Jeffrey Bassa

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

As A Junior (2023)

» Coaches All-Pac-12 second team

» Associated Press All-Pac-12 second team

» Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP

 

Started all 14 games as the leader of an Oregon defense that was among the most improved units in the nation … A second-team all-Pac-12 selection by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press … Finished second on the team with a career-high 72 total tackles (42 solo) while adding 3.5 tackles for loss and an interception … Lone interception of the season was a crucial pick-six that sealed Oregon’s comeback win at Texas Tech in the final minutes … Multiple tackles in all 14 games with six games of five-plus tackles … Third on the team with 713 total defensive snaps played … Earned a 76.1 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus with an 83.9 tackling grade, 80.3 pass-rush grade and 76.7 coverage grade … Credited by PFF with 27 total pressures, tied for second-most on the team and second-most among Pac-12 linebackers … Registered 17 total hurries and 10 quarterback hits … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Turned in one of the signature moments of Oregon’s season, running an interception back 45 yards for a touchdown in the final minutes to seal a comeback win for the Ducks on the road … Added nine total tackles, including eight solo … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): Made three tackles and assisted on a TFL in top-10 showdown … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Racked up eight solo tackles, four solo … at No. 13 Utah (Oct. 28): Credited by PFF with a season-high six pressures while making three tackles … vs. California (Nov. 4): Recorded six tackles and a TFL … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Impressed in the Pac-12 Championship Game with a career-high 11 tackles, including six solo … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Named the Defensive MVP of the Vrbo Fiesta  Bowl after finishing with nine tackles (eight solo) and a TFL … Earned a season-best 86.5 overall grade from PFF with a stellar 91.9 pass-rush grade, generating three pressures … Also received a season-best 83.6 tackling grade.

 

As A Sophomore (2022)

Played in all 13 games for the Ducks while making nine starts … Finished second on the team with 62 total tackles, including 31 solo … Added 2.0 sacks, 4.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions … Made at least one tackle in all 13 games, multiple tackles in 12 games and at least five tackles in nine games, including each of the last four … Played 647 total snaps on defense and 129 on special teams … at Washington State (Sept. 24): Recorded a career-high 10 tackles with first TFL of the season in Oregon’s comeback win … First career double-digit tackle performance … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Registered first sack of the season and second of career while finishing with four tackles (three solo) … at California (Oct. 29): Recorded a TFL for the third time in five games … Made five total tackles … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Pulled in first career interception while finishing second on the team with eight total tackles … at No. 21 Oregon State (Nov. 26): Second interception of the season, returning it 33 yards … Made five total tackles … vs. North Carolina (Dec. 28): A key contributor in Oregon’s comeback win in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl, making six solo tackles while recording third career sack and second of the season.

 

As a Freshman (2021)

» Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 10)

 

A standout for the Oregon defense as a true freshman, playing in all 14 games for the Ducks … Played primarily at linebacker after transitioning from defensive back early in the season … Made seven starts at inside linebacker … Finished with 48 total tackles, 29 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and one sack … Played 452 total defensive snaps, with 423 coming at linebacker … vs. California (Oct. 15): Made his first career start, finishing with three tackles … at UCLA (Oct. 30): Recorded six tackles and assisted on a tackle-for-loss for the first time … vs. Colorado (Oct. 30): Impressed with six tackles, three solo, and 1.5 tackles-for-loss … Earned a solid 79.6 tackling grade from Pro Football Focus … at Washington (Nov. 6): Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after finishing with six tackles (four solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and his first career sack … Received a season-best 77.4 overall grade from PFF along with a 75.0 coverage grade and an 81.8 tackling grade … vs. No. 17 Utah (Dec. 3): Made three solo tackles in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Racked up career-highs of nine tackles and five solo takedowns in the Valero Alamo Bowl.

