2022 Football Roster
Roster
Boettcher, Bryce

Jersey Number 46
Bryce Boettcher
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Eugene, Ore.
- High School:
- South Eugene HS
Bio
Notable
» Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
» Granted a final season of eligibility for the 2025 football season.
As A Senior – Football (2024)
» Burlsworth Trophy winner
» All-Big Ten second team (coaches & media)
» Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week (Week 3)
Played in all 14 games for the Ducks, making 13 starts at inside linebacker … Winner of the 2024 Burlsworth Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on … First Duck ever to win the Burlsworth Trophy … Led Oregon with a career-high 94 total tackles, including a team-high 50 solo takedowns … Also had career highs of 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks while adding four pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble … Led Oregon in tackles seven times … Made at least one tackle in all 14 games and had multiple tackles in 13 of 14 contests … At least five tackles in 11 games with a pair of double-digit tackle performances … Seven games with a tackle for loss and two games with multiple TFLs … Played 467 total defensive snaps … Led Oregon with an 89.8 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, ranking fourth among all FBS linebackers … Also received an 84.5 pass-rushing grade, an 84.4 coverage grade, an 83.0 run-defense grade and a 79.9 tackling grade from PFF … 84.5 pass-rush grade ranked ninth among all FBS linebackers … Received a defensive grade of 70.0 or better in nine of 14 games … vs. Idaho (Aug. 31): Tied for the team lead with five total tackles in the season opener … vs. Boise State (Sept. 7): Led the Ducks with nine total tackles … at Oregon State (Sept. 14): Team leader in tackles for the third straight game with a career-high 11, including five solo tackles … Also had a career-high two pass breakups … Named the Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week … at UCLA (Sept. 28): Pulled in first career interception and also made three tackles in Big Ten Conference opener … vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4): Notched four tackles and first tackle for loss of the season … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Made five total tackles and assisted on a TFL … vs. No. 20 Illinois (Oct. 26): Racked up eight total tackles and notched first sack of the season … at Michigan (Nov. 2): Tied for the team lead with seven total tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss, giving him 3.0 TFLs in a three-game stretch … at Wisconsin (Nov. 16): Led the Ducks with nine total tackles while adding a TFL and a pass breakup … Career-high seven solo tackles …Earned a season-best 90.7 defensive grade from PFF … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Matched career high with 11 total tackles to lead the Ducks while also recording a forced fumble, a sack and a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Helped Oregon win the Big Ten Championship with seven total tackles and a TFL … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Led Oregon with seven total tackles, including five solo.
As A Senior – Baseball (2024)
» ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team
» All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
» Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team
Started 54 of Oregon’s 60 games in center field … Slashed .276/.372/500 while going 53-for-192 at the plate with a career-high 12 home runs, 35 RBIs and a team-high 46 runs scored with seven doubles … Named the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team as an outfielder after not committing an error in 142 chances and recording six outfield assists … Also made six diving catches and robbed a pair of home runs … Stole 15 bases, tied for ninth-most in program history … Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in stolen bases … Santa Barbara Regional (May 31-June 2): Slugged a leadoff home run in the top of the 11th inning against San Diego to give Oregon a 5-4 win in the opening game of the regional … Named to the all-tournament team.
As A Junior – Football (2023)
Appeared in all 14 games while making two starts for the Ducks after transitioning from defensive back to inside linebacker … Finished fifth on the team with 37 total tackles (15 solo) while adding 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Made at least one tackle in 11 of 14 games, and multiple tackles in each of the first six contests … Played 405 total snaps, including 218 on defense and 187 on special teams … Credited by Pro Football Focus with six total pressures … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Made first career start, finishing with four total tackles and recovering a fumble on special teams for Oregon’s first takeaway of the season … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Shined in UO’s comeback win on the road with three tackles, first career sack and first career forced fumble … Credited by PFF with a season-high three pressures … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Racked up a career-high six total tackles (three solo) while notching a TFL for the second game in a row … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Assisted on a TFL while making five total tackles … vs. California (Nov. 4): Matched career-high with six total tackles … at Arizona State (Nov. 18): Finished with five total tackles (three solo), his fourth game of the season with at least five tackles.
