NFL Draft 2024: Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson says he’d be “honored” to play for Miami Dolphins

<div><figure> <img alt="NFL Combine" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DlH6GyK774WJsYs89TUro6s4_kc=/0x0:6999x4666/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73178317/2053107702.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Could JPJ be heading to Miami?</p> <p id="vUrVun">The <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> hold the No. 21 pick in this year’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a>, and many have speculated what the team will do with their selection.</p> <p id="cVbXXi">Do they go corner? Grab another weapon on the outside for Tua Tagovailoa? Or beef up the trenches? Well, if Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson has anything to say about it, it’ll be the latter. </p> <p id="ea5P1g"><a href="https://x.com/FinsXtra/status/1763972772626047213?s=20">The star center met with the Dolphins this week</a>, as part of the team’s scheduled visits with various prospects participating in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-combine">NFL Combine</a>. When asked about his meeting, Powers-Johnson said “They’re an amazing team, amazing GM, amazing coach… I’d be honored to play for [McDaniel] and play for that amazing GM and amazing offensive line coach.”</p> <div id="isE1xM"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"> ️ Oregon C Jackson Powers-Johnson on his meeting with the Miami Dolphins: “Amazing team, amazing GM, amazing coach… I'd be honored to play for [McDaniel] and play for that amazing GM and amazing offensive line coach.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FinsUp?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FinsUp</a> <a href="https://t.co/6tMuPxxhon">https://t.co/6tMuPxxhon</a> <a href="https://t.co/cG0bTrswxQ">pic.twitter.com/cG0bTrswxQ</a></p>— FinsXtra (@FinsXtra) <a href="https://twitter.com/FinsXtra/status/1763973455316226107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="DQ2fvh">Powers-Johnson, or “JPJ”, stands at an imposing 6’3 and 320 pounds, and would certainly be a welcome addition to an offensive line that was decimated down the stretch last season. JPJ was a three-year starter at Oregon, and won the 2023 Rimington Trophy, awarded to the the top center in the FBS. </p> <p id="qoe51r">With the futures of Robert Hunt and Conor Williams up in limbo, don’t be surprised if the Dolphins pull the trigger on someone like Powers-Johnson. NFL analyst Bucky Brooks has the Dolphins selecting Powers-Johnson with their first-round selection, while<a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2024/2/29/24086805/2024-nfl-mock-draft-mel-kiper-has-miami-dolphins-drafting-offensive-lineman"> ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. thinks the Dolphins will select Duke’s center, Graham Barton</a>. </p> <p id="vZRh2t">Either way, things are trending towards the Dolphins selecting an offensive lineman with their first selection in this year’s draft.</p> <p id="PCffp6"><em>What are your thoughts on JPJ? Would you draft him? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments below!</em></p> <p id="M6Kk5I"></p></div>