Hroniss Grasu (2025) - Hall of Fame - University of Oregon Athletics

Hroniss Grasu

Induction:
2025
Class:
2014

Hroniss Grasu was a four-year starter at center on Oregon teams that won the Rose Bowl twice and the Fiesta Bowl once, and played for the CFP National Championship. The Ducks went 48-7 during his career. He earned first-team All-America honors as both a junior and a senior when he was also a two-time finalist for the Rimington Trophy given to the nation’s top center. The Ducks led the Pac-12 in rushing during all four of his seasons in Eugene. Grasu earned Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele in 2011 after being part of an offensive unit that ranked third in the nation in scoring, fifth in rushing, and sixth in total offense. The Ducks defeated UCLA, 49-31, in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game before stopping Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, 45-38. He garnered third-team All-America recognition from CBSSports.com and first-team Pac-12 all-conference accolades as a sophomore for anchoring an offensive unit that ranked third in the country in rushing (315.2 yards per game) and second in scoring (49.5 points per game) en route to a Fiesta Bowl triumph over Kansas State. Grasu received First Team All-America honors from SI.com and SB Nation in 2013 on a team that defeated Texas, 30-7, in the Alamo Bowl and ranked second nationally in total offense (565.0 ypg) and fourth in scoring (45.5 ppg). Grasu’s senior season was one of the best in program history. The Ducks won the Pac-12 title by defeating Arizona, 51-13, in the league championship game and routed Florida State, 59-20, in the CFP National Semifinal at the Rose Bowl before falling to Ohio State in the championship game. Named First Team All-America by The Sporting News and SI.com and Second Team by the Associated Press, Grasu led an offensive line that helped Oregon finish third in the country in total offense (547.0 ypg) and fourth in scoring offense (45.4 ppg). He was a third-round pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft and played nine seasons in the NFL.