Jeffrey Bassa - Wikipedia
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| Oregon Ducks – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Inside linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | September 20, 2002 (age 22) |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Kearns (Kearns, Utah) |
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Jeffrey Bassa (born September 20, 2002)[1] is an American college football linebacker for the Oregon Ducks.
Bassa grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Kearns High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track and field. Coming out of high school, Bassa committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over offers from schools such as Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Hawai’i, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Syracuse, UNLV, and Washington State.[2]
In Bassa's first two seasons in 2021 and 2022, he notched 110 tackles with seven and a half being for a loss, three sacks, a pass deflections, and two interceptions.[3] In the final minutes of Oregon's week 2 matchup, he returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown in a win over Texas Tech.[4] In the 2024 Fiesta Bowl, Bassa led the Ducks with eight tackles, adding one for a loss, in a win over Liberty, earning game defensive MVP honors.[5] In 2023, he amassed 71 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, a pass deflection, an interception, and a touchdown,[6] earning second-team all-Pac-12 Conference honors.[7]
- ^ "Jeffrey Bassa Linebacker Oregon". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Allen, Trevor (October 13, 2020). "Kearns High School Star Jeff Bassa Commits To Oregon Football". KSL Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Jeffrey Bassa". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Odom, Joel (September 10, 2023). "Jeffrey Bassa's pick-six seals Oregon Ducks' win at Texas Tech". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Connolly, Matt (January 6, 2024). "Jeffrey Bassa shares conversations Oregon's defense had early in Fiesta Bowl". On3.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Crepea, James (January 4, 2024). "Oregon football linebacker Jeff Bassa returning for senior season in 2024". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ La Rue, Israel (January 4, 2024). "Oregon Football Linebacker Jeffrey Bassa Returning in 2024". Oregon Ducks on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.