As A Junior – Baseball (2023)
Played in 51 games while making 15 starts – eight in center field, six in right field and one in left field … Batted .200 (10-for-50) with two home runs, two doubles, six RBIs and 12 runs scored … Tied for fourth on the team with seven stolen bases in eight attempts … vs. San Francisco (April 11-12): Reached base six times (2-for-2, BB, 3 HBP) with a solo home run, double and three runs scored in the series finale … Became the first Duck to be hit by a pitch three times in a game since June 3, 2012 … Home run was first of his collegiate career … vs. No. 7 Stanford (April 14-16): Blasted a solo home run in the series finale while starting all three games … vs. Gonzaga (April 25-26): Started both games of the two-game series while going 3-for-6 with a double, two RBIs, four runs scored, three walks and four stolen bases … Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Played in all four games while helping Oregon to the tournament title … Nashville Regional (June 2-4): Played in all three Oregon wins while starting the championship game … Helped Oregon book its ticket to the Super Regionals by reaching base four times (3 BB, HBP) and scoring twice in the title game … Eugene Super Regional (June 9-11): Started all three games in center field while hitting second in the lineup … Went 1-for-10 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base.
As A Redshirt Sophomore – Football (2022)
A dual-sport athlete at Oregon, joining the football program following second season as a utility player on the Ducks’ baseball team … Appeared in 12 of 13 games for the Ducks on special teams … Played 91 total special-teams snaps while making two tackles.
As A Sophomore – Baseball (2022)
Appeared in 43 games while making five starts – two at second base, two in center field, and one in right field … Hit .182 (4-for-22) with a triple and three RBI … Drew four walks while posting a .333 on-base percentage … Drove in two runs and reached base twice against San Francisco (March 29) … Went 2-for-4 with a triple, three runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base in a win over UC San Diego (May 11).
As A Freshman – Baseball (2021)
Played in 38 games, making eight starts in center field … Batted .152 (5-for-33) with four RBI, 14 runs scored, five walks, three hit-by-pitches and four stolen bases … Reached base at a .310 clip … Only true freshman on the team in the starting lineup on opening day … Oregon went 6-2 in the eight games started … Reached base multiple times in four of eight starts … Finished with two multiple-hit games and one multi-RBI game.
High School
The top-ranked shortstop and No. 10 overall player in Oregon according to Prep Baseball Report … A three-sport letterman (baseball, basketball, Football) at South Eugene High School in Eugene … Lettered four times in baseball and football, while earning three letters in basketball … Senior season of baseball canceled because of COVID-19 … As a junior, named first-team All-Southwest Conference and honorable mention all-state after leading team to the 2019 Oregon 6A State Tournament … Finished season hitting .315 (38-for-89) with a home run, seven doubles and a triple … As a sophomore, claimed first-team All-Southwest Conference honors and second team all-state recognition while being named the team MVP … Led South Eugene to the 2018 Oregon 6A State Tournament while batting .409 (36-for-880 with a home run, eight doubles and two triples … Only struck out twice in 113 at-bats … As a freshman, named second-team All-Southwest Conference after hitting .304 (24-for-79) with six doubles and a triple … Tossed a no-hitter against South Medford … High school coach was Danny Sales. Football: A three-star prospect according to 247Sports … Rated as a top-100 dual-threat quarterback (No. 65) in the country and a top-25 player from Oregon (No. 24) … Named first-team All-Midwestern League as a defensive back and honorable-mention all-league as a quarterback as a senior in 2019 … Earned second-team all-league recognition as a QB as a junior in 2018. Basketball: Played in 76 career games over three seasons averaging 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game … As a senior, named second-team All-Southwestern League after averaging 9.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.3 blocks per game … Finished season with a career-high 22 points in a playoff win over Sunset, and 17 rebounds in a regular-season win over Desert Oasis … Scored in double-digits in 14 games, including one 20-point game … Grabbed double-digit rebounds eight times … Finished season with five double doubles … Had 22 points and 13 rebounds in the 82-61 playoff win over Sunset … Scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 58-44 win over Willamette … Finished with 15 points and 17 boards in a 66-53 win over Desert Oasis … Scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds in an 81-73 win over Willamette … Had 11 points and 10 boards in a 66-48 win over South Medford … As a junior, averaged 6.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocks per game … Had season highs of 18 points (vs. Grants Pass) and 10 rebounds (vs. Tualatin) … Scored in double-figures five times and grabbed double-digit rebounds once … As a sophomore, averaging 1.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
» Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
» Granted a final season of eligibility for the 2025 football season.
