“I never thought I'd play. I thought junior or senior year I'd see mop-up time, and that's all I ever wanted to do, was just to play for Oregon. Maybe if I was at a different school or maybe if the circumstances were different - but that's truly how I feel.”

American professional football quarterback, current

Justin Patrick Herbert is an American professional football quarterback, best known for playing for the Los Angeles Chargers in the National Football League. He is part of the current era of the sport and has become a familiar name through his play at the professional level. Before turning pro, Herbert played college football for the Oregon Ducks. There he helped lead the team to the 2019 Pac-12 Championship. The Chargers later selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, marking the start of his NFL career.