The Oregon Ducks need to make a new hire on the offensive side of the football after wide receiver coach Mike Johnson was offered and accepted a position at Mississippi State's program.

Speaking with our sources inside Oregon's athletic department and also within the 247Sports Network, two names have emerged among coaching circles as front-runners for the Oregon open wide receiver coach position, and two other names have also been linked to the job.

With that, we've updated our Coaches Hot Board to include new names to the list.

Click here for the new update on where things stand for Oregon football's assistant coach hire.

The Ducks will pay top money for an assistant coach, so they will have the ability to go out and try and land another top receiver coach in the country. This coach also has to have the ability to recruit at a high level. Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal holds his standards very high in the recruiting department, and if you can't connect and develop relationships on the recruiting trail you likely will not be considered for the position.

The Oregon Ducks currently have the nation's No. 8 recruiting class and the second signing period begins February 6th.

Rising junior wide receiver Jaylon Redd will be Oregon's top returning player at the receiver position. In 2018, Redd was second on the team in receptions (38), receiving yards (433), and touchdown catches (5). Senior tight end Jacob Breeland is also back and finished third on the team in receptions by a tight end or wide receiver (24) and third on the team in receiving yards (377). Rising-senior Brenden Schooler and rising-junior Johnny Johnson started a combined 16 games for the Ducks in 2018 and will have 29 combined starts in their careers at receiver.

Four-star wide receivers Bryon Addison and Isaah Crocker, and three-star wide receiver JJ Tucker all redshirted this past season.

The Ducks also have one of the best receiving cores committed and signed from the 2019 class. Four-star wide receivers Mycah Pittman, Josh Delgado, and Lance Wilhoite and three-star receiver JR Waters are all expected to come to Oregon this offseason and compete for playing time.

Oregon also boasts four-star tight end Patrick Herbert in the 2019 recruiting class.

Here are some early names Oregon should consider for the new wide receiver position: