The Oregon Ducks football staff will be the first ones to tell you it won't be easy replacing receivers such as Tez Johnson or Traeshon Holden . They were the favorite targets of then-quarterback Dillon Gabriel and both should be on an NFL field this fall .
However, time moves forward, and the Ducks will have to find their production elsewhere. It appears that Oregon has identified a couple of outstanding freshmen at the receiver position, who look anything but inexperienced. According to redshirt junior cornerback Sione Laulea , who could see some significant playing time himself this year, he is more than impressed by the Ducks' up-and-coming receiver class, in particular Dakorien Moore and Cooper Perry.
"Both those boys are very electric. I feel like they're near plug-and-play players. Whether they're 17, 18, straight out of high school, I feel like they've stepped up to the plate immediately," Laulea said. "With Dakorien he's electric. You get flashes of Tez in him. He's willing to get in and out of his breaks immediately."
Moore was the No. 1 receiver in the country out of the Class of 2024, so it's no surprise he's making his mark early on the Oregon practice field. But for Perry, the No. 1 recruit out of Arizona, Laulea said it's his ultra-competitiveness that will put him ahead.
"For Cooper, ball's in the air he comes down with it for the most part. He's willing to compete in everything he does. Whether it's special teams drills, being here on time, he's here earlier than most just in general. I feel like those two guys are ahead of the curve for sure."
Oregon is quickly building a tradition of having a great receivers room and by all accounts, Moore and Perry is just a continuation of that tradition.
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