The Las Vegas Raiders have struggled to find a reliable offensive lineman who can play the right guard position at a high level and be a part of their long-term plans. Alex Leatherwood struggled in 2021, Alex Bars struggled in 2022, and Greg Van Roten had a decent 2023 season but remains unsigned because of his age.
The Raiders drafted an interior offensive lineman in the 2nd round, hoping to fix that.
The Las Vegas Raiders drafted an interior offensive lineman in the 2nd round.
The Raiders drafted Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 2nd round, 44th overall of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Powers-Johnson signed his rookie contract.
The Las Vegas Raiders signed Jackson Powers-Johnson to a rookie contract.
According to Aaron Wilson, the Raiders signed Powers-Johnson to a 4-year rookie contract worth $8.767 million with a $3.196 million signing bonus.
He played college football at Oregon.
Jackson Powers-Johnson played college football for the Oregon Ducks.
Powers-Johnson committed to the Ducks as a four-star recruit for the 2021 season.
Powers-Johnson spent most of his true freshman season as a reserve offensive lineman, playing in 11 games and starting two. He played 26 snaps at left guard, 20 at center, and 80 at right guard. He had one hurry, zero hits, zero sacks allowed, and a 70.1 PFF Grade.
Powers-Johnson spent most of his sophomore season as a reserve offensive lineman, playing in 12 games and starting one. He played one snap at left guard, 44 at center, 350 at right guard, and five at right tackle. He had one hurry, one hit, zero sacks allowed, and an 84.1 PFF Grade.
Powers-Johnson took over as the starting center in his junior season, playing in 13 games and starting 13. He had one hurry, zero hits, zero sacks allowed, and an 84.5 PFF Grade in 829 snaps. He won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s best center, the Associated Press named him to their All-American First Team, and league coaches named him to their All-Pac 12 First Team.
What position will JPJ play, and will he start next season?
The Raiders plan on converting JPJ from center to guard because Andre James, their starting center, signed an extension this offseason. The extent to which position JPJ will play as a guard in his rookie season has yet to be decided, but he did practice at left guard during rookie minicamp. It would make sense for JPJ to play at left guard since Dylan Parham is more comfortable at right guard.
JPJ will compete for a starting spot, competing against Cody Whitehair and Andrus Peat.
What position will JPJ play next season, and will he start?
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