Tez Johnson, the top wide receiver for the Oregon Ducks, suffered what could be a long-term injury in the first quarter of Oregon’s Week 10 game against Michigan. After catching a short pass from Dillon Gabriel on the Ducks’ opening drive, Johnson was tackled while going out-of-bounds and landed hard on his right shoulder. Johnson was slow to get up before jogging back to the Oregon sideline clutching his shoulder.
Tez Johnson injury update
After spending a few minutes in the injury tent on Oregon’s sideline, Johnson headed to the Oregon locker room midway through the first quarter. He remained in the locker room until around the 10-minute mark in the second quarter, when he returned to the sideline in street clothes.
How long will Johnson be out?
We don’t yet know the extent of Johnson’s injury. After the game, coach Dan Lanning said the team was waiting to find out more information.
“Still figuring it out. I don’t have any details right now,” said Lanning. “He wasn’t available to come back into the game.”
When Johnson returned to the sideline in street clothes, CBS sideline reporter Jenny Dell raised concerns about his collarbone or a separated shoulder. Both could lead to an extensive recovery time.
If those are the two options, Duck fans will hope for the latter, which, on average, has a significantly shorter recovery period. If it is a broken collarbone, the recovery time could be 8 to 12 weeks, if not longer.
Oregon Wide Receiver depth chart
Johnson is the Ducks’ No. 1 wide receiver, but Oregon has quality players backing him up. Its WR depth chart looks like this behind Johnson.
- No. 7 Evan Stewart
- No. 14 Justius Lowe
- No. 1 Traeshon Holden
- No. 11 Jeremiah McClellan
- No. 13 Jurrion Dickey
After Johnson’s injury, Oregon’s wide receiver room stepped up, but Traeshon Holden and Evan Stewart were phenomenal.
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