Titans Pick Breeze In Sixth Round
05/01/21 | Football
EUGENE, Ore. — Brady Breeze became the fourth Oregon football player to be taken in the 2021 NFL Draft when the Tennessee Titans selected the safety in the sixth round with the No. 215 overall pick on Saturday.
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Breeze joins Penei Sewell, Jevon Holland and Deommodore Lenoir in the 2021 class, marking the third straight year that at least four Oregon players were picked in the NFL Draft.
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With Breeze and Holland both off the board, this is the first time in program history that two players listed as safeties were drafted in the same year. Adding in Lenoir, Oregon has had three defensive backs selected in the same NFL Draft for the first time since 1990.
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Breeze dominated for the Ducks in the 2019 Rose Bowl, earning MVP honors after finishing with a career-high 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. A 2020 opt-out, he finished the 2019 season as one of only eight FBS players since 2000 with two fumble returns for a TD and a pick-6 in the same season.
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A standout on defense and special teams, Breeze was a 2019 Pac-12 all-conference selected by the league's coaches on special teams in addition to earning second-team all-Pac-12 recognition by Pro Football Focus. The Lake Oswego, Ore., native was named to the USA Today all-bowl team for his performance in the Rose Bowl.
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Breeze closed his career with 95 total tackles, three interceptions, eight passes defended, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He appeared in 38 total games for the Ducks from 2017 to 2019.
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2021 Oregon NFL Draft Picks
1. OT Penei Sewell (1st Round, No. 7 overall, Detroit Lions)
2. S Jevon Holland (2nd Round, No. 36 overall, Miami Dolphins)
3. CB Deommodore Lenoir (5th Round, No. 172 overall, San Francisco 49ers)
4. S Brady Breeze (6th Round, No. 215 overall, Tennessee Titans)
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Breeze joins Penei Sewell, Jevon Holland and Deommodore Lenoir in the 2021 class, marking the third straight year that at least four Oregon players were picked in the NFL Draft.
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With Breeze and Holland both off the board, this is the first time in program history that two players listed as safeties were drafted in the same year. Adding in Lenoir, Oregon has had three defensive backs selected in the same NFL Draft for the first time since 1990.
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Breeze dominated for the Ducks in the 2019 Rose Bowl, earning MVP honors after finishing with a career-high 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. A 2020 opt-out, he finished the 2019 season as one of only eight FBS players since 2000 with two fumble returns for a TD and a pick-6 in the same season.
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A standout on defense and special teams, Breeze was a 2019 Pac-12 all-conference selected by the league's coaches on special teams in addition to earning second-team all-Pac-12 recognition by Pro Football Focus. The Lake Oswego, Ore., native was named to the USA Today all-bowl team for his performance in the Rose Bowl.
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Breeze closed his career with 95 total tackles, three interceptions, eight passes defended, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He appeared in 38 total games for the Ducks from 2017 to 2019.
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2021 Oregon NFL Draft Picks
1. OT Penei Sewell (1st Round, No. 7 overall, Detroit Lions)
2. S Jevon Holland (2nd Round, No. 36 overall, Miami Dolphins)
3. CB Deommodore Lenoir (5th Round, No. 172 overall, San Francisco 49ers)
4. S Brady Breeze (6th Round, No. 215 overall, Tennessee Titans)
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