Oregon head coach Dan Lanning gives instructions as the Ducks open fall practice in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.

EUGENE — Oregon opened the first fall camp of the Dan Lanning era with a virtually full and healthy roster, a stark contrast from the spring.

Aside from minor ailments that limited offensive lineman T.J. Bass and receiver Justius Lowe, the rest of the Ducks were all in attendance and without any limitations during Friday afternoon’s practice at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex.

“We’re going to play with the guys that are here and available,” Lanning said. “We have a lot of those right now, which is good. (It) gives us an opportunity to practice the way we want to practice; some two-spot drills where instead of having 11-on-11 guys going against each other where you’re getting 22 people better you got two fields going and you can get 44 people better and 88 when you start going ones and twos and threes and fours and young guys. Being healthy is obviously a real big benefit for us to continue to push and be available.”

From tight ends Cam McCormick, a graduate of Bend’s Summit High, and Patrick Herbert, defensive linemen Brandon Dorlus, Keyon Ware-Hudson and Popo Aumavae, linebacker Justin Flowe, cornerback Dontae Manning, offensive lineman Michael Wooten and every other player who had anything from minor ailments to post-surgery rehabilitations during the spring, everyone was on the field on Friday.

Lanning was pleased overall after the first of two days in T-shirts only, but stressed there is still a lot to improve on before the season begins. He stressed toughness, effort and finish specifically as the areas that have to be improved incrementally over the course of camp.

“Good first day — nowhere near where we need to be for Game 1,” he said. “But luckily we’re not playing Game 1 yet. A lot of work to do, guys brought good energy, definitely embracing the strain and the opportunity to get better.

One percent is what we’re looking for in each and every thing that we do so where can we find those percentages points to get a little bit better.”

During an early period, the quarterback-center exchanges had Bo Nix working with Alex Forsyth, Ty Thompson with Ryan Walk and Jay Butterfield paired with Kanen Rossi.

Lanning said the quarterbacks have greater understanding of the offensive system now and that’s evident on the field. “In the spring they probably had a second of hesitation on where do I take the ball? Where do I go? What’s the operation?” he said. “They’re a much more really comfortable in the system and that’s showing up.”

Lanning credited freshman running back Jordan James with a good run, freshman receiver Kyler Kasper with a good catch and fifth-year junior receiver Caleb Chapman for making multiple deep catches on the day. “I think (Chapman)’s got to continue to push his conditioning, but there was a couple of explosive plays that stuck out from those guys,” Lanning said.

During Wednesday’s team media day several players referenced improved speed. Lanning said that’s also a work in progress.

“Our guys looked fast, but I’ll say around period 8 today we looked slow,” he said. “It’s learning how to play fast consistently over time. We got to continue to do that, do a great job in recovery but speed is certainly a big asset for us.”