Westerville North hosted a regional for Nike's The Opening, the premiere offseason combine circuit for America's top football prep prospects. Though Ohio State had commits on hand such as five-star OL Josh Myers and high four-star OL Jake Moretti, it was four-star 2017 LB commit Antjuan Simmons that earned one of the prestigious invites.
No LB was better than #Buckeyes commit Antjuan Simmons in cat & mouse at Ohio @TheOpening https://t.co/yP2ySIkJhR pic.twitter.com/Ag3kkpqNsy
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) May 7, 2016
Ohio State commit Antjuan Simmons has looked quick out here so far: pic.twitter.com/uAt6UdzJOl
— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) May 7, 2016
The Opening finals will be held at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon from July 5-10. The full breakdown of invites from today's regional action:
| POSITION | NAME | CLASS | STARS | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | JORDAN REID | 2017 | ★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| WR | K.J. HAMLER | 2017 | ★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| WR | DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES | 2017 | ★★★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| TE | MATT DOTSON | 2017 | ★★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| DB | AMBRY THOMAS | 2017 | ★★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| DB | JAMYEST WILLIAMS | 2017 | ★★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| LB | ANTJUAN SIMMONS | 2017 | ★★★★ | OHIO STATE |
Sean Clifford, a 2017 Penn State QB commit, also earned an invite to the Elite 11, the quarterback finals that run parallel to The Opening.
Josh Myers didn't go home empty-handed either:
New national #1 OL Rating at #TheOpening Columbus. #Buckeyes commit Josh Myers (6-6, 306) goes 108+ #Final5 #GETOPEN pic.twitter.com/qQFlv3hg4B
— Todd Huber (@ToddHuberSS) May 7, 2016
And here are each position group's Most Valuable Player:
| POSITION | NAME | CLASS | STARS | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | SEAN CLIFFORD | 2017 | ★★★★ | PENN STATE |
| RB | RAVEION HARGROVE | 2018 | UNRANKED | UNDECIDED |
| WR | K.J. HAMLER | 2017 | ★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| OL | JORDAN REID | 2017 | ★★★ | UNDECIDED |
| DL | KURT HINISH | 2017 | ★★★ | NOTRE DAME |
| LB | ANTHONY CRIDER | 2017 | UNRANKED | UNDECIDED |
| DB | DONOVON JOHNSON | 2017 | ★★★ | UNDECIDED |
Eleven Warriors will have more from The Opening momentarily.
