Recruiting committed players is as much a part of college football as tailgating, touchdowns and top 25 rankings.

But Thursday evening, Scout four-star safety Jevon Holland, an Oregon Ducks commit, emphatically let it be known that he is off the market.

The 6-foot-1, 182-pound defensive back, out of Bishop O'Dowd High School (Oakland, California), indicated he is "1,000 percent committed":

Holland first announced his pledge to Oregon in May, choosing the Ducks over offers from Arizona, Boise State, Cal, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Notre Dame, UCLA, Washington, Washington State and others.

Since that time, Holland indicated he has been invited to games by a handful of programs, but said he has no interest.

Rated the nation's No. 14 safety by Scout, Holland's value is increased substantially because of his versatility.

According to national recruiting director Brandon Huffman, he would be a four-star talent at multiple positions.

"I love Jevon Holland," Huffman said. "He was an original four star with us as a receiver, because as a sophomore he was a really good receiver. Then we saw him a lot in the spring as a corner and playing safety. He can play either DB spot. I like his upside more as a safety if we're looking at a defensive back, because he's so rangy and he can cover so much field. But for as big as he is if you can use that size and athleticism as a corner against some of the bigger receivers the Pac-12 has, then I think you can absolutely see corner as what he ends up playing. He's big and physical, but he's real fluid - great backpedal quickness - but I like him as a safety, because he's got receiver hands. The ball skills are tremendous. He's definitely as versatile a defensive back as there is in this class."

And, according to Holland, there's no chance he's going anywhere but Oregon.

-- Andrew Nemec

anemec@oregonian.com

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