2022 Football Roster
Roster
T.J. Bass
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 325
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Deming, Wash.
- High School:
- Mt. Baker HS
- Prev School:
- Butte College
As A Senior (2022)
» The Athletic All-America second team
» Phil Steele All-America fourth team
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team
» Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 second team
» Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (Weeks 5 & 6)
Started all 13 games at left tackle as a senior, earning first-team all-Pac-12 honors from the league’s coaches for the second season in a row … Played 894 total offensive snaps – 879 at left tackle, seven at left guard and eight as an inline tight end … Finished Oregon career playing 2,211 total snaps across three seasons, including 1,379 at left tackle and 824 at left guard … The only player to be named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week multiple times in 2022, receiving the honor in back-to-back weeks … Four career Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week honors tied former Duck Penei Sewell for the most in the award’s history … Earned a 78.2 overall offensive grade from Pro Football Focus, sixth-best among Pac-12 tackles … Ranked fourth among Pac-12 tackles with a 78.1 run-blocking grade from PFF, and 10th with a 73.5 pass-blocking grade … Allowed just 20 total pressures and one sack in 435 total pass-blocking opportunities, according to PFF … A key contributor to an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … UO also tied for 12th in the nation with just 52.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped the Ducks finish as the only team in the nation in the top 20 for both rushing offense (12th, 215.77 YPG) and passing offense (17th, 284.8 YPG) … Oregon rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games with seven games of 200-plus yards and three of 300-plus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Impressed with an 87.4 pass-blocking grade from PFF in the home opener, helping Oregon to 604 total yards of offense and a program-record 40 first downs … vs. No. 12 BYU (Sept. 17): Season-best 90.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF, allowing zero pressures in 23 pass-blocking opportunities … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Helped Oregon put up a season-high 446 passing yards while earning an 87.2 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week after paving the way for Oregon to rush for a season-high 351 yards … UO’s 9.49 yards per carry were the program’s highest since 2013 and highest vs. a FBS team since at least 1971 … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Repeated as the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week, earning a season-best 81.1 overall grade from PFF with a season-high 88.1 run-blocking grade … Helped the Ducks again eclipse 300 rushing yards with seven rushing TDs, the program’s most since 2017 and most vs. a FBS team since 2012 … at California (Oct. 29): Terrific 85.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF, allowing just one total pressure … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Earned a 70.4 run-blocking grade as Oregon rushed for 300-plus yards for the third time … vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19): Once again earned a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better (80.7) in Oregon’s top-10 home win.
As A Junior (2021)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference first team
» Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 20)
A staple on Oregon’s offensive line, starting all 14 games for an offense that ranked in the top 25 nationally with 202.26 rushing yards per game and tied for sixth with 36 rushing touchdowns … Named an all-Pac-12 first-team selection by the league’s coaches for the first time in his career … Started the first six games at left guard before moving to left tackle for the final eight games … Played a team-high 931 offensive snaps of a possible 973 – 500 at left tackle and 431 at left guard … Oregon’s highest-graded player by Pro Football Focus with an overall grade of 86.0, fifth-best among Pac-12 offensive linemen … Tied for third in the conference and 14th in the nation among offensive linemen with a stellar 90.5 run-blocking grade from PFF … Allowed only two sacks and 14 total pressures in 474 pass-blocking snaps … UO rushed for 200 or more yards seven times, headlined by back-to-back 300-plus yard performances against Washington and Washington State in November … at No. 3 Ohio State (Sept. 11): Played all 75 offensive snaps as Oregon rushed for a whopping 269 yards and three touchdowns in a historic win in Ohio Stadium … vs. Stony Brook: Named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week after earning a terrific 93.5 run-blocking grade by PFF, best in the nation among guards and second among all offensive line … Overall PFF grade of 86.4 was best in the FBS among guards … Led Oregon with four knockdowns while paving the way for 182 rushing yards and four touchdowns … at Stanford (Oct. 2): Impressed with an 86.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF … at UCLA (Oct. 23): Made his first career start at left tackle, helping Oregon rush for five touchdowns … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Earned his best pass-blocking grade of the season at 89.0 as UO amassed 256 rushing yards and 312 passing yards with seven total touchdowns … at Washington (Nov. 6): Helped pave the way for a season-high 329 rushing yards, the most by the Ducks since 2018 … vs. Washington State (Nov. 13): Earned a stellar 89.6 overall grade from PFF as UO rushed for 306 yards and two touchdowns, notching back-to-back 300-yard games on the ground for the first time since 2017 … 91.9 run-blocking grade vs. the Cougars ranked second in the nation among all offensive linemen … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Impressed with an 87.1 pass-blocking grade and an 81.0 overall grade from PFF in the Valero Alamo Bowl.
