EUGENE, Ore. – Four Oregon players were selected first or second-team All-Pac-12 Conference while inside linebacker Noah Sewell was named the Freshman Defensive Player of the Year the conference announced Tuesday following a vote of the league s coaches. The Ducks also had eight players named honorable mention all-conference.
Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and cornerback Mykael Wright were named first-team all-conference. Thibodeaux, last year s conference defensive freshman of the year, claimed first-team honors for the first time after being named an honorable mention pick in 2019. Wright s first-team award also follows an honorable mention selection as a return specialist last season. The two first-teamers are Oregon s first on defense since Jalen Jelks in 2018.