EUGENE — Jake Breeland got Oregon’s scoring started and the Ducks never slowed down.

The fifth-year senior tight end had four catches for a career-high 112 yards and a touchdown in Oregon’s 77-6 demolition of Nevada Saturday night at Autzen Stadium.

Breeland’s 66-yard catch and run touchdown with 3:56 gave Oregon a 7-3 lead with 3:56 to go in the first quarter and the Ducks never looked back.

“Run up the hash and Justin (Herbert) throws a perfect ball right to me,” Breeland said, "and I catch it and I keep running. Pretty easy.”

Herbert to Breeland down the seam for the TD pic.twitter.com/sqPJDhMlzh — Billy Marshall (@BillyM_91) September 8, 2019

With Oregon down seven receivers and tight ends, Breeland has been called upon as a consistent target in each of the first two games and he’s making the most of his opportunities.

It matched a career-long reception for Breeland, who also matched his career-bests for receptions and scored his eighth career touchdown.

“It’s obviously really tough having receivers out,” Breeland said. “To myself to step up and let Justin know that he can trust me, he can throw the ball to me now and make some plays. It’s pretty easy when he throws the ball perfectly right to me.”

Breeland’s night led an all-around performance for Oregon’s tight ends, with four catching passes and offensive lineman Brady Aiello joining them in that regard.

“I can’t say enough about (Breeland), Ryan Bay, even Hunter Kampmoyer,” Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said. “These guys, they’ve been putting in time and it showed up tonight in execution.”