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Potential No. 1 pick foregoing 2026 NFL Draft, will return to school
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Mock drafts will look quite different going forward.
Dante Moore announced he will return to Oregon and forego the 2026 NFL Draft. The redshirt sophomore quarterback was widely projected to be the first-overall pick.
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“Of course, I’ll be coming back to Oregon for one more year,” he said on “SportsCenter.”
Moore said it wasn’t an easy decision. He prayed about it and talked to many mentors before deciding to return to the Ducks.
Now teams in need of a quarterback, including the Pittsburgh Steelers , New York Jets and Las Vegas Raiders —¸ who have the No. 1 pick in 2026 — will need to readjust their plans.
The 2025 season marked Moore’s first as a starter for Oregon since transferring from UCLA after the 2023 season. He amassed 3,565 yards, 30 touchdowns and completed 71.8% of his passes. Moore’s 78.6 QBR was ranked 14th nationally.
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Oregon was blown out by Indiana in the College Football Playoff semifinal, but Moore returning gives the Ducks an opportunity to run it back in 2026.
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