There are a lot of questions about the Oregon Ducks coaching staff and roster that need to be answered in the 2022 season, but arguably the most important one — and one where an adequate solution might best translate into on-field success — is at the quarterback position.
At the moment, the Ducks have zero returning starters under center, but three viable options to take over as the signal-caller in Kenny Dillingham’s revamped Oregon offense. Those options are Bo Nix, Ty Thompson, and Jay Butterfield. We don’t need to go in-depth about who each candidate is, or what they bring to the table, because if you’re reading this, you likely already have a pretty good idea.
You also likely have a good idea that, after Oregon’s spring game, there’s a feeling inside and outside of the program that it is veteran Bo Nix who currently leads the QB battle, and is likely in line to be named the starter, barring an impressive summer run from Thompson or Butterfield that knocks him off of the top rung on the depth chart.
That’s the feeling around the program, at least. How does the outside world look at Oregon’s QB battle, though?
Recently, ESPN went about breaking down the nation’s top quarterback competitions and giving a prediction for who would come out on top. Here is what they had to offer on the Ducks’ situation:
Nix was a confounding player throughout his Auburn tenure, but also an undeniably talented one. ESPN’s No. 23 overall recruit in the 2019 class can make impact plays with his arm and feet, and he has familiarity with new Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham from their time together at Auburn in 2019. The fresh start and coaching change favors Nix over Thompson, ESPN’s No. 67 player in the 2021 class, who appeared in only three games with 15 pass attempts last season despite Oregon’s average quarterback play. Butterfield, an ESPN 300 recruit in 2020, played even less than Thompson.
The initial transition has gone well for Nix,…
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