Willie Taggart said players would have to earn a single-digit number when he became Oregon's head coach.

"Not only do you have to be a good football player you've got to be a good student and have great character," Taggart said earlier this spring. "We want guys to have all three things in order to get those numbers back."

Now Taggart has issued his first single-digit number weeks before fall camp opens up, and it goes to a player who has yet to play a down for the Ducks.

Senior and graduate transfer Scott Pagano has posted on his Instagram account that he'll be wearing No. 5 for the Oregon Ducks this coming season.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. #ComebackKid #SecureTheBag ???? A post shared by Scott J Pagano Jr. (@scottpagano5) on Jul 15, 2017 at 12:51pm PDT

Last season, running back Taj Griffin wore number five for the Ducks. Pagano and Griffin can share the number, but they just can't be on the field at the same time.