Ducks land Rocky Mtn star
Offensive lineman Jeff Kendall (6-4, 285, 4.93) from Colorado Springs (Colo.) Air Academy came into the recruiting season as a sleeper. There was a good reason for that; he only weighed 240 pounds a year ago. Since then Kendall has put on 45 pounds of muscle on since then and D-I schools have taken notice.
This sleeper woke up many western schools and one of them landed Kendall’s commitment.
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Kendall received two early offers from Mountain West schools Colorado State and Air Force but he said yes to his third offer, Oregon.
As Rivals reported last week Kendall went on his road trip to Eugene and obviously it was a very productive for both Kendall and the Ducks.
This talented offensive lineman was also getting a lot of attention from Stanford and Colorado.
"I committed to Oregon on August 12th," Kendall said. "They were one of the first schools to recruit me. I got the first letter from them in January or February and I sent them out some tapes and it went from there."
The Ducks want Kendall for "anywhere on the offensive line." He was considering Stanford as he spent three days there for their camp.
"I had one-half the Stanford application filled out when I decided for Oregon."
The Ducks get a very durable offensive lineman who has started every varsity game his team as played since his since his sophomore. He made first-team all-conference and all-area for his junior season. He was one of his team’s two MVPs and was also a team captain, no small feat for a junior.
“I'm what you would call a late bloomer,” Kendall said. “I finally stopped getting taller and am now beginning to fill out. My weight lifting has sky-rocketed and I am ready to establish myself as one of the top lineman next year.”
Kendall has a great frame, the kind that the D-I schools love because he can gain more weight without losing any of his outstanding quickness.