13 Ducks on Preseason All-Pac-12 Team

EUGENE, Ore. – A league-high 13 Oregon players were named preseason All-Pac-12 Conference Wednesday the league announced, highlighted by four first-teamers.

The Ducks' four players on the first team, Troy Dye, Justin Herbert, Shane Lemieux and Calvin Throckmorton, are the second-most in the conference. Oregon had three players, Thomas Graham Jr., Jordon Scott and Penei Sewell, on the second team, while six players were selected honorable mention.

FIRST TEAM

LB Troy Dye
» One of two FBS players and the only Power 5 player returning in 2019 to have led his team in tackles each of the previous three seasons
» Enters senior year third among active FBS players with 313 career tackles
» Named second-team All-Pac-12 in 2017 and 2018 and honorable mention all-conference in 2016

QB Justin Herbert
» Owns nation's longest active streak of 28 consecutive games with a touchdown pass
» 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Team Member of the Year and two-time Academic All-America first team selection
» On the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award watch lists

OL Shane Lemieux
» Named a second-team All-American by The Athletic in 2018
» Graded out as the No. 1 guard in the Pac-12 and No. 3 guard in the nation as a junior according to Pro Football Focus
» Has started 38 consecutive games at left guard

OL Calvin Throckmorton
» Only FBS offensive lineman to start at four different positions in 2018 (RT, C, RG, LT)
» An FWAA, Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus second-team All-American as a junior
» Has gone 1,133 snaps (15 games) without committing a penalty

SECOND TEAM

CB Thomas Graham Jr.
» AP Pac-12 All-Conference second team selection in 2018
» Finished second in the conference and tied for third in the FBS with 18 pass breakups, as a sophomore, highlighted by six against Arizona State
» Has started 25 consecutive games

DT Jordon Scott
» An FWAA Freshman All-American in 2017
» AP Pac-12 All-Conference second team selection as a sophomore
» Graded out as a top 10 defensive lineman against the run in the Pac-12 each of his first two seasons according to Pro Football Focus

OL Penei Sewell
» A USA TODAY Freshman All-American and 247Sports True Freshman All-American in 2018
» Rated the No. 2 offensive lineman in the conference and No. 7 tackle in the nation by Pro Football Focus
» The first offensive lineman in program history to earn all-conference honors as a true freshman

HONORABLE MENTION

TE Jacob Breeland
» His 48 catches, 820 receiving yards and seven TDs are all the most in a career for a returning Oregon player
» On the John Mackey Award Watch List for the second consecutive season
» Averaging 17.1 yards per reception for his career

C Jake Hanson
» Has not allowed a sack in three-year career
» Started 37 of 38 career games, highlighted by a streak of 34 consecutive starts that was snapped last season
» On Rimington Trophy Watch List for the third consecutive year

S Jevon Holland
» Second in the Pac-12 and tied for 10th in the FBS with a team-high five INTs in 2018
» Tied for second among freshman nationally in 2018 in INTs
» Rated the No. 13 safety in the FBS and No. 2 in the Pac-12 in coverage by Pro Football Focus

WR/ST Brenden Schooler
» A first-team All-Pac-12 selection in both 2017 and 2018 as a special teamer
» Has 41 receptions for 477 yards and four TDs in two seasons at wide receiver after recording four INTs at safety as a freshman
» Made seven tackles in each of the last two seasons on special teams

OL Dallas Warmack
» Did not commit a penalty in 619 snaps in 2018 while allowing just one sack
» Ranked the No. 9 guard in the Pac-12 according to Pro Football Focus as a junior
» Started all 12 regular-season games at right guard in 2018 after playing two seasons at Alabama

RB CJ Verdell
» Only Power 5 player and one of two FBS players to finish with 1,000 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving in 2018
» One of eight freshman nationally to rush for 1,000 yards and just the third Oregon freshman to accomplish the feat
» Became the first FBS player since 2016 with four rushing TDs and a receiving TD in a game, doing so against Oregon State