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I'm trying to get more acquainted with the new and old commitments, so as they post stats and game film from their respective seasons, I'm going to drop in links and will probably add some commentary.

Quarterbacks always headline a class, so here is Ty Thompson from week 1. The good is that he made a variety of throws both from the pocket and on the move, leading his team to a comfortable victory. The bad is that he stares down his receiver on every single play of his game highlights. Each time, he makes only one read, when he gets to college, safeties are going to eat his lunch and fans are going to pull their hair out as he doesn't see wide open receivers.



I also watched Jadarrius Perkins this week. One of the things I remembered from watching his freshman tape is his penchant for holding receivers. In this 'highlight,' Jadarrius actually includes a play where he's flagged for holding at the 1:00 mark. I'm not sure why. Watching the plays, he not-infrequently is slow to flip his hips and latches onto receivers. His ability to run with anyone and his strength is not a question for me. But I do think he is a walking holding pass interference at this point, which concerns me because the pac-12 is obviously going to challenge his cover skills more than community college. Early in the highlights, Perkins does get a pick by getting his head around and spotting an under thrown ball.



Last player I watched so far was Terell Tilmon. Tilmon looks like he's packed on some serious weight since last season. Eyeballing it, I'd guess he's up from 200 flat to around 230. So my first question was whether he's maintained his explosiveness, as he's an exceptionally athletic edge defender. From what I can see in just this one tape is the extra strength to support the run and get a push on OL is very noticeable. In terms of speed, it's possible that he's lost a little bit of speed, but I can't say with certainty yet and wouldn't say he looks slow by any stretch. He has some plays with his hand in the ground and some standing up, and it does make me wonder if he does project better as a WDE than OLB. Who knows. (Not me)



There are a number of other Oregon commits playing in their seasons already, and I'll post as I get time to watch.

Kingsley Suamataia looks to be one of the most athletically gifted offensive linemen Oregon has ever brought to campus. Particularly in his week 4 tape, the speed and agility he shows makes him look like a tight end playing at left tackle. It's really splitting hairs, but I would compare him not to Penei Sewell at this age but rather to Jeremiah Poutasi, the 6'6 older brother of Sam Poutasi who started at tackle for the Utes as a true freshman until he went pro after his junior year, and could also run a sub-5.0 40 in high school. As a high school senior, Sewell was still a bit of a beefcake and didn't tap into his full potential until he arrived at Oregon. Compared to Sewell, Penei had a better ability to stand a defender dead in his tracks and to find crucial blocks downfield. Kingsley is no slouch in those departments, but is a little more see-something, hit-something, and would probably smoke Penei in a 40 yard dash.

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A lot of Jackson Light's highlights are of him as a defensive tackle, where he gets great push, shows excellent lateral movement, and plays with a high motor. When I "re-ranked" the class of commitments, I said that I thought Jackson's ceiling is going to be based on his less-than-ideal size at 6'1-6'2. Apart from that, he has everything else. At the high school level, he's still a big kid, relatively, and it's fun watching his superior talent and superior size allow him to make plays. Aside- Light's quarterback, Jaxson Dart, is probably one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the country, and really should have gotten an Oregon offer. Frankly, I still would offer him. So far this year he has 38 TDs to 1 INT and is completing over 70% of his passes. He's smashing school records that were set by BYU's Zach Wilson at Corner Canyon high school.

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Thompson is amazing. Here’s a twitter link to a 2 minute video of his game last night: https://twitter.com/nickkingsports/stat ... 93733?s=21

Thompson went for 466 yards passing with 5 TDs and ran for 98 and 2 TDs. He throws a beautiful ball, can do it on the hoof, and is big and athletic. Like Herbert he is really young looking, but he has ideal size. Not as skinny as Herbert, but plenty of room to grow. I don’t know if he’s a sure thing like DJ Ukelele last year, but as excited as I’ve been for one of our QB recruits in a long time.

GoDucksTroll wrote:Thompson is amazing. Here’s a twitter link to a 2 minute video of his game last night: https://twitter.com/nickkingsports/stat ... 93733?s=21

Thompson went for 466 yards passing with 5 TDs and ran for 98 and 2 TDs. He throws a beautiful ball, can do it on the hoof, and is big and athletic. Like Herbert he is really young looking, but he has ideal size. Not as skinny as Herbert, but plenty of room to grow. I don’t know if he’s a sure thing like DJ Ukelele last year, but as excited as I’ve been for one of our QB recruits in a long time.

Here's game highlights:

UOducksTK1 wrote:

GoDucksTroll wrote:Thompson is amazing. Here’s a twitter link to a 2 minute video of his game last night: https://twitter.com/nickkingsports/stat ... 93733?s=21

Thompson went for 466 yards passing with 5 TDs and ran for 98 and 2 TDs. He throws a beautiful ball, can do it on the hoof, and is big and athletic. Like Herbert he is really young looking, but he has ideal size. Not as skinny as Herbert, but plenty of room to grow. I don’t know if he’s a sure thing like DJ Ukelele last year, but as excited as I’ve been for one of our QB recruits in a long time.

Here's game highlights:

After Tech brought it up, I can't help but notice that he makes almost zero reads. He is big and has a nice arm but not making reads seems like a big deal. I'm curious how difficult something like that is to develop in college if you never had to do it earlier?

Brandon Buckner put up his senior highlights. He's got solid athleticism but just really outstanding football skills. Knows how to get an OL off-balance, how to use his hands, etc. Question will be whether he can go full Michael Clay and be a guy who plays above his stature at the college level.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9669721/5f ... 0b6c93e477