{"id":83447,"date":"2020-03-27T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=83447"},"modified":"2020-03-25T08:01:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:01:56","slug":"jonah-jackson-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/27\/jonah-jackson-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonah Jackson 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jonah Jackson Overview<br \/>\nPosition<\/strong>: Interior Offensive Line<br \/>\n<strong>Height:<\/strong> 6\u2019-3\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>306 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Ohio State<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40-Yard Dash: <\/strong>5.23 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Bench Press<\/strong>: 28 reps<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump: <\/strong>26.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump: <\/strong>98.0\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Jonah Jackson 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>After four years with Rutgers, interior offensive lineman Jonah Jackson made the move to Ohio State for his final year of eligibility. During his lone season with Buckeyes, Jackson allowed just one sack, no hits, and nine hurries while playing in a career-high 926 snaps. Jackson spent the entire season at left guard and ended the year with a 78.1 overall grade, per Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson spent the early part of his collegiate career with Rutgers. Initially signed as a three-star prospect, the Delaware native first earned a starting job in the 2017 season. Splitting time at center and right guard, Jackson didn\u2019t allow a single sack or hurry on 274 offensive snaps. Jackson spent 2018 as Rutgers\u2019 full-time right guard, and once again didn\u2019t allow a single sack or hit on 733 snaps.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Positional versatility to play both guard positions and center;<\/li>\n<li>Above-average pass protector that can hold up to speed and power;<\/li>\n<li>Quick off the snap and usually engages his man before his man engages him;<\/li>\n<li>Aggressive player that doesn\u2019t stop until the whistle blows;<\/li>\n<li>Strong ability to recover after getting beat;<\/li>\n<li>Has the speed to get to the second level and seal away linebackers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Below-average run blocker, although he showed some improvement in 2019;<\/li>\n<li>Better suited for a zone-blocking scheme;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t have the strength to move guys around in the trenches;<\/li>\n<li>Not the most refined player \u2013 his reps don\u2019t always look pretty;<\/li>\n<li>Old for his class and doesn\u2019t have much room for improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PughJu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Pugh<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Late second\/early third<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Jonah Jackson<\/h3>\n<p>Teams are going to have wildly different grades on Jonah Jackson, depending on what they value in a lineman. In today\u2019s NFL, it\u2019s never been more important to be good in the passing game. This plays to Jackson\u2019s strengths, as he\u2019s one of the better pass-blocking linemen in the draft. Jackson is quick to engage his man off the snap, possesses great balance, and never lets his guy get a clear pass to the quarterback. His history of starting all across the interior, along with his success at Rutgers and Ohio State, shows that he can play in multiple schemes and has ideal versatility for the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Teams operating a more run-centric offense probably won\u2019t be too high on Jackson. While he showed some signs of growth in 2019, he probably won\u2019t develop into anything more than a serviceable run blocker. The Ohio State product tested well at the bench press, but the film shows a player that doesn\u2019t have the strength to push bigger defensive linemen around in the trenches. Because of this, he\u2019s better suited for a zone-blocking scheme, at least in the run game. Ultimately, if he lands with a team like the Kansas City Chiefs, he should be fighting for a starting job from Day 1. If he lands with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he probably won\u2019t be anything more than a solid depth piece.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"ESnwY87-RYpZR4QAKtzMvg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1026305662\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ESnwY87-RYpZR4QAKtzMvg',sig:'Gr6kLT0XpogsEnNt0RJ1LTIYmAqWifDhsKkyPrNV8aQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1026305662',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a long collegiate career with Rutgers and Ohio State, Jonah Jackson is taking his talents to the next level in the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":83448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273,61,6185,1292,40],"class_list":["post-83447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-football","tag-jonah-jackson","tag-justin-pugh","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}