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Jalen Lott helped lead Frisco Panther Creek to recent 7-on-7 state title

Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek incoming senior athlete Jalen Lott eschewed family ties when it came to making his commitment announcement Tuesday.

Lott also made a unique presentation to the school he plans to attend, which will be Oregon. The four-star Class of ’26 recruit made the announcement at a ceremony at the school Tuesday afternoon that was broadcast on the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football website.

BREAKING: Elite 2026 ATH Jalen Lott has Committed to Oregon, he tells me for @rivals

The 6’0 170 ATH from Frisco, TX chose the Ducks over Texas, LSU, & USC

“Time to create my own legacy, sco ducks!”https://t.co/sG22HUw5bj pic.twitter.com/OzI3hQbey7
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At his announcement, Lott had four caps on the table which represented his list of finalists - Oregon, along with USC, Texas and LSU - set against a backdrop of Panther Creek logos.

But right before making the announcement, instead of doing what has become routine by picking the hat of the committed school, workers took away the backdrop to reveal a large sealed card. Lott then opened up the card, which folded out to show him wearing an Oregon uniform.

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In an interview with Dave Campbell’s Texas Football right after the announcement, Lott remarked the relationships with the Oregon coaches - especially head coach Dan Lanning - made Lott sway his favor toward the Ducks.

“Definitely my relationship with Coach Lanning and all of the other coaches; they’ve been recruiting me for a long time since I really was a freshman,” Lott said. “So being able to build that relationship with them was the biggest thing for me, just kind of gravitating towards them. … They recruited me for a long time, so being able to go up there multiple times (for visits) every year and obviously getting out there for a game is like a big thing for me.”

Lott, considered the No. 5 athlete in the country by 247Sports, added he likes what he can bring to the Ducks’ high-powered offense.

“Definitely just the way they get their athletes the ball in their hands and stuff like that; just letting them move out of open space and not really doing too much with it,” he said.

In addition, Lott disclosed that along with football, he plans to run track at Oregon. He was the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics champion in the long jump.

“Obviously, they also have a great track program that I’m really interested in, so I plan on doing both when I get there.”

Lott, who goes 6-foot and weighs 170 pounds, caught 85 passes last year for 1,111 yards and scored 16 TDs for a Panther Creek squad which finished 10-2. He also rushed for four TDs and passed for another.

Recently, Lott and his Panther Creek teammates claimed the Texas state Division II 7-on-7 title, and are now determined to do the same in 11-man this fall.

“(We have to just) stay together and be able to step up, now knowing that there’s a target on our backs now, so being able to kind of push through that and show everybody what we can do,” said Lott, who was named the event’s MVP after scoring the game-winning TD in overtime against Kilgore in the title game.

Lott also went against the grain in his announcement when it came to his family. Both of his parents were athletes at Texas and one of his sisters runs track at USC, with his other sister playing basketball at UNLV.