The Oregon Ducks season came to a frustrating end on Wednesday afternoon at the hands of the Ohio State Buckeyes, but that hardly means that the work is stopping for Dan Lanning and his staff any time soon.
Not long after the Ducks’ season ended vs. the Buckeyes, a report came out from On3 showing that former Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Malik Benson was set to take a visit to Eugene in the coming days.
Benson was the No. 1 ranked player from the JUCO ranks in the class of 2023 when he transferred to the Alabama Crimson Tide. In Tuscaloosa, Benson caught 13 passes for 162 yards and 1 touchdown. After that one season, Benson transferred to Florida State, where he caught 25 passes for 311 yards and 1 touchdown.
Now in the portal once again, Benson is looking at the Ducks. He took a visit to Oregon and had the Ducks among his top schools before transferring to Alabama from the JUCO level, so there is a relationship already there for Lanning and WR coach Junior Adams to build off of.
Benson stands at 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, and would be a good addition to the Ducks WR corps on the outside.
Going into this portal season, it wasn’t clear if Oregon was going to go after a WR or not, simply based on the immense amount of young talent they already have at the position. But with Tez Johnson and Traeshon Holden graduating, and Evan Stewart potentially moving on to the draft as well, the Ducks could be in need of proven veteran receivers to take over.
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