Every young football player dreamed of seeing his name on a certain list: Mel Kiper Jr.’s draft board.
ESPN hired the self-proclaimed draft expert in 1984 and since then, thousands of future NFL players wanted to see their names on that board.
Here in 2022, things aren’t all that different from nearly 40 years ago. Kiper has published his Top 25 draft prospects on ESPN.com and while only one Duck made the list, several others were put in the “just missed” category. The 2023 NFL draft should be eventful with many Pac-12 players itching to make the jump into the professional ranks.
Oregon finished the season with a 9-3 record and will play North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl Dec. 28. Here are the Ducks that were mentioned in Kiper’s thorough article.