Ohio State Football: Jonah Jackson will make an NFL team very happy
With the NFL Combine only a few weeks away the Ohio State Football team is sending 11 players to Indianapolis. Jonah Jackson looks to solidify his stock with a good showing.
Offensive lineman Jonah Jackson had an immediate impact on the Buckeye offensive line as he made the transfer from Rutgers to Ohio State last offseason. The left guard earned first-team All Big Ten honors and held his own against some of the best defensive linemen in the country against Clemson in the College Football Playoffs.
Following a tremendous season, Jackson took his talents to Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl as he impressed scouts that were in attendance. This from cleveland.com:
"The Draft Network called Jackson “a tank and a half” after his Senior Bowl practice performances. “One of the most fun players to watch in the one-on-one and drill sessions, Jackson regularly wrenched open gaps for his running backs across the course of the day; utilizing some excellent phone booth power and intentional footwork to generate and finish his angles.”"
Jackson has shown throughout the 2019 season that he was a force as an interior lineman. Only allowing one sack in 460 passing attempts, Jackson is one of the best pass protectors in this draft class. And his run blocking skills helped Ohio State running back JK Dobbins become the first Buckeye ever to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season.
Projections have Jackson being drafted anywhere from the third to fifth rounds of the upcoming NFL Draft. If that is the case, he is going to make a NFL general manager look very smart. Jackson is your prototypical plug and play player coming into the league.
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With a ton of playing experience under his belt in his five college football seasons at Rutgers and Ohio State, Jackson has seen it all. And he should able to adjust well to the NFL due to that experience. With a good showing at the NFL Combine, Jackson should be one of the first offensive guards taken off the board, and don’t be surprised if he winds up as a starting guard in the NFL for a very long time.