T.J.

Bass

Bass (6’4/321) was a 3-star recruit, and the top-ranked JUCO offensive guard in the 2020 recruiting class, from Deming, Washington. The Ducks’ left tackle is projected to be a guard at the next level due to his short arms and small hands. Luckily, Bass has experience on the interior as 13 of his 34 college starts were at left guard. The 3-time all-conference honoree is an experienced, wide, technician with the ability to anchor down against much quicker and stronger athletes. His pads tend to rise a bit too quickly upon engaging with a defender, but his hands still lead the whole movement to salvage a few wins. Bass is not the most mobile blocker and struggles to get to the second level quickly, although he wasn’t asked to do so on a regular basis in Eugene. He will need to take advantage of play leverage while utilizing his heavy punches to win snaps at the next level.