Top 10 players on Oregon’s depth chart

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We continue our offseason coverage of Pac-12 football by taking inventory of each team’s returning depth chart. Here are the top 10 players who will suit up in an Oregon uniform this coming season. These rankings are obviously subjective and comparing players at different positions is certainly not a cut-and-dried task, so keep that in mind as you read our take on it.

Disclaimer: Quarterback Dakota Prukop is not on this list. Though he has garnered the praise of coaches and players through spring practices, I just wasn’t going to include him on a top 10 list when I haven’t even seen him throw. We probably will revisit these lists in the fall and if he plays as well as coaches say he has then he’ll be on the list.

1. RB Royce Freeman: No surprise to see the Ducks’ workhorse at the top of this list. Last season, just 12 percent of Freeman’s carries were held to no gain — the lowest percentage of any top-10 back in the nation in 2015. With another new quarterback the Ducks will continue to rely on the steady machine that is Freeman, and he’s only going to get better and stronger.

2. WR/RS Charles Nelson: Nelson has spent this spring focusing on offense but if Oregon falls on desperate times, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him move back to defensive back (or really, anywhere else on the field because he’s that versatile). He’s an intriguing prospect at wide receiver because of his speed and vision, and Matt Lubick will work to get the ball in his hands as much as possible.

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