Over the past 25 years, Oregon Ducks have been one of the best teams in all university football, sitting near the sport of sport for a better part of a century.
Since 2000, Oregon has compiled a global record of 239-83 (0.742), with only two losing seasons during this period. They attended 24 Bowl games, won three Rose Bowls, attended a pair of university football playoffs and appeared in two national championships. They saw a winner of the Heisman trophy in Marcus Mariota and had 99 players selected in the NFL draft.
It is sure to say that when you look at the best of the nation in this millennium, Oregon belongs to the conversation. But who are the players who helped bring Nike University into this conversation? This is a completely different question.
To celebrate the brand of the quarter of a century, we are going to dive into this question in next month while we are approaching the start of the 2025 season. Ducks have had hundreds of memorable and loved players over the years, many of whom will live forever in one way or another.
But who is the best of the best?
This answer, of course, is subjective. When examining the figures and carrying out our research, we took into account several factors: career statistics, global impact and success, inheritance, adoration of fans and NFL’s success.
Boiling 25 years of Oregon football to 25 players is not an easy task, and not an task that we have taken lightly. Dozens of players have been left on the floor of the cutting room that deserve a place in the top 25, and at one point, names by subtracting the list began to want to pull the teeth. But in the end, we ended up with 25 players, which we will honor in the coming weeks.
If you want to catch up, take a look at the way we arrived where we are in the ranking:
Today, let’s continue with No. 12 – Massive offensive player Penei Sewell.
Players overview
It could be said that Penei Sewell is the best offensive line player to put in duck uniform. He has just played two seasons thanks to the Pandemic 2020, but for the 2018-2019 seasons, there was not a better offensive tackle in the country. He won the prize after the prize and led an offensive line group that protected Justin Herbert at a 12-2 file and a 28-27 victory against Wisconsin in Rose Bowl.
Career statistics by Penei Sewell
21 games, granted only one bag in 1,376 snaps
Best unique season
2019: 14 games
The second season of Sewell saw the big 6 inch 6 inch and 325 pounds embarking on his and has become one of the best o-linemen of the game. This is what Oregon imagined when Sewell was recruited as the best rated line player to get involved in Ducks. He then won the Outland trophy as the best offensive line player in the country.
- First Polynesian, the first second -year offensive line player and first duck to win the Outland trophy.
- Joined Lamichael James (2010) and Marcus Mariota (2014) as only Oregon players to be unanimous in the All-Americans of the first team.
- Finished the second -year campaign as a high -level offensive line player in the history of the PFF (since 2014).
- Co-player of Polynesian university football of the year
- Winner of the Morris trophy
- AP PAC-12 co-offensive player of the year
- PFF-PAC-12 player of the year
- Unanimous first team all-American
Penei Sewell NFL Drap
Sewell was the overall choice n ° 7 of the NFL 2021 draft and was taken by the Detroit lions.
Success of Penei Sewell NFL
It was the second time in the last quarter of a century that the Lions have selected a duck in the first round and, Sewell was an overwhelming success. It turns out that it was the first step towards the successful reconstruction of Detroit in recent years, which has seen them pass from the bench of the League to the Super Bowl contenders.
Sewell was an absolute anchor on the Detroit offensive line, and if everything goes to their current trajectory, he can have a Super Bowl ring as soon as possible.
The sustainable heritage of Penei Sewell
It is hard to believe that Sewell was not a duck for a very long time … only 21 games, but his heritage could be as big as his 6 -inch frame. He has proven that the elite attacking lines do not have to go dry in order to become a high choice of draft and to succeed in the next level. Oregon can be a destination for players like him and always has the same distinctions and recognitions.
There could have been a Josh Conerly, Jr., or an Iapani Lalloulu, or even an Isaiah world if it was not for the great footprints left by Penei Sewell.
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