Jackson Powers-Johnson was raised in Draper, Utah. He helped Corner Canyon High to three straight undefeated seasons and state championships before being drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders.
The youngest of four children, Powers-Johnson was raised in Draper, Utah. He helped Corner Canyon High to three straight undefeated seasons and state championships before signing with Oregon.
“I saw a guy that was gritty, that finished, that strained, that loved the physicality of the game,” Pierce said. “From the time he was little, he was always bigger than everybody else,” Jennifer said. “It was hard for others to be friends with someone who was always physically dominating you, and so they would say very mean things to him and exclude him.”The first day in pads was tough and Powers-Johnson hated it. That’s when his parents told him he needed to hit the other players before they hit him.
“My stepdad came into my life when I was 3 years old, raised me my entire life,” he said. “I look like him, talk like him, and he’s the one that got me into sports. … My mom wasn’t really a huge sports fan, now she’s probably one of the biggest. But I kind of made that decision when I was 7, 8 years old. I was like, ‘All right, he’s my dad,’ and I knew when I was 18, I was going to change my name. So, Powers is my mom’s maiden name and Johnson is my stepdad’s last name.
He also had a burger named after him at a local brewery. “The Big Jax” contains two patties, pulled pork, mac and cheese, bacon and queso on a brioche bun.“I think my physicality and violence has kind of turned into more protection,” he said. “I think there’s no better honor or privilege than to protect somebody. You think about our armed forces, think about police, you think about all of them protecting us. That’s what we get to do on the field.
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