The bye week came at an opportune time for the Oregon Ducks, who ended non-conference play on a high note with a 49-14 blowout win over the Oregon State Beavers.
It also comes at an opportune time for us as well, landing at the one-quarter mark of the season and giving us a great opportunity to catch our breath and assess how things have gone before conference play begins in Week 5 against the UCLA Bruins.
One of the ways that we like to assess how things have transpired thus far is by looking at the player grades handed out by Pro Football Focus. Rather than look at these grades after each contest, as we have in years past, we’re going to revisit the numbers throughout the season, at the quarter, halfway, three-quarter, and end of the regular season. This way, we can get an overall snapshot of who is playing well for the Ducks, and how things change over time.
Here’s a look at the top offensive players for the Ducks so far through one-quarter of the season:
Oregon Ducks Offensive PFF Leaders
- QB Dillon Gabriel — 88.1
(Passing — 90.1 // Running — 57.3) - LG Nishad Strother — 78.3
(Pass Block — 73.0 // Run Block — 79.7) - RB Jordan James — 77.2
(Running — 81.4 // Passing — 62.1) - TE Terrance Ferguson — 75.9
(Passing — 78.8 // Run Block — 66.9) - RB Jayden Limar — 75.7
(Running — 62.0 // Passing — 89.1) - RT Ajani Cornelius — 72.8
(Pass Block — 78.1 // Run Block — 72.3) - TE Kenyon Sadiq — 72.4
(Passing — 73.2 // Run Block — 59.5) - WR Tez Johnson — 70.9
(Passing — 70.9 // Run Block — 59.6) - LT Josh Conerly — 65.7
(Pass Block — 65.3 // Run Block — 65.7) - WR Traeshon Holden — 65.0
(Passing — 63.9 // Run Block — 68.1)
Here’s a look at the defensive side of the ball:
Oregon Ducks Defensive PFF Leaders
- LB Bryce Boettcher — 89.3
(Tackling — 73.1 // Coverage — 88.6) - DT Derrick Harmon — 86.2
(Rush D — 74.2 // Pass Rush — 92.0) - STAR Brandon Johnson — 78.7
(Coverage — 80.1 // Tackling — 70.0) - LB Connor Soelle — 74.1
(Tackling — 74.3 // Coverage — 72.2) - LB Jeffrey Bassa — 71.9
(Tackling — 43.4 // Coverage — 68.0) - EDGE Jaeden Moore — 71.6
(Rush D — 60.6 // Pass Rush — 61.7) - S Tysheem Johnson — 71.2
(Coverage — 69.7 // Tackling — 61.3) - S Kobe Savage — 70.9
(Coverage — 72.3 // Tackling — 85.8) - CB Nikko Reed — 70.9
(Coverage — 70.5 // Tackling — 80.9) - DE Jordan Burch — 70.8
(Rush D — 62.2 // Pass Rush — 71.7)
The grades aren’t all that surprising, highlighting a lot of the top players that we have seen on the field and pointing out some valuable depth pieces so far, such as Jayden Limar, Jaeden Moore, and Bryce Boettcher.
We will see how things change once we get to the middle of the season following the Ohio State game in Week 7.
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