As A Senior – Football (2024)
» Burlsworth Trophy winner
» All-Big Ten second team (coaches & media)
» Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week (Week 3)
Played in all 14 games for the Ducks, making 13 starts at inside linebacker … Winner of the 2024 Burlsworth Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on … First Duck ever to win the Burlsworth Trophy … Led Oregon with a career-high 94 total tackles, including a team-high 50 solo takedowns … Also had career highs of 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks while adding four pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble … Led Oregon in tackles seven times … Made at least one tackle in all 14 games and had multiple tackles in 13 of 14 contests … At least five tackles in 11 games with a pair of double-digit tackle performances … Seven games with a tackle for loss and two games with multiple TFLs … Played 467 total defensive snaps … Led Oregon with an 89.8 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus, ranking fourth among all FBS linebackers … Also received an 84.5 pass-rushing grade, an 84.4 coverage grade, an 83.0 run-defense grade and a 79.9 tackling grade from PFF … 84.5 pass-rush grade ranked ninth among all FBS linebackers … Received a defensive grade of 70.0 or better in nine of 14 games … vs. Idaho (Aug. 31): Tied for the team lead with five total tackles in the season opener … vs. Boise State (Sept. 7): Led the Ducks with nine total tackles … at Oregon State (Sept. 14): Team leader in tackles for the third straight game with a career-high 11, including five solo tackles … Also had a career-high two pass breakups … Named the Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week … at UCLA (Sept. 28): Pulled in first career interception and also made three tackles in Big Ten Conference opener … vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4): Notched four tackles and first tackle for loss of the season … at Purdue (Oct. 18): Made five total tackles and assisted on a TFL … vs. No. 20 Illinois (Oct. 26): Racked up eight total tackles and notched first sack of the season … at Michigan (Nov. 2): Tied for the team lead with seven total tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss, giving him 3.0 TFLs in a three-game stretch … at Wisconsin (Nov. 16): Led the Ducks with nine total tackles while adding a TFL and a pass breakup … Career-high seven solo tackles …Earned a season-best 90.7 defensive grade from PFF … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Matched career high with 11 total tackles to lead the Ducks while also recording a forced fumble, a sack and a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss … vs. No. 3 Penn State (Dec. 7): Helped Oregon win the Big Ten Championship with seven total tackles and a TFL … vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Jan. 1): Led Oregon with seven total tackles, including five solo.
As A Senior – Baseball (2024)
» ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team
» All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
» Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team
Started 54 of Oregon’s 60 games in center field … Slashed .276/.372/500 while going 53-for-192 at the plate with a career-high 12 home runs, 35 RBIs and a team-high 46 runs scored with seven doubles … Named the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team as an outfielder after not committing an error in 142 chances and recording six outfield assists … Also made six diving catches and robbed a pair of home runs … Stole 15 bases, tied for ninth-most in program history … Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in stolen bases … Santa Barbara Regional (May 31-June 2): Slugged a leadoff home run in the top of the 11th inning against San Diego to give Oregon a 5-4 win in the opening game of the regional … Named to the all-tournament team.
As A Junior – Football (2023)
Appeared in all 14 games while making two starts for the Ducks after transitioning from defensive back to inside linebacker … Finished fifth on the team with 37 total tackles (15 solo) while adding 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Made at least one tackle in 11 of 14 games, and multiple tackles in each of the first six contests … Played 405 total snaps, including 218 on defense and 187 on special teams … Credited by Pro Football Focus with six total pressures … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Made first career start, finishing with four total tackles and recovering a fumble on special teams for Oregon’s first takeaway of the season … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Shined in UO’s comeback win on the road with three tackles, first career sack and first career forced fumble … Credited by PFF with a season-high three pressures … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Racked up a career-high six total tackles (three solo) while notching a TFL for the second game in a row … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Assisted on a TFL while making five total tackles … vs. California (Nov. 4): Matched career-high with six total tackles … at Arizona State (Nov. 18): Finished with five total tackles (three solo), his fourth game of the season with at least five tackles.
