![]() ![]() Him being there pushed me to want to be great also.”įaoliu had 21 tackles, and Scott added 14 tackles and a sack during their senior seasons. “So that just shows how competitive we are. We definitely push each other every day to be better than one another,” Lenoir said. “It was definitely fun working out with Thomas. The former Oregon tandem reunited to train together during the draft process. ![]() Lenoir, who was a second-team all-Pac-12 selection in 2020 after opting back in for his senior season, is projected as a sixth- or seventh-round pick. Graham, a three-year starter for the Ducks who had eight career interceptions and opted out of his senior season, is projected as a fourth-round pick. I’m realistic with that, but I’m just hoping to hear my name called.” “I’m not expected to get drafted as the first pick in the draft. I don’t know what round or whatever,” Breeze said. “I do have, obviously, a goal of getting drafted. The 5-11, 197-pound senior from Lake Oswego is projected to be a seventh-round pick. I want to be somebody that my coaches and teammates can rely on and understand I’m somebody that’s going to make the play and do my job and help my team win.”īreeze, the Rose Bowl defensive most valuable player and an all-Pac-12 selection for special teams in 2019, also opted out of the 2020 season. “You can put me in any system and I’m going to thrive. “I feel like I’m a versatile player,” Holland, who played the nickel defensive back position at Oregon, said after the program’s pro day earlier this month. The 6-foot, 207-pound junior led the Ducks in interceptions in 2018-19 before opting out of the 2020 season. 65 overall prospect in the Athletic’s top 100, is projected to be a second- or third-round pick. Safeties Jevon Holland, Brady Breeze and Nick Pickett, cornerbacks Thomas Graham and Deommodore Lenoir and defensive linemen Austin Faoliu and Jordon Scott are the Ducks hoping to join Sewell in being drafted this weekend. Oregon has a list of familiar names who will either be drafted Friday (rounds 2-3) or Saturday (rounds 4-7) or look to sign with teams as undrafted free agents Sunday.īrown: Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown finally living "childhood dream" with the Ducks About 30% of players on rosters are undrafted free agents. That’s why three Oregon teammates from the 2019 Pac-12 championship team - quarterback Justin Herbert (2020), left tackle Penei Sewell (2021) and defensive end/outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux (2022) - were high first-round picks or are projected to be top-10 picks.īuilding championship teams is also about unearthing gems in the later rounds or signing prospects that never hear their name called by commissioner Roger Goodell. The top of the NFL draft is about finding a franchise quarterback, protecting that investment and adding players to make life difficult for the opponents’ franchise quarterbacks. ![]()
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