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Jersey Number 58
Jackson Powers-Johnson
- Position:
- Offensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Draper, Utah
- High School:
- Corner Canyon HS
Bio
2025 NFL Draft
Selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No. 44 overall pick ... Became the highest-drafted center in program history, going five picks before Max Unger (No. 49) was selected in 2009 ... Fifth UO offensive lineman to go in the first two rounds, joining Pene Sewell (2021), Jake Fisher (2015), Kyle Long (2013) and Unger.
As A Junior (2023)
» Rimington Trophy winner (nation's best center)
» Unanimous All-American
» AFCA All-America first team
» Associated Press All-America first team
» FWAA All-America first team
» Sporting News All-America first team
» Walter Camp All-America first team
» The Athletic All-America first team
» CBS Sports All-America first team
» Pro Football Focus All-America first team
» Sports Illustrated All-America first team
» USA Today All-America first team
» All-Pac-12 first team (coaches)
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 first team
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
» Outland Trophy semifinalist
» 2x Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (Weeks 4 & 13)
» Lombardi Trophy midseason watch list
Became the first Duck and the first Pac-12 player ever to win the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s best center … The fifth unanimous all-American in program history, earning first-team honors from the AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News and Walter Camp … Started the first 13 games of the season for the Ducks at center before opting out of the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl to prepare for the NFL Draft … Led all FBS centers in overall (84.3) and run-blocking (85.2) grade by Pro Football Focus while ranking second in pass-blocking grade (90.6) … Allowed just one pressure and zero sacks in 471 pass-blocking opportunities, leading an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed for the second year in a row … UO also tied for third in the nation with just 44.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped anchor a UO attack that led the nation in passing offense (346.9 YPG) while ranking second in scoring offense (44.2 PPG), second in total offense (531.4 YPG) and 30th in rushing offense (184.5 YPG) … Led the Ducks with 37 total knockdowns on the season, recording multiple in 12 of 13 games played … Two-time winner of the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week award and three-time winner of the Joe Moore Award Pancake of the Week … Earned a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better in eight of 13 games played … Did not allow a pressure in any of his last 10 games played … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Received a 78.0 overall grade and an 81.7 pass-blocking grade from PFF while helping Oregon rack up 348 rushing yards en route to a modern-day program record 81 points … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Season-best 79.5 overall grade from PFF and an 83.8 pass-blocking grade, allowing zero pressures for the first of 10 consecutive games … Racked up a season-high five knockdowns … vs. No. 19 Colorado (Sept. 23): Named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week after earning an 82.6 pass-blocking grade from PFF and racking up four knockdowns … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Season-best 78.4 run-blocking grade from PFF while paving the way for 248 rushing yards for the Ducks … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Received second Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week award, allowing zero pressures and earning a season-best 85.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Impressed with a 79.4 pass-blocking grade, 75.1 overall grade and 71.4 run-blocking grade in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
As A Sophomore (2022)
Played in 12 of Oregon’s 13 games, making first career start at right guard in Oregon’s win over No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19) … Played 400 offensive snaps while showcasing positional versatility, spending 350 snaps at right guard, 44 at center, five at right tackle and one at left guard … Graded very well by Pro Football Focus with an 84.1 overall grade, an 86.2 pass-blocking grade and an 84.7 run-blocking grade … Among qualified Pac-12 guards, ranked first in overall PFF grade, second in run-blocking and third in pass-blocking … Allowed just two total pressures and zero sacks in 181 pass-blocking opportunities, according to PFF … Pass-blocking grade of 70.0 or better in 10 of 12 games played, and 80.0 or better in seven games … A key contributor to an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … UO also tied for 12th in the nation with just 52.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped the Ducks finish as the only team in the nation in the top 20 for both rushing offense (12th, 215.77 YPG) and passing offense (17th, 284.8 YPG) … Oregon rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games with seven games of 200-plus yards and three of 300-plus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Played 47 offensive snaps – 27 at right guard and 20 at center – and earned a 79.1 overall grade from PFF as Oregon amassed 604 total yards and set a program record with 40 first downs … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Played 21 snaps at right guard, earning a 76.6 run-blocking grade while helping the Ducks rush for a season-high 351 yards on 9.49 yards per carry, the program’s highest mark since 2013 and highest vs. a FBS team since at least 1971 … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Earned a season-best 80.2 overall grade from PFF while playing 28 snaps – 22 at right guard and six at center … Helped UO rush for seven touchdowns, the program’s most in a game since 2017 and most vs. a FBS team since 2012 … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Played a season-high 77 snaps – 70 at right guard and seven at center – while earning a season-best 87.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in 11 games as a true freshman, spending the season on the offensive line before transitioning to the defensive line for the Valero Alamo Bowl … Played 207 total snaps, including 126 on offense, 50 on special teams and 31 on defense … Showed his versatility on the offensive line, playing 80 snaps at right guard, 26 at left guard, and 20 at center … Made three starts, one at right guard (Stanford), one at left guard (UCLA), and one at defensive tackle (Oklahoma) … Earned a 70.1 overall offensive grade and an 85.9 pass-blocking grade by Pro Football Focus … Part of an offense that ranked in the top 25 nationally with 202.26 rushing yards per game and tied for sixth with 36 rushing touchdowns … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Started at defensive tackle in his debut on the other side of the ball, finishing the Alamo Bowl with his first career tackle.
