Some of the Midwest's most talented prospects will descend upon the Cleveland Browns' practice facility in Berea on Sunday morning for Nike Football's The Opening Regional.
The event is headlined by Ohio State running back commit Jaelen Gill, who — in his first camp action since suffering a fractured fibula in September — will be looking to punch his ticket to the finals for the second-consecutive year. Though it's geared toward showcasing rising seniors, Gill was one of six underclassmen invited to the event last summer.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 9-10 A.M. | ATHLETE REGISTRATION* |
| 9:30-11:55 A.M. | NIKE FOOTBALL RATING TESTING* |
| 10:30-11:55 A.M. | ELITE 11 QUARTERBACK TRAINING |
| 12-12:30 P.M. | CAMP INTROS AND WARM UP |
| 12:30-2 P.M. | POSITION DRILLS |
| 2-3:30 P.M. | ONE-ON-ONE DRILLS, HALF SKELETON AND LINEMAN CHALLENGE |
*Not open to media
After the event, roughly a dozen prospects will earn an invitation to The Opening Finals, which will take place at Nike's headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, in either late June or early July.
If the above-mentioned Gill does "Get Open," he will join fellow future Buckeye Jaiden Woodbey, who earned an invitation last week following his performance at the Los Angeles Regional.
Some other notable Ohio State targets expected to be among the more than 300 prospects in attendance at Sunday's event include:
- 2018 Fairfield five-star offensive tackle Jackson Carman
- 2018 Toledo St. John's Jesuit four-star linebacker Dallas Gant
- 2018 Huber Heights Wayne four-star athlete L'Christian "Blue" Smith
- 2018 Cleveland Heights four-star defensive end Tyreke Smith
- 2018 Dayton Dunbar four-star wide receiver Joseph "JoJo" Scates
- 2018 Pickerington Central four-star tight end Trenton Gillison
- 2018 West Chester Lakota West four-star linebacker Xavier Peters
- 2018 Erie, Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst Prep four-star linebacker Jesse Luketa
- 2018 Springfield four-star tight end Leonard Taylor
- 2018 Erie, Pennsylvania, Cathedral Prep four-star offensive guard Fredrick "Juice" Scruggs
- 2018 Detroit, Michigan, Cass Tech four-star linebacker DeAndre Square
- 2018 Dayton Dunbar four-star running back Tavion Thomas
- 2018 Butler, Pennsylvania, three-star offensive guard Jake Kradel
- 2018 Columbus St. Francis De Sales three-star linebacker Brian Asamoah
- 2018 Akron Archbishop Hoban three-star safety Nate Bauer
- 2018 Xenia three-star wide receiver Meechi Harris
- 2018 Dayton Dunbar three-star linebacker Antwuan Johnson
- 2018 West Chester Lakota West three-star defensive tackle Tyler Bentley
- 2018 New Castle, Pennsylvania, three-star cornerback Marcus Hooker
- 2018 Lima Senior three-star tight end Keaton Upshaw
- 2018 Chardon three-star linebacker Chase Kline
- 2019 Bowling Green, Kentucky, South Warren four-star defensive tackle Jacob Lacey
- 2019 Huntington, West Virginia, Spring Valley four-star offensive tackle Doug Nester
- 2019 Cincinnati Walnut Hills four-star defensive tackle Jowon Briggs
- 2019 Springfield four-star cornerback Moses Douglass
- 2019 Reynoldsburg athlete Mershawn Rice
- 2019 Reynoldsburg linebacker Dezman Cooper
- 2019 Springfield defensive tackle Isaiah Gibson
- 2019 Mentor offensive tackle Ryan Jacoby
- 2019 Mentor defensive end Noah Potter
- 2019 Saline, Michigan, athlete M.J. Griffin
- 2019 Cincinnati Anderson offensive guard Zeke Correll
- 2020 Dublin Coffman athlete Michael Drennen II
Stay tuned to the Recruiting Board for updates throughout the day.
