They lose a key guy in Maehl. The offensive line and defensive front 7 both take significant hits.
As Stomp points out, a lot of guys got regular playing time on defense, so those losses will (hopefully) be managable. The offense I am less optimistic about. It takes just the right players to make that offense work.
I'm more concerned with replacing Davis then Maehl as his downfield blocking was a big part of their running game. They've no one already on board who seems to have DJ's physicality but they've several guys that would seem to be able step into Maehl's role as a go to type receiver (Huff, Lowe, Dungy). It will be interesting to see if any of the five 4* WRs & TEs from this upcoming class make the 2 deep rotation next season... my best guess is the JC transfer Vaughn is the 3rd guy to start with Huff and Lavasier.
The success OL coach Greatwood has had developing lessor HS talents into NFL draftees has been paying off with some very highly touted recruits of late. Last year brought two more 4* guys on board (Clanton and Rowland) to go with several other highly thought of non-starters who've been waiting in the wings (Armstrong, Weems, Benyard, Cody). I'm really looking forward to seeing RSF TE Curtis White and RBs Seastrunk and Williams... things are in great shape on that side of the ball IMO.
The defense is more concerning, specifically Defensive Line, but it's in pretty good shape too. Ricky Heimuli is supposed to announce whether he'll be going on his 2 year Mormon Mission in the next week or so... he's probably their leading candidate to start at NT as they switch over to a 3-4. Probably next in line is JC transfer Ebert... Hart, Kelikipi, and Remington are their other 3 meh big uglies. They should be fine at DE with proven talents Turner, Jordan and Hanna... RSF Washington should also join the mix. At Linebacker I'd guess that their starters are Lokombo, Alonzo, Kaddu and Clay. They've a ton of LBs in the 2011 class who should provide most of the backup... I wouldn't be surprised to see Eddie Pleasant moved back up from Safety. Their DBs rival their RBs for most talented unit on the squad. They lose only 1 starter and have returning & incoming talent galore including Texas transfer
Marcus Davis who was good/talented enough to start 10 games as a true freshman.
all in all while there is some turnover, national media types (like ESPN's Ted Miller) are predicting the Ducks to win the Pac 12 for good reason... hopefully the next Ducks season concludes in the same stadium it starts in
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