EUGENE -- By almost any objective perspective Oregon Ducks cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu is a star at the collegiate level.

In June he was named a preseason All-American by Sporting News and Phil Steele.

And from the point of view of one NFL.com analyst, Ekpre-Olomu "will be a dynamite player at the next level" who is compares favorably to NFL corner Darrelle Revis.

Bucky Brooks, who also played in the NFL for five seasons, wrote in his recent video breakdown of Ekpre-Olomu that he knew he would be extending the already high expectations surrounding the Ducks corner, yet felt comfortable he'd live up to the praise

"It's uncommon to evaluate a player who lives up to the substantial hype that surrounds his name," Brooks wrote, "but Ekpre-Olomu is as good as advertised as a shutdown corner."

"He is one of the most polished cover corners that I've evaluated since I started evaluating prospects 14 years ago. Ekpre-Olomu is a better technician than Patrick Peterson and Joe Haden were as collegians; he displays a cerebral playing style that reminds me of Darrelle Revis on the perimeter."

Brooks reviewed Ekpre-Olomu's athleticism, cover skills, ball skills and tackling. You can read the full piece here, but here's one last compliment from Brooks:

After watching Ekpre-Olomu the past two seasons, I'm convinced he's the best perimeter tackler in college football. He routinely delivers big hits on runners in the open field, yet he rarely misses an open-field tackle despite his aggression. Ekpre-Olomu does a terrific job of attacking runners at the knees, resulting in minimal yardage after he makes contact in the open field. Given the importance of having secure tacklers on the perimeter to field an elite defense, Ekpre-Olomu's tackling prowess will make him a hot commodity in defensive meeting rooms around the league.

Here are today's links:

Big day of recruiting for Oregon, which first got a commitment from a four-star quarterback, and then added a three-star safety from Texas.

Former Duck Kiko Alonso reportedly tore his ACL and could miss the NFL season.

ESPN's Pac-12 Blog asks, what is the conference's best position group?

Austin Meek chronicles former UO pitcher Darrell Hunter's return to PK Park.

All the links over at Addicted to Quack.

-- Andrew Greif | @andrewgreif