EUGENE, Ore. – A league-high 13 Oregon players were named preseason All-Pac-12 Conference Wednesday the league announced, highlighted by four first-teamers.
The Ducks' four players on the first team, Troy Dye, Justin Herbert, Shane Lemieux and Calvin Throckmorton, are the second-most in the conference. Oregon had three players, Thomas Graham Jr., Jordon Scott and Penei Sewell, on the second team, while six players were selected honorable mention.
FIRST TEAM
LB Troy Dye
» One of two FBS players and the only Power 5 player returning in 2019 to have led his team in tackles each of the previous three seasons
» Enters senior year third among active FBS players with 313 career tackles
» Named second-team All-Pac-12 in 2017 and 2018 and honorable mention all-conference in 2016
QB Justin Herbert
» Owns nation's longest active streak of 28 consecutive games with a touchdown pass
» 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Team Member of the Year and two-time Academic All-America first team selection
» On the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award watch lists
OL Shane Lemieux
» Named a second-team All-American by The Athletic in 2018
» Graded out as the No.