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Oregon football recruiting: Ducks pursue another dimension in 2026 passing attack

It's a matchup advantage that the Ducks have rarely had, but they've fallen victim to repeatedly.

Oregon's made a living over the years with quick little receivers. Even going way back-- Lew Barnes, Cristin McLemore, Keenan Howry, Bralon Addison, Tez Johnson were all nimble and fast, 5-10 or smaller.

Yet in some big games, the Ducks have been walloped by opponents employing big receivers, long, rangy types that owned smaller defensive backs in the Red Zone. In the PAC-12 days Stanford used to always have a couple of them, tall trees who could body up in the fourth quarter.