Oregon Lands Seven Players on Way-too-early top 100 players for 2026

Like it or not, we have to admit that we’ve reached the college football offseason. Which means it’s prime look ahead season. On Thursday, Oregon landed seven players on Clark Brooks’ Way-Too-Early top 100 players for On3 for the 2026 season.

This isn’t much of a surprise as Oregon routinely has one of the most talented rosters in college football.

Here’s the rundown of each player that made the cut, along with some of what Brooks had to say.

No. 2 QB Dante Moore

Brooks: Expected to take another step and be more of a driver of his offense, Dante Moore is QB1 for our Way-Too-Early rankings. In a weak QB draft, many presumed the former Five-Star Plus+ prospect would take the first-round money and run. But despite the short-term thirst from the League, I think Moore made the right call to run it back and return to Oregon.

Dan Lanning has one of the most intimidating rosters in the sport heading into next fall. And, Moore is a clear Heisman-hopeful. Pinpoint and predcise, Moore’s adjusted completion percentage cracked the top-15 among high volume passers on deep, intermediate, and short targets.

No. 19 EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei

Brooks: Matayo Uiagalelei is a beefy tweener at 6-foot-5, 270-pounds. And on a loaded defense, he arguably has the best upside. Capable of aligning at multiple spots along the defensive front, his versatility saw him generate 77 impact plays — the 12th-most among Power Four edges. People at the next level crave that kind of stuff.

No. 22 DL Bear Alexander

Brooks: Bear Alexander is excellent at getting defensive stops. In his last two seasons as a starter, he’s amassed 59. And his 5.3 percent such clip last season is the fifth-best mark among returning college football players.

No. 37 EDGE Teitum Tuioti

Torres: Not many saw it coming, but Tuioti ended up being Oregon’s most disruptive pass rusher last season. The 6-foot-3, 263-pound outside backer was the Ducks’ sack leader with 9.5 and he led the team in tackles for loss with 16.5. His non-stop motor and physicality also helped him finish fourth in total tackles with 68 (Bryce Boettcher was first with 136).

No. 69 CB Brandon Finney Jr.

Torres: Despite being the last cornerback from the 2026 class to join the team as a spring enrollee, Finney showed that he was ready for big-time college ball right away. As the season went on, not many quarterbacks threw at him and he made a strong case for the best true freshman cornerback in the country. He grabbed two interceptions in Oregon’s shutout win over Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl and will be the face of the Ducks’ secondary heading into his true sophomore campaign.

No. 92 TE Jamari Johnson

Torres: Johnson really found himself in Eugene after transferring from Lousiville, where he spent his first two college seasons. Perhaps thought of initially as a bigger-bodied pass blocking tight end, Johnson quickly showed he had some of the best hands on the Oregon roster and plenty of playmaking ability and athleticism to boot. You can make the argument that he made a bigger impact in the back half of the season than projected first-round draft selection Kenyon Sadiq. Oregon’s tight end room is in good hands with Johnson, who will headline the group in 2026.

No. 98 NT A’Mauri Washington

Torres: Washington was the face of Oregon’s interior defensive line and may have been the least likely to return to Eugene for another season. His number don’t jump off the page with 1.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles tackles for loss, but he has freakish athleticism for his size at 6’3″, 330 pounds. Even if he wasn’t getting home as often as he’d like he still found a way to be disruptive up front with eight pass breakups.