Oregon Ducks' Dan Lanning on Transfer Players Becoming Leaders

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00:00Yeah, Makai's quiet. You've got to poke him to get him to talk.

00:04He's the kind of guy that just works really hard and wants to be out there on the field making an impact.

00:08I think he wants this play to speak for itself.

00:10Dillon has a little bit more of a voice. He's really become a great leader for us.

00:15They're in the back end. He works extremely hard, super intelligent, holds himself to a high standard.

00:20So two great guys there.

00:22And you had 10 players drafted to the NFL draft.

00:25Obviously, this is going to be a challenge filling all of those spots,

00:28but you brought three great ducks to Big Ten Media Days.

00:31What can you say about Bryce, Mateo, and Kenyon?

00:34One, I'd say we have a lot of guys that are deserving to be here.

00:37But those three guys all have a special place for us.

00:40They've been here since the beginning with us.

00:43Bryce is a great story. It could be a movie someday.

00:47A guy that walked on, was drafted in baseball, came here as a safety.

00:51Now he's playing football as an all-conference player.

00:53I'm excited to see what he does this season.

00:55This will be his first year just doing all football.

00:58Where he's done a lot of baseball in the past in the spring.

01:01So he's put on some great weight.

01:02He's going to have a bigger role, especially when it comes to his voice out there on the field.

01:06Mateo, I think, kind of took college football by storm last year.

01:10He's done a great job this offseason.

01:11He's put on some great weight.

01:13He's gotten stronger.

01:14I think he has a really high belief in himself.

01:16And I know his teammates have a high belief in him.

01:18So it's great to see that.

01:20And then Kenyon's, I think that'll be a great surprise for everybody else in college football.

01:24So, you know, he's a hidden gem.

01:25He's a freak when it comes to what he's able to do off the field.

01:28You know, you're talking about a guy that can vertical jump over 41 inches, can run 23 miles per hour.

01:34He's a really special talent.

01:35And big heart and a great teammate.

01:39So excited to see what all those guys do.

01:40Terrence Ferguson called him a freak as well.

01:42Yeah, he's a freak.