Six Ducks Earn AP All-Big Ten Honors

EUGENE, Ore. – Six Oregon football players were named to the Associated Press all-Big Ten teams on Tuesday as accolades continue to roll in for the Ducks ahead of the College Football Playoff.

Offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon, tight end Kenyon Sadiq and defensive back Dillon Thieneman were all voted to the AP all-Big Ten first team.

Defensive lineman Bear Alexander, linebacker Bryce Boettcher and defensive back Brandon Finney Jr. were each awarded AP all-Big Ten second team honors.

Earlier on Tuesday, Oregon was selected as a finalist for the Joe Moore Award for the nation's top offensive line, and center Iapani Laloulu was named a finalist for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year.

Last week, 24 different Ducks earned all-Big Ten recognition from the league's coaches and the media.

The No. 5 Ducks will host No. 12 seed James Madison in the first round of the College Football Playoff in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 4:30 p.m. Tickets and information on attending the first CFP game in Autzen Stadium history are available at www.GoDucks.com/CFP.

OL Emmanuel Pregnon
» All-Big Ten First Team (coaches, media, AP)
» Has started all 12 games for the Ducks - 11 at left guard and one at right guard.
» Second among Big Ten guards with an 83.1 overall grade from Pro Football Focus.
» Tied for third among Big Ten guards with an 87.3 pass-blocking grade by PFF.
» Zero sacks and just three pressures allowed in 335 total pass-blocking opportunities.

TE Kenyon Sadiq
» Big Ten Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
» All-Big Ten First Team (coaches, media, AP)
» Leads all FBS tight ends with a team-high eight touchdown receptions.
» Just one touchdown away from tying the UO single-season record by a tight end.
» Also leads the Ducks in receptions (40) while ranking second in receiving yards (490).
» First Duck to be a finalist for the John Mackey Award, presented to the nation's best tight end.

DB Dillon Thieneman
» All-Big Ten First Team (coaches, media, AP)
» Second among Ducks with 64 total tackles.
» Also has two interceptions, four pass breakups, 1.5 TFLs and a sack.
» Sealed Oregon's double-overtime win at then-No. 3 Penn State with an interception.
» Leads all Big Ten defensive backs with a 90.2 coverage grade by Pro Football Focus.

DL Bear Alexander
» All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches, media, AP)
» Third among Ducks with 6.0 tackles for loss and leads with two fumble recoveries.
» 45 total tackles, just three shy of his career high.
» Tied for second on the team with five quarterback hurries.
» Credited by PFF with a 74.0 overall grade and 14 pressures generated.

ILB Bryce Boettcher
» All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches, media, AP)
» Leads Oregon with 104 total tackles, fifth-most in the Big Ten.
» First Duck since 2021 to reach 100 tackles in a season.
» Five double-digit tackle games in 2025, including a pair of 13-tackle performances.
» Averaging 9.7 tackles per game over the last nine contests.

DB Brandon Finney Jr.
» All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches, AP)
» All-Big Ten Third Team (media)
» Leads Oregon with seven pass breakups while adding 29 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, a sack, an interception and two forced fumbles.
» First career pick-six against then-No. 7 Indiana, returning it 35 yards for a touchdown.
» Sixth among all FBS cornerbacks with just a 34.2 reception rate allowed this season.

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