Oregon Ducks 20217 five-star defensive end commit Rashad Streets has landed a major comparison.
The Oregon Ducks were able to win the Rashad Streets recruiting sweepstakes back on April 3 of this year. When the commitment was landed, Dan Lanning and company instantly got a defensive end with off the charts talent.
Standing in at 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Streets has the potential to become one of the best pass rushers in the nation if he develops to his full talent level.
Currently, Rivals has Streets rated as a five-star prospect. They have ranked him as the No. 28 overall player in the nation and the No. 7 overall edge rusher in the country.
Not only do they have him rated and ranked that highly, they have also provided an elite comparison for Streets.
Oregon fans are going to love hearing the comparison. Rivals believes that he has similarities to current current Carolina Panthers pass rusher Nic Scourton.
"Rashad Streets is an active, physical, and high energy EDGE prospect who reminds us of Nic Scourton," they wrote.
"Both are similar size at the same stage and played often out of two-point stances in high school. Streets is more of a national prospect at the same stage."
Living up to that kind of hype will be no easy task. Scourton played three college seasons, two with Purdue and one with Texas A&M. He finished his career with 109 tackles, 17 sacks, three forced fumbles, and five defended passes, which ended up making him the No. 51 overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Streets has that kind of potential in him. It will now be up to Lanning and the Ducks' coaching staff to make sure that they get the most out of him possible.
Outside of Oregon, there were a lot of high-profile programs trying to land Streets. Among that group of teams were Tennessee, Penn State, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State, and Clemson.
There is no guarantee that Streets will become the kind of player that Scourton was and continues to be. But, if he does, the Ducks' defense is going to be much more dangerous with him onboard.
All eyes will be on Streets. Oregon first needs to make sure that it doesn't allow anyone to come in and flip his commitment. After that, it will be all about developing him.
