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Ducks Land Defensive Back Transfer

On3 imageby:Justin Hopkins•01/17/24
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - OCTOBER 22: Duke Blue Devils defensive back Brandon Johnson (30) celebrates his pick six during the game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Oregon is looking to add some help in the secondary via the transfer portal this cycle. They quietly managed to target one ACC name which led to his commitment moments ago.

Duke defensive back Brandon Johnson is the latest transfer to commit to Oregon. The 5-foot-10, 170-pounder offers some flexibility in the backfield for Oregon. He can play corner or nickel but will likely play the latter for the Ducks.

Oregon saw three of its starting defensive backs depart from last season. There is a need at corner and safety for instant-impact type players for the Ducks.

Last season Johnson recorded 56 total tackles for the Blue Devils. He enters the 2024 season as a true Senior.

From Duke’s Website:

2023: Returning starter at nickel … preseason All-ACC selection by Pro Football Focus (1st team), Athlon Sports (2nd team) and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview (3rd team) … in 25 career games (14 starts), has recorded 72 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks, two INTs, seven PBUs, two caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and four QB pressures … garnered 2+ tackles on 18 different occasions, including a career-best nine at Miami in 2022 … has two career INTs against Northwestern and Miami in 2022, as well as a 29-yard INT return for a TD against the Hurricanes … posted a career-best 2.0 TFL on three occasions against North Carolina A&T (2022), Miami (2022) and Virginia Tech (2022) … carded a career-high 2.0 sacks against Miami (2022) and Virginia Tech (2022) … earned a career-best two QB pressures at Boston College in 2022 … tallied caused fumbles against North Carolina A&T (2022) and UCF (2022) and fumble recoveries versus Northwestern (2022) and Miami (2022) … has played 1,231 career snaps.

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