2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 6
Jerry Mixon
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
As A Junior (2025)
» Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
Played in all 15 games as a junior while making 13 starts … Helped the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Fifth on the team with a career-high 57 tackles (28 solo) while adding 4.0 tackles for loss, half a sack, two interceptions, seven pass breakups and a fumble recovery … At least one tackle in all 15 games with multiple tackles in all but one contest … Seven pass breakups were most among all Big Ten linebackers … Credited by Pro Football Focus with 13 pressures generated while receiving a 72.9 overall grade with an 83.4 coverage grade … Second among Big Ten linebackers with an 83.4 PFF coverage grade … Played 560 total defensive snaps … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): Played a big role in helping the Ducks record their largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent … Pulled in first career interception and returned it 26 yards for first career touchdown … Earned a season-high 94.1 overall grade from PFF with a 93.5 coverage grade … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after shining in the Big Ten opener … Second straight game with an interception, returning it 36 yards … Added five tackles and first TFL of the season … First Duck since 2023 with an interception in back-to-back games … vs. Oregon State (Sept. 20): Two tackles and two pass breakups in rivalry victory … at Rutgers (Oct. 18): Five tackles and a PBU in a dominant Oregon victory … at No. 20 Iowa (Nov. 8): Impressed in Oregon’s top-20 road win with a career-high 13 tackles, including nine solo takedowns, and half a tackle for loss … vs. No. 15 USC (Nov. 22): Made five tackles and assisted on a TFL in a top-15 home win … vs. No. 24 James Madison (Dec. 20): Recorded four tackles and a PBU in the opening round of the College Football Playoff … vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (Jan. 1): Played a key role in Oregon recording its first shutout in a bowl or playoff game since 1917, making four tackles with a TFL and two pass breakups in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl … vs. No. 1 Indiana (Jan. (9): Made three tackles in the CFP Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.
As A Sophomore (2024)
Played in 11 of Oregon’s 14 games … Made three total tackles, including two at Purdue (Oct. 18) and one against Illinois (Oct. 26) … Played 107 total snaps, including 43 on defense and 64 on special teams …
As A Freshman (2023)
Appeared in eight games for the Ducks as a true freshman, including each of the final five … Finished with five total tackles and a tackle for loss … Played 36 total snaps on defense and 31 on special teams … Credited by Pro Football Focus with four pressures generated and a 75.5 defensive grade … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Made first two career tackles while playing a season-high 11 defensive snaps … Earned a 91.0 overall grade from PFF … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Recorded first career sack while making two tackles.
High School
A consensus three-star prospect … Rated a consensus top-10 player at his position in California, peaking as the No. 3 overall inside linebacker in the state by ESPN … Ranked as the fifth-overall linebacker in California in the 247Sports composite, the sixth-ranked athlete by Rivals, and the No. 7 linebacker by 247Sports … Rated a top-50 inside linebacker by ESPN (No. 36) and a top-50 athlete by Rivals (No. 37) … A top-70 ranked linebacker by 247Sports (No. 54 linebacker) and in the 247Sports composite (No. 62) … A top-100 player in California by Rivals (No. 46), at No. 63 by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite and at No. 97 by ESPN … Selected to the PrepStar All-Western Region team … As a senior, named the WCAL Linebacker of the Year and a WCAL first-team all-conference selection … Finished with 79 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a blocked field goal and a pass deflection … On offense, had 24 catches for 323 yards (13.5 yards per catch) and a TD while also rushing for 321 yards on 53 carries (6.1 yards per carry) and five TDs … Was 2-for-2 passing for 67 yards and two scores … Returned two kicks, a 99-yard kickoff return TD and one punt for 21 yards … Made double-digit tackles in two games … Had 12 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and a sack against Palma … Finished with 11 tackles, a TFL and a forced fumble in a win over Bellarmine College Prep … Made five-or-more tackles in 10 games … Ended with nine tackles and 2.0 TFLs in a win against Valley Christian … Had eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in a victory over Burlingame … Finished with seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a pass deflection against Saint Francis … Had seven tackles, a TFL and a sack in a victory over Sacred Heart Prep … Made seven tackles in games against Serra and St. Ignatius … Ended with six tackles, a TFL and a forced fumble in a win over Archbishop Riordan … Had five tackles and a blocked field goal against Archbishop Mitty … Finished with four multi-TFL games and seven games with a TFL … Ended with one multi-sack game … On offense, rushed for 100-or-more yards once, a 148-yard game with a TD on 10 carries (14.8 ypc) against Burlingame … Finished with one multi-rushing TD game, a two-TD performance against Archbishop Riordan … Had a rushing TD in four games … Ended with three games of 50-or more receiving yards … Had 99 yards on eight catches against Palma … Finished with 74 yards, two catches and a TD against Valley Christian … Ended with 63 yards and three catches against Archbishop Riordan … Had 100-or-more all-purpose yards in three games … Finished with 129 yards (74 receiving/34 rushing/21 punt return) against Valley Christian … Ended with 119 yards (99 kickoff return/17 rushing/3 receiving) against Archbishop Mitty … Had one return touchdown, a 99-yard kickoff return against Archbishop Mitty … As a junior, named a second team All-Metro selection by the San Francisco Chronicle … High school coach was Antoine Evans … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Missouri, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State, UCLA, UNLV, Washington and Washington State.
» Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
Played in all 15 games as a junior while making 13 starts … Helped the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Fifth on the team with a career-high 57 tackles (28 solo) while adding 4.0 tackles for loss, half a sack, two interceptions, seven pass breakups and a fumble recovery … At least one tackle in all 15 games with multiple tackles in all but one contest … Seven pass breakups were most among all Big Ten linebackers … Credited by Pro Football Focus with 13 pressures generated while receiving a 72.9 overall grade with an 83.4 coverage grade … Second among Big Ten linebackers with an 83.4 PFF coverage grade … Played 560 total defensive snaps … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): Played a big role in helping the Ducks record their largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent … Pulled in first career interception and returned it 26 yards for first career touchdown … Earned a season-high 94.1 overall grade from PFF with a 93.5 coverage grade … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after shining in the Big Ten opener … Second straight game with an interception, returning it 36 yards … Added five tackles and first TFL of the season … First Duck since 2023 with an interception in back-to-back games … vs. Oregon State (Sept. 20): Two tackles and two pass breakups in rivalry victory … at Rutgers (Oct. 18): Five tackles and a PBU in a dominant Oregon victory … at No. 20 Iowa (Nov. 8): Impressed in Oregon’s top-20 road win with a career-high 13 tackles, including nine solo takedowns, and half a tackle for loss … vs. No. 15 USC (Nov. 22): Made five tackles and assisted on a TFL in a top-15 home win … vs. No. 24 James Madison (Dec. 20): Recorded four tackles and a PBU in the opening round of the College Football Playoff … vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (Jan. 1): Played a key role in Oregon recording its first shutout in a bowl or playoff game since 1917, making four tackles with a TFL and two pass breakups in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl … vs. No. 1 Indiana (Jan. (9): Made three tackles in the CFP Semifinal at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.
As A Sophomore (2024)
Played in 11 of Oregon’s 14 games … Made three total tackles, including two at Purdue (Oct. 18) and one against Illinois (Oct. 26) … Played 107 total snaps, including 43 on defense and 64 on special teams …
As A Freshman (2023)
Appeared in eight games for the Ducks as a true freshman, including each of the final five … Finished with five total tackles and a tackle for loss … Played 36 total snaps on defense and 31 on special teams … Credited by Pro Football Focus with four pressures generated and a 75.5 defensive grade … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Made first two career tackles while playing a season-high 11 defensive snaps … Earned a 91.0 overall grade from PFF … at Stanford (Sept. 30): Recorded first career sack while making two tackles.
High School
A consensus three-star prospect … Rated a consensus top-10 player at his position in California, peaking as the No. 3 overall inside linebacker in the state by ESPN … Ranked as the fifth-overall linebacker in California in the 247Sports composite, the sixth-ranked athlete by Rivals, and the No. 7 linebacker by 247Sports … Rated a top-50 inside linebacker by ESPN (No. 36) and a top-50 athlete by Rivals (No. 37) … A top-70 ranked linebacker by 247Sports (No. 54 linebacker) and in the 247Sports composite (No. 62) … A top-100 player in California by Rivals (No. 46), at No. 63 by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite and at No. 97 by ESPN … Selected to the PrepStar All-Western Region team … As a senior, named the WCAL Linebacker of the Year and a WCAL first-team all-conference selection … Finished with 79 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a blocked field goal and a pass deflection … On offense, had 24 catches for 323 yards (13.5 yards per catch) and a TD while also rushing for 321 yards on 53 carries (6.1 yards per carry) and five TDs … Was 2-for-2 passing for 67 yards and two scores … Returned two kicks, a 99-yard kickoff return TD and one punt for 21 yards … Made double-digit tackles in two games … Had 12 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and a sack against Palma … Finished with 11 tackles, a TFL and a forced fumble in a win over Bellarmine College Prep … Made five-or-more tackles in 10 games … Ended with nine tackles and 2.0 TFLs in a win against Valley Christian … Had eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in a victory over Burlingame … Finished with seven tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a pass deflection against Saint Francis … Had seven tackles, a TFL and a sack in a victory over Sacred Heart Prep … Made seven tackles in games against Serra and St. Ignatius … Ended with six tackles, a TFL and a forced fumble in a win over Archbishop Riordan … Had five tackles and a blocked field goal against Archbishop Mitty … Finished with four multi-TFL games and seven games with a TFL … Ended with one multi-sack game … On offense, rushed for 100-or-more yards once, a 148-yard game with a TD on 10 carries (14.8 ypc) against Burlingame … Finished with one multi-rushing TD game, a two-TD performance against Archbishop Riordan … Had a rushing TD in four games … Ended with three games of 50-or more receiving yards … Had 99 yards on eight catches against Palma … Finished with 74 yards, two catches and a TD against Valley Christian … Ended with 63 yards and three catches against Archbishop Riordan … Had 100-or-more all-purpose yards in three games … Finished with 129 yards (74 receiving/34 rushing/21 punt return) against Valley Christian … Ended with 119 yards (99 kickoff return/17 rushing/3 receiving) against Archbishop Mitty … Had one return touchdown, a 99-yard kickoff return against Archbishop Mitty … As a junior, named a second team All-Metro selection by the San Francisco Chronicle … High school coach was Antoine Evans … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Missouri, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State, UCLA, UNLV, Washington and Washington State.
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