As A Junior (2020)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (Nov. 16)
Started all seven games at left guard for Oregon during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season … Played 386 total snaps, all at left guard … Did not allow a sack and surrendered just six pressures on 202 pass-blocking snaps … vs. Stanford (Nov. 7): Helped Oregon earn Offensive Line of the Week honors by Pro Football Focus after finishing as one of just four FBS units to earn grades above 80.0 in both pass protection and run blocking … at Washington State (Nov. 14): Named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week after grading out as the highest-rated guard in the Pac-12 by PFF at 74.6 … Just his second career Division-I start … Did not allow a hit or hurry on the QB in 25 pass-blocking snaps … Also finished with the second-best run-blocking grade in the Pac-12 for the week at 76.4 … at USC (Dec. 18): Earned a season-best 85.6 pass-blocking grade by PFF to help Oregon repeat as Pac-12 champions.
At Butte College (2018-19)
Enrolled in January … A four-star recruit by Rivals … Consensus top-50 junior college player in the country by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-ranked junior college offensive guard in the country by 247Sports and in the 247 composite ranking … Tabbed the No. 13 overall JC player by Rivals … Finished as the No. 21 overall junior college prospect and the No. 1 guard in the 247Sports composite ranking … No. 50 prospect in the ESPN JC50 … Ranked No. 2 among junior college guards by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN … Third-rated JC player in California by Rivals … Named a JC All-American and ranked eighth overall by PrepStar … A first-team CCCFCA All-American as a sophomore … Selected to the NorCal All-Conference team … Opened holes for a Butte team that finished ninth in the CCCAA in rushing yards per game (183.8) and ninth in total offense (437.4) … Helped lead Butte to a Gridiron Classic Bowl title … Named first-team CCCFCA All-America as a freshman … Earned first-team All-California Region I honors … An All-NorCal League selection … Leader of a Butte offensive line that paved the way for an offense that finished 10th in the CCCAA in rushing yards per game (215.3) and eighth in yards per rush (5.3) … Junior college coach was Rob Snelling … Chose Oregon over Arizona State, Auburn, Boise State, Fresno State, Kansas State, TCU, UCLA, Utah, Washington State and West Virginia.
High School
Named the Northwest Conference 1A co-MVP as a senior … Paved the way for a Mt. Baker rushing attack that averaged 285.5 yards per game and scored 61 touchdowns on the ground in 13 games … Recorded 13 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss while forcing three fumbles … Helped lead Mt. Baker to a Class 1A state quarterfinal appearance … Named first-team Washington 1A All-State as a junior … Selected first-team All-Northwest Conference … Finished with 10 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss along with 82 tackles and six pass breakups … Helped running back Jed Schleimer set a school record with 2,511 yards rushing and 36 touchdowns, highlighted by a state record 521 yards in an early-season win … Also caught 13 passes for 227 yards and three touchdowns … Key part of a Mt. Baker team that reached the 1A state quarterfinals … A three-year letterwinner at Mt. Baker High School … High school coach was Ron Lepper.
