The Opening: A recap from America's top high school football showcase
By Mitch Stephens
Jul 5, 2017, 10:00pm
Hosts Zack Poff and Myckena Guerrero break down the best and brightest from Nike Headquarters in Oregon.
Video: The Opening recap
See some of the best from the huge event at Nike headquarters.It's the ultimate catwalk for college football fans and coaches to clamor. The Opening, in its seventh year at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., featured most of the country's top 2018 high school football talent. There was a smattering of top incoming juniors and sophomores as well.
Jalen Green, Houston Heights
Photo courtesy of 247 Sports
By all accounts,
Harrison (Kennesaw, Ga.) dual-threat quarterback
Justin Fields stole the show among some 150 players, but there were many more impressive performances, including those by cornerback
Brendan Radley-Hiles of
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), tight end
Jeremy Ruckert of
Lindenhurst (N.Y.) and linebacker
Channing Tindall of
Spring Valley (Columbia, S.C.).
Jalen Green of
Houston Heights (Texas) had an impressive six interceptions in the 7x7 competition.
As usual, Nike athletes helped instruct the budding stars. Among them roaming the facilities was perennial Pro Bowl receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
MaxPreps hosts Zack Poff and Myckena Guerrero — who was at the event — broke down the three-day showcase, which also included the finals of the Elite 11 quarterback camp, in the above video.
