EUGENE — Oregon will have a second new starting wide receiver, but for the worst of reasons.

Ducks starting flanker Brenden Schooler is out six to eight weeks suffering a foot injury that required surgery.

Schooler, a senior, had 21 catches for 203 yards and a touchdown and had seven tackles on special teams last season and was named first team all-Pac-12 as a specialist in back-to-back years.

“He’s not only a great player, he’s a great leader," Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said. “I feel terrible for him — we all do. Tremendous human being, off the charts, means a lot to the guys out there. Knowing him, he’s probably trying to squat and run today. He will try to get them back as fast as he can. He will, because he’s that type of guy. He’ll be around because his leadership is going to be needed, his mentorship in that room will be needed. Certainly, it’s a tough one to take because of what he means to this team.”

Junior Johnny Johnson III took over with starters Juwan Johnson and Jaylon Redd during Tuesday’s practice, but freshman Josh Delgado is Oregon’s backup flanker and fellow freshman Mycah Pittman, who is behind Redd at slot, is having a tremendous start to fall camp.

“The way these guys have rotated, they’ve gotten equal reps across the board,” Cristobal said. "Johnny has done a really good job, Jaylon has done a good job, Obviously Juwan, Mycah and Josh Delgado. We feel strong about the way that position has developed.

“I hate to limit a guy to a certain position right now. People are going to push because of the way that they’re playing and the opportunity that has presented itself with an injury.”

The loss of Schooler will also impact Oregon’s special teams, which have several key roles wide open and now need to identify another gunner.

“He’s in on every tackle. He’s a tremendous blocker. We’ve worked him as a returner as well. That’s how valuable he is," Cristobal said. "We do have some really athletic, long body types that can run and they have a great mentor to be coached by as well and some great film to watch. When we rep special teams we’re going all the way, we’re going four-deep and finding out what are the best pieces and trying to make sure that we can really enter a game at least two-and-a-half deep. So finding 27-28 guys that can roll.”