High School
Consensus four-star recruit and a top-5 center nationally by 247Sports (No. 1), ESPN (No. 2) the 247 composite (No. 2) and Rivals (No. 5) … A top-200 player nationally by 247Sports (No. 182), ESPN (No. 189) and the 247 composite (No. 189) … Consensus top center from Utah while ranking in the top six among all players from the state by 247Sports (No. 2), the 247 composite (No. 3), ESPN (No. 3) and Rivals (No. 6) … A SI second-team All-American … Named a PrepStar Top 350 All-American … Selected to play in the 2021 Under Armour All-American Game and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … A four-year letterman and three-year team captain … Two-time first team all-state pick, three-time first-team All-6A Region 4 selection and one-time second-team All-6A Region 4 pick … Helped team to three straight state championships, including back-to-back 6A state championships in 2019 and 2020 and a 5A state title in 2018 … Team finished the 2017 season as the state runner-up … In four years, helped Corner Canyon to a 51-1 record … Played on both sides of the ball finishing career with 124 tackles (42 solo), 20.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, seven hurries, two interceptions, eight passes deflected and a forced fumble … Earned MaxPreps first-team All-Utah honors following senior season after leading Corner Canyon to a 14-0 record, a 6A state football championship and a No. 8 finish in the MaxPreps Top 25 High School Football Rankings … Claimed first-team Deseret News 6A All-State honors as an offensive lineman following senior season … Had 42 tackles (28) solo, 9.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks and four passes deflected … Had multiple tackles in 10 of 11 games … Had a season-high seven tackles (4 solo) and 2.0 TFL in a win vs. Bingham … Finished with five tackles and a TFL in back-to-back wins over Westlake and Skyridge (4 solo in each game) … Had four tackles in two games, three tackles in four games and two tackles twice … Had multiple tackles for loss in two games (vs. Bingham, vs. Lone Peak), while finishing with a TFL in seven of 12 games … Named to Deseret News first-team 6A All-State Team following junior season … On defense, finished season with 49 tackles (34 solo), 8.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, an interception and two passes deflected … Had a career-high nine tackles (all solo), 2.0 TFL and a sack in a win vs. Skyridge … Finished with eight tackles, a career-best 3.0 TFL and a career-tying best 2.0 sacks in a state playoff semifinal win over Lone Peak … Made five tackles twice, four tackles once, three tackles three times (including state championship win vs. American Fork) and two tackles three times … Had a TFL in four different games including three multi-TFL games … Had sacks in four games … Picked off a pass in win over Syracuse … As a sophomore, named first-team All-Region 7 by the league’s coaches … On defense, finished with 23 tackles (15 solo), 3.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, four hurries, an interception, two passes deflected and a forced fumble … Had multiple tackles in six games … Finished with a season-high five tackles (4 solo) in state playoff semifinal win over Olympus … Had four tackles (all solo) and a TFL in win vs. Alta … Had two tackles in four different games … Had a TFL in three games and half a sack in one game … Picked off a pass while making two tackles in a win vs. Brighton … As a freshman, named second-team All-Region 7 by the league’s coaches … On defense, had 10 tackles (5 solo), 2.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks … Had a season-high five tackles and a career-best 2.0 sacks in win vs. Riverton … High school coach was Eric Kjar … Lettered three times in baseball and wrestling … Also recruited by BYU, Liberty, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Utah State and Washington State.
Selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft with the No. 44 overall pick ... Became the highest-drafted center in program history, going five picks before Max Unger (No. 49) was selected in 2009 ... Fifth UO offensive lineman to go in the first two rounds, joining Pene Sewell (2021), Jake Fisher (2015), Kyle Long (2013) and Unger.
As A Junior (2023)
» Rimington Trophy winner (nation's best center)
» Unanimous All-American
» AFCA All-America first team
» Associated Press All-America first team
» FWAA All-America first team
» Sporting News All-America first team
» Walter Camp All-America first team
» The Athletic All-America first team
» CBS Sports All-America first team
» Pro Football Focus All-America first team
» Sports Illustrated All-America first team
» USA Today All-America first team
» All-Pac-12 first team (coaches)
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 first team
» Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team
» Outland Trophy semifinalist
» 2x Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (Weeks 4 & 13)
» Lombardi Trophy midseason watch list
Became the first Duck and the first Pac-12 player ever to win the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s best center … The fifth unanimous all-American in program history, earning first-team honors from the AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News and Walter Camp … Started the first 13 games of the season for the Ducks at center before opting out of the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl to prepare for the NFL Draft … Led all FBS centers in overall (84.3) and run-blocking (85.2) grade by Pro Football Focus while ranking second in pass-blocking grade (90.6) … Allowed just one pressure and zero sacks in 471 pass-blocking opportunities, leading an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed for the second year in a row … UO also tied for third in the nation with just 44.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped anchor a UO attack that led the nation in passing offense (346.9 YPG) while ranking second in scoring offense (44.2 PPG), second in total offense (531.4 YPG) and 30th in rushing offense (184.5 YPG) … Led the Ducks with 37 total knockdowns on the season, recording multiple in 12 of 13 games played … Two-time winner of the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week award and three-time winner of the Joe Moore Award Pancake of the Week … Earned a pass-blocking grade of 80.0 or better in eight of 13 games played … Did not allow a pressure in any of his last 10 games played … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Received a 78.0 overall grade and an 81.7 pass-blocking grade from PFF while helping Oregon rack up 348 rushing yards en route to a modern-day program record 81 points … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): Season-best 79.5 overall grade from PFF and an 83.8 pass-blocking grade, allowing zero pressures for the first of 10 consecutive games … Racked up a season-high five knockdowns … vs. No. 19 Colorado (Sept. 23): Named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week after earning an 82.6 pass-blocking grade from PFF and racking up four knockdowns … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Season-best 78.4 run-blocking grade from PFF while paving the way for 248 rushing yards for the Ducks … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Received second Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week award, allowing zero pressures and earning a season-best 85.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Impressed with a 79.4 pass-blocking grade, 75.1 overall grade and 71.4 run-blocking grade in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
As A Sophomore (2022)
Played in 12 of Oregon’s 13 games, making first career start at right guard in Oregon’s win over No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19) … Played 400 offensive snaps while showcasing positional versatility, spending 350 snaps at right guard, 44 at center, five at right tackle and one at left guard … Graded very well by Pro Football Focus with an 84.1 overall grade, an 86.2 pass-blocking grade and an 84.7 run-blocking grade … Among qualified Pac-12 guards, ranked first in overall PFF grade, second in run-blocking and third in pass-blocking … Allowed just two total pressures and zero sacks in 181 pass-blocking opportunities, according to PFF … Pass-blocking grade of 70.0 or better in 10 of 12 games played, and 80.0 or better in seven games … A key contributor to an Oregon offensive line that led the nation with just five sacks allowed, the fewest allowed by a non-triple option team in a full season since 2015 … UO also tied for 12th in the nation with just 52.0 tackles for loss allowed … Helped the Ducks finish as the only team in the nation in the top 20 for both rushing offense (12th, 215.77 YPG) and passing offense (17th, 284.8 YPG) … Oregon rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 of 13 games with seven games of 200-plus yards and three of 300-plus … vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 10): Played 47 offensive snaps – 27 at right guard and 20 at center – and earned a 79.1 overall grade from PFF as Oregon amassed 604 total yards and set a program record with 40 first downs … vs. Stanford (Oct. 1): Played 21 snaps at right guard, earning a 76.6 run-blocking grade while helping the Ducks rush for a season-high 351 yards on 9.49 yards per carry, the program’s highest mark since 2013 and highest vs. a FBS team since at least 1971 … at Arizona (Oct. 8): Earned a season-best 80.2 overall grade from PFF while playing 28 snaps – 22 at right guard and six at center … Helped UO rush for seven touchdowns, the program’s most in a game since 2017 and most vs. a FBS team since 2012 … vs. No. 25 Washington (Nov. 12): Played a season-high 77 snaps – 70 at right guard and seven at center – while earning a season-best 87.0 pass-blocking grade from PFF.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in 11 games as a true freshman, spending the season on the offensive line before transitioning to the defensive line for the Valero Alamo Bowl … Played 207 total snaps, including 126 on offense, 50 on special teams and 31 on defense … Showed his versatility on the offensive line, playing 80 snaps at right guard, 26 at left guard, and 20 at center … Made three starts, one at right guard (Stanford), one at left guard (UCLA), and one at defensive tackle (Oklahoma) … Earned a 70.1 overall offensive grade and an 85.9 pass-blocking grade by Pro Football Focus … Part of an offense that ranked in the top 25 nationally with 202.26 rushing yards per game and tied for sixth with 36 rushing touchdowns … vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (Dec. 29): Started at defensive tackle in his debut on the other side of the ball, finishing the Alamo Bowl with his first career tackle.
