How each 2021 position group compares to 2020

Through 2020, Oregon football can be considered a success despite the fact that the Fiesta Bowl lost to the state of Iowa by only 4-3. The Ducks still won the second consecutive Pac-12 title, but expectations are rising toward 2021.

Oregon is one of the country’s most talented teams, although he has lost a handful of talent to the NFL, such as Jevon Holland and Penei Sewell, but both dropped out of the 2020 campaign.

Mario Cristobal brings the country’s No. 6 recruitment class and his list is arguably the most talented in school history. Talent is on the rise in most places.

Which location groups are better and worse than their 2020 versions?

Offensive line

Better or worse (than 2020): A bit better

I know what you might think, how in the world can an Oregon offensive line be better in 2021 without Penei Sewell on the list? But some people have forgotten that he left the 2020 season to prepare for the NFL draft and his last game with the Ducks was in 2019.

So when you look at the return of the offensive line, Ducks brings back four starters and can get an opening in the tackle, but Steven Jones looks like the right guy for the task.

Seventh-year (no typo) liner George Moore returns as a predicted starter in the left tackle, and while this may seem worrying, he is backed by one of 2021’s best-in-class recruiters in five-star Kingsley Suamataia, so it’s an immediate two-in-depth update.

In addition, TJ Bass and Alex Forsyth have returned with a year of experience to their belts indoors, and they should be even better.

Add Bram Walden, Jackson Powers-Johnson and Noah Miller to the mix, and the Ducks will have a better and deeper line of attack in 2021.