EUGENE -- Oregon has options in its backfield. It just wants Tony Brooks-James to be the primary one.
For the first time in his Ducks career, the 5-foot-9, 193-pound senior from Gainesville, Florida, has no one ahead of him on the depth chart. He'll play, without a doubt -- now it's just a matter of how much usage he can handle. Brooks-James has averaged 6.9 yards per carry for his career and this fall, barring injury, will blow by his previous season-high of 101 carries set in 2016.
A complementary piece in the backfield his first three seasons, Brooks-James is now expected to be an "every down back" capable of 20 carries per game, new UO running backs coach Jim Mastro said.