Oregon football becomes favorite to land 4-star DL Xadavien Sims

A few months ago, Oregon football became the latest Power Five program to extend an offer for Xadavien Sims and join the sweepstakes to land one of the top defensive linemen in the 2024 class.

It seemed like an offer that may have been too late considering Michigan State and Oklahoma had already developed a strong relationship with Sims, but the Ducks made his recent top five.

Oregon made the final cut for Sims along with TCU, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, and Michigan State and now it looks like the Ducks are picking up some momentum here ahead of a decision date that the four-star lineman set for May 20.

On Wednesday, the crystal balls on 247Sports began rolling in for Oregon to land Sims. The most important crystal ball, however, was from director of recruiting, Steve Wiltfong. That’s the crystal ball that you really want to see as a fan.

It seems like Dan Lanning and Co. have taken the lead here.

Oregon football leads for Sims

A week ago, it looked like Michigan State was the favorite to land Sims. The Spartans held 100 percent of the crystal balls on 247Sports and most of the predictions on On3, but the script has completely flipped in favor of Oregon.

The Ducks have made up some serious ground and they’re about to add to their No. 7 recruiting class in 2024 which currently sits at 11 commits. The class should rise closer to the top five nationally on Saturday if, and when, Sims does commit.

Sims is ranked the No. 121 overall player and 16th-best defensive lineman in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports.