It’s become a yearly tradition over the past several years, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop any time soon.
On Thursday night, the streak of Oregon Ducks being selected in the first round of the NFL draft continued when the Denver Broncos selecting quarterback Bo Nix with the No. 12 pick. This is the fifth year in a row that Oregon has had a Duck drafted in the first round.
Nix is the 23rd Oregon Duck in school history to be drafted in the first round.
A year ago, it was cornerback Christian Gonzalez who became the 22nd player in Oregon Ducks’ history to be selected in the first round of the draft. He was also the fourth consecutive player to go in the first round for the Ducks, dating to 2020 when Justin Herbert went to the Los Angeles Chargers. Penei Sewell went to the Detroit Lions in 2021, and Kayvon Thibodeaux was drafted by the New York Giants in 2022.
Over the decades, there are almost two dozen men of Oregon who have heard their names called in the opening round of the draft. Here’s a look at the Duck legends.