One of the biggest offseason storylines surrounding the Oregon Ducks was the promotion of Chris Hampton and Drew Mehringer into coordinator roles. As Hampton steps into his first season as the Ducks’ defensive coordinator, he spoke to the local media after the second day of fall camp. Hampton addressed how true freshmen are adapting, the state of the secondary and how the roster compares to last season’s.Oregon Ducks recruiting Jalen Brewster Tony Tuioti Texas Tech Red Raiders commitment flip texas chris hampton smu visit | oregon ducks on si Will SeibertEverything Chris Hampton Said After Fall Camp Day TwoAnthony ‘Tank’ Jones Cross-Training:“He’s playing d-line. And coach Tuioti, coach Kamran and coach Rip, all three of those guys work together. So Tank's one of those guys that's just playing – he’s a front player right now. You know, he can play a little bit of inside, a little bit outside. He's growing. He's 18 years old. You know, 18 years old, I think. So, but yeah, Tank can do a lot of different things. He's extremely talented. He made a few plays today.”Jett Washington’s Status in the Secondary:“I think a big part of we have young guys sometimes, you don't want to overload them and have them do too much. You want them to get good at something first before you start to cross train them as much.”“So I think that's a big piece of it is sometimes you start to have a young guy do too much, and then he's confused, and he loses confidence. So the big part is to get Jett to play with a lot of confidence and feel good about the safety position.”Difference in 2025 vs. 2026:“I think we've got a lot of experience. Like coach Lanning said, we've got a lot of guys coming back, a lot of experience. We've also got a lot of guys who are inexperienced. We've got a lot of newcomers as well. The competition is high. It's probably similar to last season.” “We've always got a competitive team, a lot of good players. So I think for me, it's just being a defensive coordinator and leading the unit each and every day. That's probably the biggest difference for me personally. But I think our guys are flying around. They looked energized. We like a focused group. I like we're at right now.”How Far Ahead in IQ They Are:New co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Chris Hampton, right, joins the first practice of spring for Oregon football as they prepare for the 2023 season.