Oregon will keep its starting defensive front intact for the 2026 season, as All-Big Ten selections A'Mauri Washington, Matayo Uiagalelei and Teitum Tuioti all are returning to the team.
In Oregon Ducks defensive line coach Tony Tuioti's unit, junior A'mauri Washington and redshirt junior Bear Alexander, each well over 300 pounds, do heaps of the dirty work that goes unnoticed to the masses.
The San Francisco 49ers opted not to make a significant move before the trade deadline, choosing instead to trust their current defensive line rotation despite the group being decimated by injuries.
Each week, Yardbarker monitors the 2026 NFL Draft, scheduled April 23-25, 2026, in Pittsburgh. From an Ole Miss quarterback to an Oregon defensive tackle, here are five players we're tracking.
The Oregon Ducks have been sending defensive linemen to the NFL at a high rate in recent years. Just a season after seeing Derrick Harmon drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Ducks could another defensive linemen take on Day 1 for the second consecutive draft in a row.