' last='Saryon'] committed to Washington and [player_tooltip player_id='402787' first='Asa' last='Thompson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='726148' first='Zamarie' last='Tellez'] both looking like high profile P4 guys. Oregon's [player_tooltip player_id='769925' first='Oliver' last='Luebkert'] and [player_tooltip player_id='770006' first='Joe' last='Stimpson'] both have stocks which are rising quickly, with Stimpson landing numerous D1 offers and Luebkert gaining national praise and accolades on the camp circuit.</p>
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<p>I think Big Sky's and Mid Majors are missing big on the Oregon O line group as of right now. You have (3) 6-7 athletes and a 6-5 monster in [player_tooltip player_id='769924' first='Kalani' last='Ioapo'] of West Linn who can play on the interior. Washington is more established with [player_tooltip player_id='1165418' first='Ah' last='Deong Yang'] committed to the Huskies, and [player_tooltip player_id='726157' first='Kingston' last='Fotualii'] of O'Dea making an early commitment to Washington St which is a win-win in my opinion. </p>
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<p>In summary Washington has 14 D1 offered kids to Oregon's 8, but I would consider these state's close to even when breaking them down.</p>
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