The Oregon Ducks have the No. 1 recruiting class in the Pac-12 Conference and are flirting with a second consecutive top-10 class nationally.

But in order to do that, Mario Cristobal and the coaching staff will have to close on at least two of their remaining elite targets - five-star linebacker Noah Sewell, five-star cornerback Kelee Ringo, five-star linebacker Justin Flowe and four-star cornerback Dontae Manning, the nation’s No. 3 cornerback.

Oregon will get its shot with arguably its No. 1 target this weekend, as Sewell is making a return trip to Eugene for the game against Washington State, according to the Sewell family.

The 6-foot-2, 266-pound linebacker, out of Orem High School (Orem, Utah), is rated the nation’s No. 2 inside linebacker and the No. 19 overall prospect in the country.

Sewell, who has yet to set a commitment date, is believed to be favoring the Ducks, which would reunite him with his brother, star left tackle Penei Sewell.

If, indeed, Sewell does wind up choosing Oregon he would be the highest-rated linebacker pledge in program history, eclipsing class of 2019 four-star prospect Mase Funa (No. 68).

He would also give Oregon its second consecutive class with a five-star prospect, joining Kayvon Thibodeax (2019) for the first such defensive duo in program history.

But counting on that is premature.

Sewell is being recruited by programs from coast-to-coast, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State and others.

This weekend could go a long way in securing his pledge and have similar significance to Thibodeaux’s recruitment-altering visit for the Washington game last season.

In terms of official visits, Sewell’s upcoming Oregon trip is as big as they get on the recruiting trail.

-- Andrew Nemec