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Height:6'
Weight: 225lbs
College: Oregon
Moustashe: Handlebar
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Orien Drake is the newest player to declare for the upcoming DSFL Draft! Drake had a fantastic couple of seasons for the Oregon Ducks and is now looking for the next league to make a name for himself and improve his game. Drake is an All-purpose back who can be used in any situation which can lead to confused defensive groups outfits.
Drake is known for his breakaway speed and vision with the ball in his hands. He consistently beat multiple defenders in college is left unguarded. Because of his speed and evasiveness Drake was quite successful in the special teams department as the Kick and Punt Returner for the Ducks. He managed to put up two kick return touch Downs in his senior season with Oregon and hopes to continue his success in the special teams department in the pros. Drake understands the difficulty of breaking out in the DSFL due to the vast amount of talent in this draft class. Drake understands he will likely not be the starter right off the bat after being drafted and is poised to focus on his special teams performance to help him earn that starting job.
While Drake is known for his speed he is also known for his ability to fight for yards and trucking ability. For those defenders who do catch up with Drake he proves to be quite the force to take down often requiring a second or third defender to get the job done. Because of this Drake has worked a lot with the Ducks Offensive Coordinator on creating plays that give Drake room to Run with a lead blocker or two to force a large portion of the Oppositions defense focused on Drake which opens up the rest of the team to score.
Areas of Drake’s game that his is currently working on is his ability to make quick cuts and turns using his agility and his ability to catch the ball from the backfield. One area the Ducks really succeeded in last year was off of screen plays. Their Screen game improved a lot over the season as Drake struggled in the catching department prior to joining Oregon.
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The Oregon Offensive coordinator was asked about Orien Drake at the DSFL Combine and had a lot of great things to say about this kid. Drake is a team first player who believes the team is only as strong as it’s weakest link. You would often find Rush working with his teammates after practice helping them refine their moves/schemes/routes. Drake has a footballers mind… he got a lot of that from his Dad who was his High school Football coach and also a Duck Alumni. As a kid Orien Drake would constantly steal the ball from the highschool football team as his dad was running practice and proved to be quite difficult to catch. It was because of this his dad had him try out running back when he was old enough to join the team.
Height:6'
Weight: 225lbs
College: Oregon
Moustashe: Handlebar
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Orien Drake is the newest player to declare for the upcoming DSFL Draft! Drake had a fantastic couple of seasons for the Oregon Ducks and is now looking for the next league to make a name for himself and improve his game. Drake is an All-purpose back who can be used in any situation which can lead to confused defensive groups outfits.
Drake is known for his breakaway speed and vision with the ball in his hands. He consistently beat multiple defenders in college is left unguarded. Because of his speed and evasiveness Drake was quite successful in the special teams department as the Kick and Punt Returner for the Ducks. He managed to put up two kick return touch Downs in his senior season with Oregon and hopes to continue his success in the special teams department in the pros. Drake understands the difficulty of breaking out in the DSFL due to the vast amount of talent in this draft class. Drake understands he will likely not be the starter right off the bat after being drafted and is poised to focus on his special teams performance to help him earn that starting job.
While Drake is known for his speed he is also known for his ability to fight for yards and trucking ability. For those defenders who do catch up with Drake he proves to be quite the force to take down often requiring a second or third defender to get the job done. Because of this Drake has worked a lot with the Ducks Offensive Coordinator on creating plays that give Drake room to Run with a lead blocker or two to force a large portion of the Oppositions defense focused on Drake which opens up the rest of the team to score.
Areas of Drake’s game that his is currently working on is his ability to make quick cuts and turns using his agility and his ability to catch the ball from the backfield. One area the Ducks really succeeded in last year was off of screen plays. Their Screen game improved a lot over the season as Drake struggled in the catching department prior to joining Oregon.
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The Oregon Offensive coordinator was asked about Orien Drake at the DSFL Combine and had a lot of great things to say about this kid. Drake is a team first player who believes the team is only as strong as it’s weakest link. You would often find Rush working with his teammates after practice helping them refine their moves/schemes/routes. Drake has a footballers mind… he got a lot of that from his Dad who was his High school Football coach and also a Duck Alumni. As a kid Orien Drake would constantly steal the ball from the highschool football team as his dad was running practice and proved to be quite difficult to catch. It was because of this his dad had him try out running back when he was old enough to join the team.
[div align=\"center\"]S18 DSFL Offensive Player of the Year
S18 DSFL Performance of the Year
S18 DSFL Running back of the Year
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S18 DSFL Performance of the Year
S18 DSFL Running back of the Year
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