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The Oregon Ducks have been a hub for talented recruits in the Dan Lanning era, reeling in some of the top recruiting classes in the country over the past few years. What that results in — especially with the Ducks also bringing in top transfer portal classes — is overcrowding in certain position rooms. There’s only one ball on the field and a limited amount of rotations that can be made during a game to keep everyone happy.
Oftentimes, if a player isn’t happy in the NIL and transfer portal era of college football, they depart via the portal. Nothing wrong about it; sometimes, a player needs a change of scenery to reach their full potential.
This season, there’s at least 10 players performing in impact roles for programs across the country who were, at some point in their career, in the Oregon program.
In this piece, we highlighted former Ducks who had an impact in Week 1 with their respective program, beginning with a high-profile quarterback recruit who put on a show in nearby Corvallis against Oregon State.
QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele
Sagapolutele completed 20 of 30 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns with 30 rushing yards in Cal’s 34-15 victory at Oregon State.
LB Emar’rion Winston
Winston totaled one tackle in Baylor’s 38-24 loss to Auburn.
DB Rodrick Pleasant
Pleasant registered two tackles and one pass defensed in UCLA’s 43-10 loss to Utah.
DB Tyler Turner
Turner finished with one solo tackle in Baylor’s loss to Auburn.
DB Collin Gill
Gill had five tackles (three solo) in Charlotte 34-11 loss to Appalachian State.
DB Kodi DeCambra
DeCambra totaled two solo tackles in UNLV’s 38-21 victory over Sam Houston State.
DB Cole Martin
Martin registered six tackles (three solo) in UCLA’s loss to Utah.
RB Dante Dowdell
Dowdell carried the ball 14 times for 129 yards and a touchdown in Kentucky’s 24-16 win over Toledo.
DL Anthony Jones
Jones came away with five tackles (four solo) in the Bruins’ loss to the Utes.
DB Jalil Tucker
Tucker registered three tackles (two solo) and a pass defensed in Oregon State’s loss to Cal.
RB Byron Cardwell Jr.
Cardwell carried the ball seven times for 28 yards in San Diego State’s 42-0 shutout of Stonybrook.
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