Oregon landed its second-highest ranked recruit since 247Sports began rating prospects as five-star point guard Dior Johnson, the No. 7 overall prospect in the 247Sports Composite for the 2022 cycle, committed to the Ducks on Tuesday. Johnson chose Oregon over Washington, Alabama and Kentucky. He also considered playing overseas in the NBL on an offer reportedly worth more than $1 million and was originally committed to Syracuse.
"I decided to commit to Oregon because of the great relationships I have built with the coaching staff," he told ESPN. "I wanted to commit now because I felt like Oregon was the place for me."
Johnson is the top point guard in his recruiting class and one of the best prospects regardless of position in the draft-eligible class of 2023. With a 6-foot-3 frame and a strong handle, he's a lethal offensive weapon who can create buckets for others and is capable of scoring at will. Here's 247Sports' Jerry Meyer on his evalution of Johnson from last fall:
Oregon has four notable incoming players for 2021 -- two transfers and two recruits -- but Johnson is the first to join the Ducks for 2022. With a 99.74 Composite score, he ranks just behind Bol Bol, who with a 99.89 score in 2018 still ranks as the highest-rated recruit in program history.