Oregon appears to have found its next wide receivers coach.

Ross Douglas, who spent the past season as the receivers coach and pass game coordinator at Syracuse, is expected to join UO’s staff, according to 247Sports.

Syracuse, which added Ohio State quarterback transfer Kyle McCord last winter, led the country in passing yards in 2024 and ranked sixth in passing touchdowns and 25th in passing efficiency.

The Orange lost two of its top three receivers from 2023 and had three players with over 900 receiving yards in Douglas’ lone season, including Georgia transfer Jackson Meeks (1,021 yards, seven touchdowns). Fifth-year junior Trebor Pena had by far the best season of his career and sophomore Darrell Gill Jr. had a breakout year.

Douglas, 30, spent three seasons on the New England Patriots coaching staff before going to Syracuse, with prior stints at Richmond and Rutgers.

He replaces Junior Adams, who left UO for the same position with the Dallas Cowboys.

Douglas began with the Patriots as a defensive assistant in2021 and was promoted to receivers coach in 2022, becoming the youngest position coach in the NFL at that time.

A former defensive back at Michigan (2013-15) and Rutgers (16-17), Douglas began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Rutgers from 2018-20, working primarily with the secondary.

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