As A Junior – Baseball (2023)
Played in 51 games while making 15 starts – eight in center field, six in right field and one in left field … Batted .200 (10-for-50) with two home runs, two doubles, six RBIs and 12 runs scored … Tied for fourth on the team with seven stolen bases in eight attempts … vs. San Francisco (April 11-12): Reached base six times (2-for-2, BB, 3 HBP) with a solo home run, double and three runs scored in the series finale … Became the first Duck to be hit by a pitch three times in a game since June 3, 2012 … Home run was first of his collegiate career … vs. No. 7 Stanford (April 14-16): Blasted a solo home run in the series finale while starting all three games … vs. Gonzaga (April 25-26): Started both games of the two-game series while going 3-for-6 with a double, two RBIs, four runs scored, three walks and four stolen bases … Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Played in all four games while helping Oregon to the tournament title … Nashville Regional (June 2-4): Played in all three Oregon wins while starting the championship game … Helped Oregon book its ticket to the Super Regionals by reaching base four times (3 BB, HBP) and scoring twice in the title game … Eugene Super Regional (June 9-11): Started all three games in center field while hitting second in the lineup … Went 1-for-10 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base.
As A Redshirt Sophomore – Football (2022)
A dual-sport athlete at Oregon, joining the football program following second season as a utility player on the Ducks’ baseball team … Appeared in 12 of 13 games for the Ducks on special teams … Played 91 total special-teams snaps while making two tackles.
As A Sophomore – Baseball (2022)
Appeared in 43 games while making five starts – two at second base, two in center field, and one in right field … Hit .182 (4-for-22) with a triple and three RBI … Drew four walks while posting a .333 on-base percentage … Drove in two runs and reached base twice against San Francisco (March 29) … Went 2-for-4 with a triple, three runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base in a win over UC San Diego (May 11).
As A Freshman – Baseball (2021)
Played in 38 games, making eight starts in center field … Batted .152 (5-for-33) with four RBI, 14 runs scored, five walks, three hit-by-pitches and four stolen bases … Reached base at a .310 clip … Only true freshman on the team in the starting lineup on opening day … Oregon went 6-2 in the eight games started … Reached base multiple times in four of eight starts … Finished with two multiple-hit games and one multi-RBI game.
High School
The top-ranked shortstop and No. 10 overall player in Oregon according to Prep Baseball Report … A three-sport letterman (baseball, basketball, Football) at South Eugene High School in Eugene … Lettered four times in baseball and football, while earning three letters in basketball … Senior season of baseball canceled because of COVID-19 … As a junior, named first-team All-Southwest Conference and honorable mention all-state after leading team to the 2019 Oregon 6A State Tournament … Finished season hitting .315 (38-for-89) with a home run, seven doubles and a triple … As a sophomore, claimed first-team All-Southwest Conference honors and second team all-state recognition while being named the team MVP … Led South Eugene to the 2018 Oregon 6A State Tournament while batting .409 (36-for-880 with a home run, eight doubles and two triples … Only struck out twice in 113 at-bats … As a freshman, named second-team All-Southwest Conference after hitting .304 (24-for-79) with six doubles and a triple … Tossed a no-hitter against South Medford … High school coach was Danny Sales. Football: A three-star prospect according to 247Sports … Rated as a top-100 dual-threat quarterback (No. 65) in the country and a top-25 player from Oregon (No. 24) … Named first-team All-Midwestern League as a defensive back and honorable-mention all-league as a quarterback as a senior in 2019 … Earned second-team all-league recognition as a QB as a junior in 2018. Basketball: Played in 76 career games over three seasons averaging 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game … As a senior, named second-team All-Southwestern League after averaging 9.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.3 blocks per game … Finished season with a career-high 22 points in a playoff win over Sunset, and 17 rebounds in a regular-season win over Desert Oasis … Scored in double-digits in 14 games, including one 20-point game … Grabbed double-digit rebounds eight times … Finished season with five double doubles … Had 22 points and 13 rebounds in the 82-61 playoff win over Sunset … Scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 58-44 win over Willamette … Finished with 15 points and 17 boards in a 66-53 win over Desert Oasis … Scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds in an 81-73 win over Willamette … Had 11 points and 10 boards in a 66-48 win over South Medford … As a junior, averaged 6.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocks per game … Had season highs of 18 points (vs. Grants Pass) and 10 rebounds (vs. Tualatin) … Scored in double-figures five times and grabbed double-digit rebounds once … As a sophomore, averaging 1.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
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