While quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends have been on the field in Beaverton, Oregon for practice since Wednesday, actual competition at The Opening — for all positions — kicked off Friday. Over 150 of the nation's top high school football prospects gathered at the Nike headquarters for a morning of testing followed by an afternoon filled with positional drills.
Ohio State commits and targets certainly made their presence felt during the morning portion. JK Dobbins, a 2017 running back committed to the Buckeyes, took home the top prize as the Nike+ Football Ratings Champion. Dobbins posted a 4.45 40-yard dash, 43.1-inch vertical jump and a 4.09 20-yard shuttle — all impressive marks — to take home the title. Afterward, the four-star prospect accepted an invitation to the Army All-American Bowl, according to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports.
Two of Ohio State's top 2017 targets finished second and third, respectively, in the morning testing. Five-star safety Jeffrey Okudah posted a 4.49 40-yard dash, 41.6-inch vertical and a 4.03 20-yard shuttle to take second; five-star running back Cam Akers was third with a 4.41 40, 38.6-inch vertical and 4.18 shuttle.
Here are some additional reported 40-yard dash times from other Ohio State commits and targets from Friday at The Opening from those on hand:
| PLAYER | POS. | 40 TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Darnay Holmes | CB | 4.32 |
| Trevon Grimes | WR | 4.46 |
| Anthony Hines | LB | 4.51 |
| Tate Martell | QB | 4.72 |
| Josh Myers | OT | 5.13 |
| Haskell Garrett | DT | 5.15 |
The first real competition of the weekend was in Friday's evening session as one-on-ones pegged some of the nation's top athletes against each other. Below are some highlights of Ohio State commits and targets from some of the reporters in attendance in Oregon.
Five-star offensive lineman and Ohio State commit Josh Myers wins a pair of reps against four-star defensive tackle Greg Rogers, via Scout.com's Chad Simmons:
5-star OL Josh Myers (#GoBucks) vs 4-star DL Greg Rogers at @TheOpening Finals. @AllenTrieu @BrandonHuffman pic.twitter.com/SDqnbk33VD
— Chad Simmons (@ChadSimmons_) July 8, 2016
Four-star defensive tackle and Buckeyes commit Haskell Garrett wins a rep against LSU commit Saahdiq Charles, via 247Sports' Barton Simmons:
#osu commit Haskell Garrett vs #lsu commit Saahdiq Charles (OL) pic.twitter.com/41C7gBEUhH
— Barton Simmons (@bartonsimmons) July 8, 2016
Five-star wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey is one of Ohio State's top targets. Here he is winning a rep in a big-time fashion against another Buckeyes target, five-star cornerback Darnay Holmes. Holmes got his revenge, however, and won the series against Lindsey
From LandOf10.com's Jeremy Birmingham:
Tyjon Lindsey just stole Darnay Holmes' lunch money pic.twitter.com/f1eQNpQJ79
— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) July 8, 2016
But Holmes gets revenge - wins 2 of 3. pic.twitter.com/Zp8RdlYQAf
— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) July 8, 2016
Dobbins' big day carried over to the one-on-ones where he won a best-of-three matchup with Michigan linebacker commit Josh Ross, via Birmingham:
Buckeyes commit JK Dobbins gets two of three versus Michigan linebacker commit Josh Ross pic.twitter.com/ffziaeuxgI
— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) July 8, 2016
Four-star defensive tackle Jay Tufele is another top Ohio State target. Here's a win against five-star guard Jamaree Salyer. Many reports indicated Tufele might have been the top defensive lineman on the day.
DT Jay Tufele vs OL Jamaree Salyer #GETOPEN pic.twitter.com/bHCh6rXwO8
— Sanjay Kirpalani (@SanjayKirpalani) July 8, 2016
One of the Buckeyes' top linebacker targets, four-star Anthony Hines, easily wins one of his reps during one-on-ones:
Anthony Hines (@TheAntHines_Era) makes it look easy pic.twitter.com/9CO9cMZsJN
— Andrew Nemec (@AndrewNemec) July 8, 2016
Finally, a tug of war between some Ohio State commits and Michigan commits. Shaun Wade, Tate Martell, Antjuan Simmons and Wyatt Davis took home a close win, via ESPN's Tom VanHaaren:
