The Oregon Ducks opened fall camp on Wednesday, but remain without a promising young wideout on the field.
Dillon Gresham suffered a neck injury in fall camp before the 2025 season and has not been on the field in a Ducks
uniform since. The former four-star wideout from San Jacinto, California, once appeared to be a rising star in the Ducks' wide receiver room, but his future is now firmly in question.Greshman remains listed on Oregon's roster as a redshirt sophomore. Dan Lanning spoke to reporters after the first practice of fall camp and offered an update on Greshman. Unfortunately, Lanning isn't certain that the young receiver will make a return.
"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 you know, from a medical standpoint, I don't know if that's clear that he'd be able to (play again)."
That's not the update Oregon fans or Gresham's teammate will want to hear, but it isn't unexpected. Back in the spring, Lanning admitted that Gresham's future in football was "a little bit uncertain" following the serious injury.
"Football at some point ends for everybody," Lanning said in March. "Sometimes you hope it doesn’t end for a guy like Dillon as soon as it did last season. We’ll see what it continues to look like moving forward; that’s the everyday battle, and it’s a wake-up call for anybody playing ball. It can be taken away from you in a second.”
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Gresham has not appeared in a game for the Ducks yet. He redshirted in 2024 before missing the entire 2025 season with his neck injury. However, optimism initially grew around Gresham's potential with the Ducks after a standout performance in the 2025 spring game. He had a game-high 97 receiving yards and a touchdown in the spring outing.
Oregon isn't short on talent at wide receiver this season, but Gresham is unfortunately a missing piece with plenty of potential when healthy. The Ducks will continue to ramp it up in fall camp before Sept. 5, when they will host Boise State in the season opener.
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