Jackson James Powers-Johnson[1] (born January 23, 2003) is an American Football guard for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatOregon, winning the 2023 Rimington Trophy as the top center in the FBS.
Powers at the 2024 Senior Bowl
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| No. 70 – Las Vegas Raiders | |
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| Position: | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 21) Draper, Utah, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 334 lb (151 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) |
| College: | Oregon (2021–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Powers-Johnson was born on January 23, 2003.[2] attended Corner Canyon High SchoolinDraper, Utah. He played on both the offensive and defensive line in high school. During his career he had 124 tackles, 7.5 sacks and two interceptions. He was selected to the play in the 2021 Under Armour All-America Game and 2021 Polynesian Bowl. Powers-Johnson committed to the University of Oregon to play college football.[3][4][5]
As a true freshman at Oregon in 2021, Powers-Johnson played in 11 games as a backup offensive lineman before switching to the defensive line for the 2021 Alamo Bowl.[6] He returned to the offensive line in 2022 and appeared in 12 games with one start.[7] Powers-Johnson took over as the starting center in 2023.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
328 lb (149 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
32.0 in (0.81 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
30 reps | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Powers-Johnson was selected with the 44th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders.[11]