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Oregon’s receiving unit goes more than 10 deep and includes a record-setting senior, the top-ranked pass catcher out of the transfer portal, and one of the highest-rated recruits to ever sign with the Ducks.
It’s an impressive collection of talent from top to bottom and one that should ease the pain of losing former No. 1 receiver Troy Franklin to the NFL during the offseason and give new quarterback Dillon Gabriel plenty of options this fall.
Traeshon Holden is prepping to be one of those primary targets.
“How I operate is whenever I get the opportunity I’m gonna make the most of it,” Holden said. “With Troy being gone, it’s the next person, and I feel like I’m that next person so I just gotta show everybody what I can do.”
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Traeshon Holden (5) reacts after a touchdown against the Utah Utes during the first half at Rice-Eccles Stadium Oct. 28, 2023, in Salt Lake City.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior is in his second spring at Oregon after transferring from Alabama in late 2022.
Holden is coming off his most productive college season yet in which he played in all 14 games for the Ducks, started two, and set career-highs with 37 catches, 452 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns — six catching, one rushing.
He’s one of six receivers on the roster who caught a pass last season, a veteran group led by Tez Johnson, who set the Oregon single-season record for receptions in 2023 with 86. He also had the third-most receiving yards with 1,182 and was tied for fourth all-time with 10 receiving TDs.
In January the Ducks signed former Texas A&M receiver Evan Stewart who was rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 receiver and No. 2 overall player in the transfer portal.
Also on the roster is sophomore Jurrion Dickey — rated as a top-15 all-time Oregon recruit by 247Sports — and Gary…
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Author : The Register-Guard
Publish date : 2024-04-07 15:14:31
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