Football: WR Breakout Candidates

Heading into the 2025 football season, wide receiver is one of the biggest question marks surrounding the Oregon Ducks. That question mark grew even larger with the announcement that Evan Stewart will likely miss the season. It’s not for a lack of talent in the room, but rather a lack of meaningful collegiate experience.

But the thing about experience is—everyone has to start somewhere. Take Dillon Mitchell, for example. He had zero meaningful action as a freshman but went on to lead Oregon in receiving in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018.

Speaking of Mitchell, he’s part of an exclusive club of wide receivers who have posted a 1,000-yard season at Oregon since 2000. I took a look at the…