I cannot copy the whole article, but below is what they wrote about the Ducks... (Wasn't there some doubt written this week about our O-Line?)

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The Athletic's Top 15 CFB Offensive Lines Through Week Four

The plan is to check back in on these rankings in another month, then again at the end of the regular season. These rankings consider not only weekly game tape, but also the following metrics: sack rate, pressures allowed per dropback, percent of plays resulting in negative yards, percent of possible yards, EPA/rush attempt, yards before contact per rush, rush success rate, yards per designed run and strength of schedule.

If there is a metric you feel should be added to our project, hit me up in the comments.

(Note: EPA stands for “expected points added”)

1. Oregon

Record: 4-0 (1-0) | AP rank: No. 6 | Stats: 523.8 yards per game (8.09 yards per play), .38 EPA/play (2.3 EPA/drive)

The Ducks haven’t played the most difficult schedule, but they’ve been truly dominant in three of four wins (and pretty overwhelming in the fourth, a lopsided road win at Northwestern).

Oregon’s O-line has not allowed a sack in 118 dropbacks, and the offense has gained 75 percent of all possible yards with an EPA/rush attempt number of .31. Oregon is ranked inside the top four nationally in all three of those metrics and inside the top 10 in seven of the categories covered here (sack and pressure rates, percent of negative plays, possible yards, rush EPA, rush success and yards per designed run).

Junior center Iapani Laloulu, fifth-year tackle Isaiah World and fifth-year guard Emmanuel Pregnon all are legit 2026 NFL Draft prospects. I had a first-second round grade on World (6 feet 8, 309 pounds) before the season, and Laloulu is one of the best young interior linemen in the class. Let’s also give kudos to O-line coach A’lique Terry for also getting first-year starting guard Dave Iuli and talented Texas State tackle transfer Alex Harkey up to speed. Oregon also boasts Kenyon Sadiq, probably college football’s freakiest tight end.

And all the Big-10 teams that made the top 15?

Oregon No. 1

Ohio State No. 2

Indiana No. 3
USC No. 5

Penn State No. 8

Michigan No. 14

Damn....this doesn't get any easier for us! (and THAT is why you have to build the trenches in the B1G!)

5 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

Oregon’s O-line has not allowed a sack in 118 dropbacks

I think we have had one sack. It was in the 3rd quarter against Oregon State. I remember thinking when it happened, "Oh well, get the first one out of the way."

With the one exception of the Rose Bowl last year against Ohio State (8 sacks), Oregon has had an unprecedented run of protecting the quarterback.

2022 - 5 sacks (#1 in FBS)

2023 - 5 sacks (#1 in FBS)

2024 - 13 sacks (#10 in FBS minus 8 sacks vs. Ohio St. We also gave up 3 sacks to Idaho, and 4 to Boise St.)

2025 - 1 sack (#2 in FBS)

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by mikethehiker