Hughes, Moore on Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch Checklist

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon working again Makhi Hughes and quarterback Dante Moore had been named to the preseason watch checklist for the 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year award on Monday morning.

Hughes and Moore had been amongst 45 gamers on the watch checklist for the nation’s fourth-oldest particular person school soccer accolade, which is introduced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Oregon is one in every of eight faculties to have a number of gamers on the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch checklist. 

It is the second nationwide participant of the yr award watch checklist this preseason for Hughes, who was additionally acknowledged by the Maxwell Award. He was additionally named a Walter Camp preseason second-team all-American. 

Hughes, Moore and the Ducks start their first full week of fall apply on Monday as they put together for the 2025 season opener towards Montana State in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30 (1:00 p.m. PT, Big Ten Network). 

Single-game tickets for the 2025 season are on sale now.

RB Makhi Hughes – Walter Camp Player of the Year watch checklist

» Maxwell Award watch checklist

» Walter Camp preseason all-America second group

» Rushed for 1,000-plus yards every of the final two seasons at Tulane.

» All-AAC first-team choice in 2024, speeding for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns.

» As a redshirt freshman in 2023, rushed for 1,378 yards and 7 touchdowns. 

» Has rushed for 100-plus yards 14 occasions over the past two seasons. 

QB Dante Moore – Walter Camp Player of the Year watch checklist

» Entering second season with the Ducks after transferring from UCLA following 2023 season.

» Appeared in 5 video games for Oregon in 2024, finishing 7-of-8 passes for 49 yards.

» Played in 9 video games whereas making 5 begins for UCLA as a real freshman in 2023.

» Threw for 1,610 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2023, finishing 114-of-213 passes. 

Ducks on Preseason Watch Lists

Maxwell Award (National POY) – RB Makhi Hughes

Bronko Nagurski Trophy (National Defensive POY) – ILB Bryce Boettcher, DB Dillon Thieneman, ILB Matayo Uiagalelei

Outland Trophy (Top Interior Lineman) – OL Iapani Laloulu, OL Emmanuel Pregnon, OL Isaiah World

Paycom Jim Thorpe Award (Top Defensive Back) – DB Dillon Thieneman

Butkus Award (Top Linebacker) – ILB Bryce Boettcher, ILB Devon Jackson

Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile) – RB Noah Whittington

Allstate Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service) – OL Matthew Bedford

Walter Camp Player of the Year (National POY) – RB Makhi Hughes, QB Dante Moore