The developmental squad offense had some success running the ball in Friday's scrimmage period for scout-team players, with help from the grizzled veteran of that offensive line group, Charlie Landgraf.

BUY TICKETS - OREGON vs. STANFORD

Venue: Autzen Stadium

Format: Fast Friday

A center and guard for much of his time at Oregon since walking on in 2015, Charlie Landgraf was in a familiar spot – right guard – for the developmental squad scrimmage that preceded this week's "Fast Friday" walk-through for the UO football team.

It was a different story earlier in the week. With true freshman Steven Jones practicing up with the offensive travel squad, the scout-team offensive line had just five available players for Oregon's full-pads practices Tuesday and Wednesday. Jones had been playing left tackle for the scouts; needing someone else to step in and full the spot, the junior Landgraf left his comfort zone and moved out to tackle.

"It was fun," Landgraf said Friday. "Just helping the team out any way I can."

That's been Landgraf's attitude since he joined the Ducks in 2015. A native of Portland who attended Jesuit High, he considered some opportunities to play D-II or D-III football out of high school, which probably would have resulted in more playing time. And his grades were strong enough that Landgraf also thought about playing Ivy League or Patriot League football.

Unsure of what path to choose, Landgraf bought himself some time by enrolling in prep school for a year, after graduating from Jesuit. That took him across the country, to Connecticut. It was a taste of what life could be like were he to enroll at an East Coast university.

But ultimately, he said, "I couldn't pass up the opportunity to come back home and be a part of something like this."

Landgraf is in the same class as starting offensive linemen Jake Hanson , Shane Lemieux and Calvin Throckmorton . He's roommates with the Ducks' unofficial sixth starter, tackle Brady Aiello .

When coaches asked Landgraf to move out to left tackle this week, he consulted Aiello on pass protection techniques he'd need to employ.

"Going against Justin Hollins ," Landgraf said with a chuckle, "is a lot different than going against Jordon Scott .".

While playing back at a more familiar guard spot Friday, Landgraf was smack dab between two true freshmen, center Dawson Jaramillo and tackle Chris Randazzo . Oftentimes this fall, those three have been joined on the developmental squad O line by two more true freshmen, Jones and guard Justin Johnson .

Landgraf is the wise old sage of the group in that case, and accepts the responsibilities that go along with his veteran status.

"The young guys have a lot of potential, and they're going to be playing a lot of football in the years to come," Landgraf said. "I've been lucky to be around a lot of good linemen here – Cameron Hunt , Tyrell Crosby , Jake Pisarcik . I had the chance to learn from them, and now I can pass it along to the young guys.

"During the week we're running the opposing team's plays, but I try to incorporate our techniques and our calls into the blocks we're doing, so you don't fully forget about the playbook. And then coming out here and repping our plays each Friday, that's crucial."

Landgraf has such a strong grasp of Oregon's plays and signals, he's as much coach as player on gamedays. He joined the Ducks knowing he was taking on such a behind-the-scenes role – but he also keeps himself ready in the event of another opportunity like the 2017 Civil War, when he made it on the field for six snaps.

"It's been a lot of hard work," Landgraf said. "But I've enjoyed every minute of it."

Developmental squad scrimmage highlights: Landgraf was in the thick of it during Friday's scrimmage period for the scout-team guys, clearing room for a couple Noah Dahl runs that netted seven or eight yards. … For the second time in three weeks, Spencer Webb really stood out. Early in the period he caught a pass from Mike Irwin and turned upfield for a big gain, and on the next play Webb tied up two defenders to clear space for Dahl on a run play. …