 

HIGH SCHOOL

 

A four-star recruit by Rivals while also being ranked as the 31st best safety in the nation, No. 1 at the position in Utah and No. 4 overall in the state … Consensus top-eight recruit from the state of Utah … Ranked fifth in Utah by ESPN, seventh by 247Sports and eighth by the 247 composite … Top-rated safety in Utah by both 247Sports and the 247 composite … No. 1 athlete in Utah by ESPN … Nationally, the No. 45 ranked safety by 247Sports, No. 52 by the 247 composite and the No. 38 athlete by ESPN … A PrepStar Top 350 All-American … A four-year letterwinner, and two-year team captain, who played both offense and defense at Kearns High School … Finished career with 138 tackles (86 solo), 5.0 sacks, 17.0 tackles for loss, four interceptions and 10 pass breakups on defense … On offense, totaled 1,016 receiving yards on 51 catches while scoring 11 touchdowns … Had four career 100-yard receiving games … Also rushed for 150 yards … Earned MaxPreps first-team All-Utah honors following senior season … As a senior, claimed first-team Deseret News 6A All-State honors … Played in nine games helping team to an 8-1 record before Kearns had its season ended because of COVID-19 after a first-round tournament win … Finished with 38 tackles (29 solo), one sack, 3.0 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on defense … Caught 17 passes for 304 yards and three TDs while rushing for 50 yards on four carries on offense … Had two kickoff returns, both for touchdowns with the first one covering 85 yards and the second for 95 yards … Had four-or-more tackles six times … Finished with a big game in an 84-3 win over Taylorsville totaling six tackles, a tackle for loss and PBU, while tallying 129 all-purpose yards with a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD, 22 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards … Racked up a career-high 132 receiving yards on two catches, both TD grabs, in a 65-28 win over Cypress … Had five tackles and a forced fumble while totaling 106 all-purpose yards, including an 85-yard kickoff return for a TD, in a 20-3 win over Box Elder … Finished with a season-high seven tackles (6 solo) against West … Caught a TD pass in win over Riverton while finishing with three tackles … Named to Deseret News honorable mention 6A All-State Team as an athlete following junior season … Finished that season with 53 tackles (28 solo), 10.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions (one returned for a TD), six PBUs and a blocked field goal on defense … Caught 18 passes for 421 and four TDs during the season, while rushing for 102 yards on just four carries … Had four-or-more tackles eight times … Matched a season-high eight tackles with 3.5 TFL and a blocked field goal, while finishing with four receptions for 77 yards and a TD catch in a 31-14 second-round state playoff win over Hunter … Caught a pair of TD passes while finishing with 104 yards receiving on two catches in a 42-21 win over West Jordan with four tackles on defense … Set a season-high with nine tackles (four solo) in 56-23 win over Cyprus … Had seven tackles and 2.5 TFL in a 27-21 win over West while catching one pass for 22 yards and rushing once for nine yards … Had career-high 2.0 sacks while making four tackles in win over Granger … Picked off a pass and caught a TD pass in win over Mountain Ridge … Intercepted a pass in win over Olympus … Rushed for 82 yards on just two carries while making two tackles against Lone Peak … Finished sophomore season with 27 tackles (25 solo), 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, an interception, three PBUs and a blocked field goal on defense … On offense, caught 16 passes for 291 yards and four TDs … Finished with two 100-yard receiving games … Had four-or-more tackles five times … Finished with a career-high 10 tackles and a TFL in a win over Granger while finishing with three receptions for 31 yards and a TD … Had nine tackles, a sack and a 43-yard touchdown catch in a win over Copper Hills … Had a season-high five catches for a season-best 104 yards and a TD in a win over Cyprus, while registering four tackles, a sack and a blocked field goal … Matched a season-high with five receptions for 102 yards and a TD in a win over Hunter while adding two tackles and a PBU … As a freshman, played in three games finishing with 10 tackles (4 solo) … High school coach was Matt Rickards … Also lettered in basketball and track and field … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Syracuse, UNLV, Utah, Utah State and Washington State.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
4.0	1.0	57.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	26.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	16.5	33.0	2.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
3.5	2.0	39.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	24.0