Oregon OL Jackson Powers-Johnson 2024 NFL Draft Profile

Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon

Height/Weight: 6-3, 328

Age: 21.2

Strengths

• Climbing: Consistently works to the second level, getting up on backers and punishing DBs
• Processing: High FBI to recognize pressure and interior games
• Footwork: Tight steps with little to no wasted movement

Areas of Improvement-Concerns

• Reaching: Struggles to get across on athletic defensive tackles
• Fluidity: Fairly tight in the open field, won’t always be able to mirror the path of the defender
• Thin Lower Half: Most of his mass is concentrated above his hips

Evaluation:

JPJ checks the boxes to be a starting center in the league for a decade plus. He may not have the high-end athleticism like recent prospects including Tyler Linderbaum and Creed Humphrey but he has excellent strength, and plays with a cerebral understanding that will bode well for his NFL projection

James Foster’s Latest Big Board Ranking:

32nd overall, 1st ranked C