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Troy Franklin, Jackson Powers-Johnson Named Midseason AP All-Americans

Two of Oregon's top players have solidified themselves as some of the best players in college football.

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Two Oregon players found themselves in elite company on Wednesday. 

Wide receiver Troy Franklin and center Jackson Powers-Johnson were named midseason Associated Press All-Americans.

Franklin was named to the mid-season second team and has been on a tear thus far in 2023. Through six games, he's reeled in 40 passes for 689 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, which is tied for the most in the Pac-12 (Brenden Rice-USC, Jacob Cowing-Arizona).

Oregon Ducks wide receiver Troy Franklin celebrates a touchdown against the Washington Huskies.  :: Darby Winter/Ducks Digest

The junior wideout has five games with at least 100 receiving yards, which is just one away from an Oregon single season record. He's also averaging 114.8 receiving yards per game, a mark that ranks seventh nationally.

Franklin has had an elite connection with quarterback Bo Nix all season, and he's on pace to become just the 12th player in program history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season, a milestone last reached by Dillon Mitchell in 2018 (1,184).

Powers-Johnson landed on the AP mid-season All-American first team and is one of many standouts along a Ducks offensive line that was named to the Joe Moore Award midseason honor roll recognizing the best offensive line in college football. 

He's started all six games for the Ducks at center and has shined in his first year as the new full-time starter following in the footsteps of Alex Forsyth. 

Oregon Ducks center Jackson Powers-Johnson directs the offensive line in a game against the Washington Huskies.
Oregon Ducks center Jackson Powers-Johnson directs the offensive line in a game against the Washington Huskies :: Darby Winter/Ducks Digest

The junior from Utah paces the Oregon offensive line with 19 knockdowns and is the top pass-blocking center in the nation according to Pro Football Focus, grading out at 90.0. 

He's surrendered just one quarterback pressure on the year and was also named the Pac-12 offensive lineman of the week after Oregon's 42-6 win over Colorado.

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Max Torres
MAX TORRES

Max Torres is the publisher and lead editor of Ducks Digest. He's covered the Oregon football and recruiting beats for four years. He's based out of Long Beach, CA and travels around Southern California and the country covering top high school football prospects.

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