Happy “Freaks List” day to all who celebrate.
As we prepare for the upcoming season and dive back into practice reports and season previews for our favorite college football teams, one of the annual staples of reporting in the college football world has been released, thanks to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman.
The “Freaks List” is among the most entertaining articles you will read leading up to the college football season. Unlike other publications, it doesn’t rank the top 100 players in the nation. Instead, Feldman goes through the 101 most physically outlandish “freaks” in college football. In his words, the list aims to “spotlight the players whose athleticism blew the minds of folks inside their own college football programs.”
Over the years, we have seen several Oregon Ducks mentioned as “freaks” on Feldman’s list, including Jordan Burch, Christian Gonzalez, Devon Jackson, and Brandon Dorlus. Going into the 2025 season, there are a pair of Ducks who are among the headliners — defensive lineman A’Mauri Washington coming in at No. 4, and tight end Kenyon Sadiq ranking No. 11.
Oregon fans have known that Washington was going to step into a bigger role this year, with both Derrick Harmon and Jamaree Caldwell taking off for the NFL. However, Duck fans likely weren’t aware of how special of an athletic specimen the junior defensive lineman is. At 6-foot-3, 338 pounds, Washington is a beast on the defensive line, but what he can do with that size is what led Feldman to place him near the top of the ‘Freaks List.’
“The 6-3, 338-pound Washington is of the caliber of elite D-linemen head coach Dan Lanning saw while in the SEC,” Feldman wrote. “His numbers made me do a triple-take when the staff sent them over. To be that massive and clock 20.89 mph and vertical jump 36 inches is mind-blowing. Washington squatted…
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Publish date : 2025-08-04 13:44:00
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