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Oregon flips Hawaiian lineman away from ACC commitment
By Paul Harvey
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Oregon is off to a strong start in the 2026 recruiting class, and July will hopefully bring more momentum for the Ducks.
To cap a promising push in June, Oregon flipped one piece away from a commitment to Cal on Monday. That player is Kolo Keli, an interior offensive lineman from Honolulu’s Farrington High School in Hawaii.
Keli committed to the Bears at the start of June after his official visit, but he was in Eugene toward the end of the month for his official visit to Dan Lanning and the Ducks. He generated over a dozen offers during his recruitment, including Michigan State, Utah and Arizona.
Keli is listed at 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds as a 3-star recruit, according to the 247 Sports Composite. He’s the 8th overall prospect out of Hawaii and the 97th IOL nationally for the 2026 recruiting class.
Keli becomes the 11th hard commitment so far for Oregon in a group that currently ranks 21st nationally per the team composite. However, the class looks much different when you shift to the average rating of players in the group.
Oregon currently has the 3rd-best average rating in the nation among current commitments, only trailing LSU and Ohio State in that regard. The Ducks also hold a pair of 5-star pledges right now, and they are 1 of just 4 programs with multiple 5-star players at this juncture.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.