Oregon’s Week 1 injury picture looks relatively clean, but a few familiar names are still worth watching when the Ducks open against Boise State.
The clearest early setbacks came from wide receiver Dillon Gresham and linebacker Brayden Platt. Gresham, who missed all of 2025 with a neck injury, still doesn’t have a return timeline.
On Aug. 5, Dan Lanning made that uncertainty plain.
“There's not really a clear indication that Dillon's going to be able to help us here in the future,” Lanning said. “He'll be a part of our team, but from a medical standpoint, I don't know if that's clear that he'd be able to.”
Platt’s situation is also expected to keep him out to start the year. He was injured in the spring, and Lanning said the Ducks will keep him limited for now.
“He's going to be limited for a while with the injury that he felt in the spring,” Lanning said. “I don't want to put a timeline on it, but he's going to be out for some time until we see where he's at and continue to progress and challenge himself.”
Those two appear to be the only Oregon players expected on the Week 1 injury report publicly. And while Gresham and Platt are the names most likely to show up as unavailable, they’re not the only Ducks working their way back.
Offensive lineman Dave Iuli came into the preseason recovering from a torn tricep that sidelined him in the spring, but Lanning said in his Week 1 press conference that Iuli has been practicing and that he feels “comfortable that he can play.”
Offensive line coach A'lique Terry sounded even more upbeat earlier in camp.
"Dave is cooking. Man, Dave's back grilling.
Dave was doing a really good job today in one-on-ones. He's doing a really good job,” Terry said.
“He's done a phenomenal job of getting back and rehabbing, too. I expect Dave to be around when it's time for ball to be played, too."
That matters for an Oregon offensive line that is still finding its footing. Iuli and center Iapani Laloulu are the only returning starters up front from 2025, so getting Iuli back in the mix is a major boost.
There are other comeback stories around the roster, too. Receiver Evan Stewart is back after missing all of 2025 with a torn patellar injury.
He had been speculated as a possible late-season return, but he remained out during the College Football Playoffs. His return gives Oregon’s receiver room a needed lift after he scored five touchdowns in 2024.
Safety Trey McNutt is another player set to re-enter the conversation. He redshirted as a true freshman after breaking his leg in fall camp 2025, and Week 1 could mark his first college action in the Ducks’ secondary.
“I learned a lot last year just being able to sit on the sideline and just learn from the guys that were in there,” McNutt said. “The elite players like Dillon Thieneman and those guys. Last season, it was interesting sitting on the sideline and being able to listen.”
“Last year got cut short, but this year is definitely easier," McNutt continued. "I got mental reps last year, and being able to put that to the field and really get those true reps on the field, it's been good. I've been able to play faster.”
Transfer quarterback Dylan Raiola also enters the season coming off a serious injury history, after breaking his ankle in November while at Nebraska and needing surgery. He said in August that he had been fully cleared.
Running back Jordon Davison, meanwhile, had his own scare after breaking his collarbone in the Orange Bowl against Texas Tech last postseason and missing the Ducks’ CFP semifinal. Fall camp rumors that he had suffered another injury were shut down by running backs coach Ra’Shaad Samples and by photos of Davison practicing.
Oregon dealt with plenty of injury issues in 2025, and the offseason was full of rehab work across the roster. For now, though, the Ducks appear headed into Boise State with a mostly healthy group.
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