The first member of the Oregon Ducks to enter the transfer portal this season has officially found his new home.
Former Oregon offensive tackle JacQawn McRoy announced earlier this month that he would be entering the portal and leaving the Ducks ahead of their College Football Playoff run. On Thursday, it was announced that McRoy would be committing to the Arkansas Razorbacks.
As an athlete from Pinson, Alabama, it doesn’t come as a major surprise to see him end up closer to home for the next stage of his college career.
McRoy was a 4-star recruit for Oregon in the class of 2024. He was ranked as a 247Sports Top 100 player and Top 10 offensive tackle in his class, and among Oregon’s four O-line commits last year, McRoy was rated the highest.
This season, McRoy didn’t see the field on any gamedays, but considering who Oregon has on their O-line, the freshman’s lack of playing time is understandable. The Ducks O-line is a finalist for the Joe Moore Award (given to the best O-line in college football), and Josh Conerly and Ajani Cornelius — the Ducks’ starting tackles — were both named to All-Big Ten teams this season.
McRoy will work to crack the offensive line rotation with the Razorbacks as a redshirt freshman in 2025.
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