The Duck football roster has been updated with new weights and some player additions (and one subtraction).

Added:
Devin Melendez
Malik Young
Players dropped:
Blake Rugraff


And here is a picture showing the biggest weight changes. To see all of the players and there weight changes you can view this spreadsheet.

The Ducks will lose four of eleven starters on defense. But they could be better as a unit than last year.

Holes to fill: Defense

• Wants to focus on improving team discipline, clean up penalties this spring
• Bobby Williams will be strictly a special teams coach
• Says Herbert and Dye are really good players but they are just scratching their surface
• Jake Hanson will miss spring ball. Nick Pickett will miss some of it, Sampson Niu will miss most of it. Rex Manu is no longer with the team
  
• Dillon Mitchell, Deommodore Lenoir, Justin Hollins and Jalen Jelks have stood out this winter in conditioning
• Ducks will go full tackle three time this spring
• Waiting to hear if Malik Young will get an extra year but will practice until it is decided
• Says DB will need to be solidified this spring
• Ducks will practice at Franklin HS in Portland on April 7th

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EUGENE, Ore. —Sophomore Payton Pritchard and freshmen Troy Brown Jr. and Kenny Wooten earned Pac-12 honors as the league’s annual awards were announced Monday. The trio has helped lead Oregon to its eighth-straight 20-win season as the Ducks are one of just 13 programs nationally with a streak of that length.

Pritchard was named to the all-Pac-12 second team, Wooten was a member of the all-defensive team and Brown Jr. earned all-freshman honorable mention laurels.

Pritchard, from West Linn, Ore., is averaging 14.6 points per game and 4.8 assists per game. The only returning starter from the 2017 NCAA Final Four team, Pritchard has led the Ducks in scoring 12 times this season and in assists 20 times. He also ranks among the Pac-12’s top 15 in eight different statistical categories: scoring, three-point field goal percentage, three-pointers per game, free throw percentage, assists, steals, assist-to-turnover ratio and minutes played.

Wooten, from Manteca, Calif., leads the Pac-12 in blocks with 84, averaging 2.7 per game to rank in the top 15 nationally. Wooten’s 84 blocks rank third in Pac-12 freshman season blocked shots. He trails only Jelani McCoy of UCLA (102, 1996) and Oregon’s Jordan Bell (94, 2015). On the UO single season list, his 84 blocks rank fourth, while that total also ranks sixth on the UO career blocks list.

Brown Jr., from Las Vegas, is averaging 11.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He is the Ducks’ leading rebounder and ranks among the Pac-12 leaders in that category. Earlier this season, Brown Jr. posted three straight double-doubles, and just missed a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists Dec. 13 versus Portland State.

The sixth-seeded Ducks open Pac-12 Tournament play Wednesday versus No. 11 Washington State at 8:30 p.m. in Las Vegas (Pac-12 Networks).

Gave an update at Camp today.

Chris Steele talks favorites

The 2019 class is officially on the clock and with the early Signing Period just about nine months away and the first opportunity for prospects to take official visits coming this spring, it’s time for recruiting fans from across the country to start familiarizing themselves with the class of 2019.

We at Rivals.com are here to help. Over the next two weeks, we will introduce the top five players at each position in the class. Today we take a lot at running backs.

RELATED: Meet the top 2019 pro-style QBs | Dual-threat QBs | All-purpose RBs



Austin Jones
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Early contenders: Notre Dame, California, Washington, UCLA, Oregon, Stanford, among others.

Breakdown: Jones is a Bay Area standout who has already compiled a national list of scholarship offers. As expected, several Pac-12 schools are heavily involved in his recruitment, included the two schools closest to home, Cal and Stanford. But Jones has also praised Oregon and Washington and Notre Dame has made it clear to him that he’s a major priority in the class. His visits over the next few months will be telling, with Stanford likely to be his next stop.

You can see the rest of the list here.

Caught up with Spencer following his offer. He has some ties to the NW with family in Tacoma and Portland. Said they were ALL excited about his Oregon offer.

Spencer is also a former class mate of a current UO baseball pitcher, Check out the story:

https://oregon.rivals.com/news/spencer-lytle-oregon-is-big-time-

The analysts picked up a lot of chatter about Oregon yesterday.

On the minds of RCS LA campers

.....to draft Barkley."


LOL


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...letter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=nfl

Nice showing for Royce Freeman.




How Royce's numbers stack up against the other RB's at the Combine

Just visited Oregon last weekend for Junior Day.

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An impressive 77-57 win over Stanford for the Pac-12 tourney championship! Sabrina goes off for 36!

They are FUN to watch!!

Off to a 3-0 lead off a couple homers now

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I am not going to be watching this live on flotrack. I will not be checking for results. I am going to be watching the telecast presentation Sunday between 1 and 3 on NBCSN. Raevyn will be running the 800 finals. She also was moved to the 4x400 team, which is a gigantic complement since she is an 800 meter runner. Raevyn ran the anchor leg in the simi finals. She is not likely to run in the 4x400 finals... but has made a great contribution to the team. Phylis Francis is likely to run in the finals. I don't expect Raevyn to make the podium in the 800, but just to be in the finals is a big accomplishment for someone in their rookie pro season..., let's see how she does... we've learned over and over that she is a gamer.

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Heading into spring the Ducks must account for some key losses.

Holes to fill: Offense

when the women’s basketball team has possession of the ball at the end of quarters, there is only one player on their team that should have the ball in her hands, and that’s Sabrinia. She didn’t, and Ducks not only turn the ball over with 5 seconds, but UCLA scores. Basketball is so easy when you make the right plays, and give the ball to your best player. Right now, at the beginning of the 2nd qtr, Bruins are out playing the Ducks. Sabrina has got to get the ball, and make plays, and score today for them to win. Ducks are a very big team, but many of them simply cannot dribble, making Bruin’s D hardly needing to break a sweat

Roger Bannister has died at 88 years.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/43273249

RIP

unless we win the Pac-12 tourney. Absolutely embarrassing how much harder WSU played than we did. This team is impossible to figure out....ugh!!!

OK...I admit it....I'm a Combine Junkie...

Check this out for SaquonBarkley:

Barkley joins Vernon Davis as the only players over 230 pounds to run a 4.40 or quicker in the 40 while also recording a vertical jump over 40 inches in the combine since 2003.

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Penn State RB Saquon Barkley at 2018 Combine:

- Stronger than Joe Thomas
- Quicker than DeSean Jackson
- Faster than Devin Hester
- Jumps higher than Julio Jones@PennStateFball

11:59 AM - Mar 2, 2018