Dante Moore has two new significant edges opponents won't see coming. Neither is on his 2023 film or the scouting report, but both should help as the new chief operating officer of the Oregon offense.
One, running back Makhi Hughes is a superb pass blocker. He graded out last year as one of the highest in college football after TreVeyon Henderson of the Buckeyes.
Coupled with an offensive line that excels at pass blocking, that gives a young starting quarterback an extra measure of security as he goes through his progressions.
In February Hythloday of Addicted to Quack wrote after reviewing Hughes' film at Tulane,"Hughes shows awareness, power, and leverage to defeat the entire variety of pass rushers, from a sneaky cat blitz to a crashing backer and even linemen who outweigh him by a hundred pounds.