Athlon Sports has 15 Ducks on their preseason All-Pac-12 squad
The premier college sports magazine, Athlon Sports, have published their all-conference teams around the country and for the Pac-12, a total of 15 Ducks have made the list.
But it’s the quality of player that is on the Third and Fourth Teams shows how good and deep the Pac-12 will be in 2023. When you have a possible Heisman Trophy candidate in Bo Nix being relegated to the Third Team, this conference has to be one of the best and most competitive in the sport.
Two Ducks have made the First Team and three more on the Second Team. Kicker Camden Lewis gets some recognition he sorely deserves and transfer defensive lineman Jordan Burch is bound to have a big year in Eugene.
Three new offensive linemen were listed, but somehow transfer linebacker Jestin Jacobs wasn’t on the list for some reason. Here are the 15 Ducks that were listed on the various teams.
RB Bucky Irving
Athlon First Team
2022 Stats: 156 carries, 1,058 yards, 5 TD
Athlon First Team
2022 Stats: 39 tackles, 9.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks
Athlon Second Team
2022 Stats: 61 catches, 891 yards, 14.6 ypc, 9 TD
DL Jordan Burch
Athlon Second Team
2022: (South Carolina) 60 tackles, 7.5 for loss, 3.5 sacks
K Camden Lewis
Athlon Second Team
2022 Stats: 14-16 FG, 64-64 EP, 105 points
QB Bo Nix
Athlon Third Team
2022 Stats: 294-409 passing, 71.9 percent, 3,593 yards, 29 TD, 7 INT
RB Noah Whittington
Athlon Third Team
2022 Stats: 139 carries, 779 yards, 5 TD
OL Josh Conerly, Jr.
Athlon Third Team
2022 Stats: 1 catch, 1 TD
LB Jeffrey Bassa
Athlon Third Team
2022 Stats: 62 tackles, 4 for loss, 2 sacks, 2 INT
DB Evan Williams
Athlon Third Team
2022 Stats: (Fresno State) 69 tackles, 54 solo, 6 for loss, 1 sack
Athlon Fourth Team
2022 Stats: 32 catches, 391 yards, 12.2 ypc, 5 TD
OL Marcus Harper II
Athlon Fourth Team
Athlon Fourth Team
LB Mase Funa
Athlon Fourth Team
2022 Stats: 32 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 2 sacks, 1 INT
DB Dontae Manning
Athlon Fourth Team
2022 Stats: 20 tackles, 15 solo