High School
Consensus four-star recruit and a top-5 center nationally by 247Sports (No. 1), ESPN (No. 2) the 247 composite (No. 2) and Rivals (No. 5) … A top-200 player nationally by 247Sports (No. 182), ESPN (No. 189) and the 247 composite (No. 189) … Consensus top center from Utah while ranking in the top six among all players from the state by 247Sports (No. 2), the 247 composite (No. 3), ESPN (No. 3) and Rivals (No. 6) … A SI second-team All-American … Named a PrepStar Top 350 All-American … Selected to play in the 2021 Under Armour All-American Game and the 2021 Polynesian Bowl … A four-year letterman and three-year team captain … Two-time first team all-state pick, three-time first-team All-6A Region 4 selection and one-time second-team All-6A Region 4 pick … Helped team to three straight state championships, including back-to-back 6A state championships in 2019 and 2020 and a 5A state title in 2018 … Team finished the 2017 season as the state runner-up … In four years, helped Corner Canyon to a 51-1 record … Played on both sides of the ball finishing career with 124 tackles (42 solo), 20.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, seven hurries, two interceptions, eight passes deflected and a forced fumble … Earned MaxPreps first-team All-Utah honors following senior season after leading Corner Canyon to a 14-0 record, a 6A state football championship and a No. 8 finish in the MaxPreps Top 25 High School Football Rankings … Claimed first-team Deseret News 6A All-State honors as an offensive lineman following senior season … Had 42 tackles (28) solo, 9.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks and four passes deflected … Had multiple tackles in 10 of 11 games … Had a season-high seven tackles (4 solo) and 2.0 TFL in a win vs. Bingham … Finished with five tackles and a TFL in back-to-back wins over Westlake and Skyridge (4 solo in each game) … Had four tackles in two games, three tackles in four games and two tackles twice … Had multiple tackles for loss in two games (vs. Bingham, vs. Lone Peak), while finishing with a TFL in seven of 12 games … Named to Deseret News first-team 6A All-State Team following junior season … On defense, finished season with 49 tackles (34 solo), 8.0 TFL, 4.5 sacks, an interception and two passes deflected … Had a career-high nine tackles (all solo), 2.0 TFL and a sack in a win vs. Skyridge … Finished with eight tackles, a career-best 3.0 TFL and a career-tying best 2.0 sacks in a state playoff semifinal win over Lone Peak … Made five tackles twice, four tackles once, three tackles three times (including state championship win vs. American Fork) and two tackles three times … Had a TFL in four different games including three multi-TFL games … Had sacks in four games … Picked off a pass in win over Syracuse … As a sophomore, named first-team All-Region 7 by the league’s coaches … On defense, finished with 23 tackles (15 solo), 3.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, four hurries, an interception, two passes deflected and a forced fumble … Had multiple tackles in six games … Finished with a season-high five tackles (4 solo) in state playoff semifinal win over Olympus … Had four tackles (all solo) and a TFL in win vs. Alta … Had two tackles in four different games … Had a TFL in three games and half a sack in one game … Picked off a pass while making two tackles in a win vs. Brighton … As a freshman, named second-team All-Region 7 by the league’s coaches … On defense, had 10 tackles (5 solo), 2.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks … Had a season-high five tackles and a career-best 2.0 sacks in win vs. Riverton … High school coach was Eric Kjar … Lettered three times in baseball and wrestling … Also recruited by BYU, Liberty, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Utah State and Washington State.
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