Boettcher announced his return for one more season of college football on Tuesday night. The Ducks had been pursuing a waiver from the NCAA for the linebacker to play a fourth and final year of football, and it appears to have been granted.

Amid other departures at the position, Oregon will return a key receiver in 2025 after junior Evan Stewart, the 6-foot, 175-pound standout who finished as the Ducks' second-leading pass catcher in his debut year,