A starting tight end playing a full season at Oregon has been the exception rather than the rule over the last decade. That unfortunate run of health problems continued through 2019 with Jacob Breeland breaking his leg midseason and being unable to play the rest of his senior year. He and his fellow senior, former walk-on Ryan Bay, have both graduated; Bay did play a full season in 2019, and while a very good run blocker, he didn’t have Breeland’s complete set of route-running and pass-catching tools.
Oregon’s returning tight end roster is an interesting mix. In 2019, #48 TE Kampmoyer, a converted 3-star defensive end from the 2016 class, played the entire season as a surprisingly effective run-blocker, though like Bay it was an adventure on the rare occasions he went out for a pass.