2016 offensive lineman and five-star prospect Drake Jackson is currently competing at Nike's The Opening in Oregon.
While it's mostly skill competitions and drills with not a lot of full-contact action, Jackson is not backing down from some of the nation's best when it his turn to compete. He also looks like he'd rip someone's head off if it wasn't a crime:
Don't ever say lineman aren't tough #TheOpening pic.twitter.com/SsalBiChAW
— Scout Recruiting (@scoutrecruiting) July 10, 2015
It's getting heated in the trenches #TheOpening pic.twitter.com/MOTx7nYLgn
— Kevin Wade (@KevinWade_) July 10, 2015
Offside then Kentucky OL commit Drake Jackson vs bama's Raekwon Davis https://t.co/NB2WK2NhEG
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) July 9, 2015
There's also this nugget from 24/7 Sports on Jackson's never-back-down mentality on display at The Opening:
Jackson is the smallest offensive lineman at 6-1.5, 301 pounds. On Thursday he got in fights with the 6-7, 318-pound Raekwon Davis and the 6-4.5, 361-pound Kendell Jones, both Alabama commits and both among the most imposing guys I've ever seen. Jackson wasn't backing down.