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Oregon football: 3 second-year players who’ll become stars in 2023

By Connor Muldowney

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes to the field with his team as the No. 9 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.Ncaa Football Uo Vs Osu Rivalry Game University Of Oregon At Oregon State
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes to the field with his team as the No. 9 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.Ncaa Football Uo Vs Osu Rivalry Game University Of Oregon At Oregon State /
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BOULDER, CO – NOVEMBER 5: Offensice lineman Josh Conerly Jr. #94 of the Oregon Ducks catches a pass for a first quarter touchdown against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on November 5, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO – NOVEMBER 5: Offensice lineman Josh Conerly Jr. #94 of the Oregon Ducks catches a pass for a first quarter touchdown against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on November 5, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

If you don’t remember this recruitment, it was one of the most intense in the entire 2022 class. Oregon was always pushing for Josh Conerly but USC looked like the leader forever. Heck, even Washington was in the running to keep the five-star offensive tackle home in Seattle.

But Oregon saw a coaching change and Dan Lanning was able to close on Conerly and swipe him from a couple of other Pac-12 foes.

Heck, Conerly had over 30 offers so the fact that Lanning came in and immediately shut the door kind of showed the rest of the country what kind of recruiting chops he had.

As a freshman, Conerly played in just over 100 total snaps and looked solid but I think he’s about to become a legitimate star in 2023.

The former No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation is going to have an All-Pac-12 caliber season for Oregon with TJ Bass now gone.

Next. Way-too-early Top 25 projections for 2023. dark

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