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The Oregon Ducks had one of the most successful seasons in program history last year, going 13-1 with a Big Ten Championship win and a No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Now, in 2025, they will look to reach the same heights once again, but this time around with almost an entirely new roster.
Since coming to Eugene, Dan Lanning has recruited at an elite level. In 2025, talent acquisition and development will be tested. Gone are the players from past regimes; in will be the blue-chip players whom Lanning and his staff have hand-picked.
On offense, players like Dillon Gabriel, Tez Johnson, Jordan James, Terrance Ferguson, and Josh Conerly are leaving for the NFL. The defense sees the likes of Jeffrey Bassa, Jordan Burch, Derek Harmon, and Jabbar Muhammad move on as well. So, who will step up and replace them? That’s the million dollar question in Eugene. We have our depth chart projections on offense and defense, but the next several weeks of practice will determine a lot for the Ducks. As we continue our preview of the spring season leading up to Oregon’s annual spring game, let’s take a deep dive, position by position.
Over the weekend, we checked out the quarterbacks and the running backs. Now, we’ll examine the wide receivers.
The 2024 Oregon Ducks football team possessed one of the best groups of receivers in the country and probably the best group overall in the program’s history. They were deep and talented. The receivers made quarterback Dillon Gabriel’s job a lot easier, knowing he didn’t have to be perfect and that the intended receiver would pull it down more often than not.
The receiver’s room lost some experience and, of course, some of that talent. The current room has its share of experience and possibly more pure talent than last season’s, and that’s saying a lot. Nothing can replace…
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Author : Ducks Wire
Publish date : 2025-03-03 20:38:00
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