TJ McClellan | Oregon Ducks Wide Receiver

Updated October 31, 2026 | Sources: ESPN box scores; USC Athletics box score; GoDucks.com; Big Ten initial availability report for Illinois (Oct 21, 2026)

Illinois status (Oct 23): McClellan remains OUT on Oregon’s Friday Big Ten availability report. Oregon has not given a return date. Latest report. Jeremiah "TJ" McClellan had the best game of his career on opening night. Against Boise State on Sept 5 he caught 6 passes for 150 yards, a career high by 67 yards, including a 51-yarder, and his 8-yard touchdown from Dante Moore late in the third quarter put Oregon ahead 24-17. He followed it with a 20-yard catch at Oklahoma State, playing 47 snaps. Two games, 7 catches, 170 yards: Oregon's leading receiver. Sources: ESPN box scores (Sept 5 and 12, 2026); snap counts, Ducks Wire / Yahoo Sports (Sept 14, 2026). Then he broke his foot in pregame warmups before Portland State on Sept 18 and watched the game from the sideline in a boot and on crutches. On Monday, Sept 21, Dan Lanning said he "broke his foot there in pregame, kind of a weird deal" and will "be down for a little bit of time." Oregon's Big Ten availability reports listed him out for USC, and no return date has been given. His current status is on the injury tracker. Sources: Dan Lanning press conference (Sept 21, 2026) via Sports Illustrated and the Daily Emerald; Big Ten availability reports (Sept 23 to 26, 2026). True freshman Messiah Hampton took his snaps against Portland State, scored twice, and started in his place at USC (official box score). The room has changed again: Stewart, Hampton and Jalen Lott are also OUT for Illinois on Friday’s report. Dakorien Moore is not listed. Oregon has not announced a return date for McClellan or Saturday’s receiving starters (injury tracker).

Week 9 vs Northwestern, Oct 31, 2026

OUT on Oregon's game-day Big Ten availability report for Northwestern, his sixth straight game missed since breaking his foot in pregame warmups before Portland State on Sept 18.

Big Ten availability reports for Oregon vs Northwestern, Oct 28-31, 2026 (read on the conference's official availability portal)

6-150-1

vs Boise State

Sept 5, career-high yards

7-170-1

2026

Two games before the injury

38/557/3

2025

9 starts, the final 8 in a row

Out

Broken foot

No return date given

Jeremiah McClellan | Spring Practice #7

150 yards in the opener. A broken foot in warmups two games later. No return date yet.

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The Boise State Game

Six catches, 150 yards, a 51-yard long and the touchdown that put Oregon ahead 24-17 with 5:36 left in the third quarter. His previous career high was 83 yards, in the College Football Playoff first round against James Madison in December 2025. Oregon needed every yard: the game was tied 27-27 with 8:45 left before Dakorien Moore's 62-yard winner.

The Injury

Hurt in pregame warmups before Portland State on Sept 18; did not play. Lanning confirmed a broken foot on Sept 21. Listed out on Oregon's first Big Ten availability report of the season (Sept 23), again on Sept 25, and on the gameday report for USC. No return date has been announced, and we are not going to guess one. He was listed out for UCLA on Oct 10 and did not play. He was also listed OUT on Oregon's gameday availability report for Nebraska on Oct 17. Every official word lands on the injury tracker first.

While He Is Out

Hampton took McClellan’s snaps against Portland State and started at USC and Nebraska. But the Friday Oct 23 report lists both Hampton and Jalen Lott OUT for Illinois, along with Evan Stewart and McClellan. Dakorien Moore is not listed. Oregon has not announced who takes the open receiver snaps or when McClellan returns (injury tracker; Oregon Athletics starting lineup, Oct 17).

The Path

McClellan came to Oregon from Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis as a consensus four-star and an Under Armour All-American. He appeared in four games as a true freshman in 2024 and kept his redshirt, with 3 catches for 24 yards. In 2025 he played all 15 games, started nine, including each of the final eight, and finished third on the team with 38 catches for 557 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 6 for 83 and a touchdown against James Madison and 5 for 64 against Indiana in the Playoff. The opener was the next step.

Watch List for 2026

1

A return date: Oregon has not given one. Watch the weekly Big Ten availability reports.

2

The first game back: how many snaps, and how the receiver room has changed while he was out (see the injury tracker for current availability).

3

Deep targets: his 51-yard catch against Boise State was the kind of play this offense missed at USC.

4

After-catch ability: at 6-0, 195, he averaged 24.3 yards a catch in his two games.

Frequently Asked Questions

Jeremiah "TJ" McClellan is a redshirt sophomore wide receiver from St. Louis. He caught 38 passes for 557 yards as a nine-game starter in 2025, then opened 2026 with 6 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown against Boise State.

He broke his foot in pregame warmups before Portland State on Sept 18, 2026, and did not play. Dan Lanning confirmed the broken foot on Sept 21, and Oregon listed him out for USC. His status is on the injury tracker.

Oregon has not given a return date. Lanning said on Sept 21 that he will "be down for a little bit of time." We add any official update to the injury tracker as it is published.

True freshman Messiah Hampton. He scored twice against Portland State and started at USC on Sept 26 (USC Athletics official box score), catching 5 passes for 40 yards.

Sources: ESPN box scores; USC Athletics box score; GoDucks.com; Big Ten initial availability report for Illinois (Oct 21, 2026). This page covers on-field performance and publicly available recruiting data only.

Jeremiah "TJ" McClellan

The Boise State Game

The Injury

While He Is Out

The Path

Watch List for 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

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