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Everything to know about The Opening Finals 2018

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The action gets started June 30. Here’s your schedule, roster, event notes, and more.

Nike’s The Opening Finals, the year’s annual biggest camp for football recruits, is this weekend. Out of the 163 prospects in attendance, a whopping 25 are five-star recruits, per 247Sports, and another 107 are four-stars. The Finals from Frisco, Texas features a variety of competition-based events, including a 7-on-7 tournament, a lineman competition, and a Nike training camp.

You can follow along with all of the action by following @SBNRecruiting on Twitter, we’ll update this post periodically during the event, and we’ll have plenty more later on.

Nike training camp: Sunday 4-10:30 p.m. ET

This event is like the NFL Combine, with each player receiving an athleticism score and the winner being crowned.

Each prospect will run through drills, which are rated with Nike’s Football Ratings system. Some notable winners from the past include former Texas A&M receiver Speedy Noil and former New York Giants safety Landon Collins.

7-on-7 pool play begins Monday at 11 a.m. ET. Championships begin Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET, with the finals at 2 p.m. ET.

There are a total of six teams for the 7-on-7 tournament.

  • With five Alabama commitments, Tide fans will be paying attention to Team Hype, led by quarterbacks Dylan Morris and Taulia Tagovailoa, running backs Trey Sanders and Patrick Garwo, wide receivers Joshua Delgado, Cornelius Johnson, Trey Palmer, Mycah Pittman and Garrett Wilson, as well as tight end Jahleel Billingsley. The linebackers are Diwun Black, Shane Lee and Mekhail Sherman, cornerbacks Kaiir Elam, Marquez Beason, Christian Williams and Erick Young, as well as safety Tykee Smith, Raymond Woodie III, and DeMarcco Hellams.
  • Georgia and Auburn fans will closely watch Team Boomin, which has quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix, running backs Tyrion Davis and Eric Gray, wide receivers Jadon Haselwood, George Pickens, Dominick Blaylock, Jalen Curry and Jacoby Pinckney, and tight end Ryland Goede. Defensively, it’s linebackers Marcel Brooks, De’Gabriel Floyd and Owen Pappoe, cornerbacks Marcus Banks, Jaydon Hill, DJ Turner II, Woodi Washington, Bobby Wolfe, and safeties Demani Richardson and Brian Williams.
  • Team Elite has quarterbacks Cade McNamara and Sam Howell, running backs Devyn Ford and Isaiah Spiller, wide receivers John Dunmore, Jermaine Burton, Elijah Higgins, Ramel Keyton and Emery Simmons, tight end Keon Zipperer and athlete Giles Jackson. The defense has linebackers Rian Davis, Nakobe Dean, and Brandon Smith, cornerbacks Isaiah Rutherford, Renardo Green, Akeem Dent, and Max Williams as well as safeties Dax Hill and Brendan Gant.
  • Team Dynamite has quarterbacks Max Duggan and Ty Evans, running backs Sean Dollars, Chris Tyree, and Austin Jones, wide receivers Bru McCoy, Braedin Huffman-Dixon, Maurice Massey, Marcus Washington and Jameson Williams, and tight end Michael Martinez. On defense it’s linebackers Shammond Cooper, Lance Dixon and Tristan Sinclair, cornerbacks Jeffery Carter Jr., Jeremiah Criddell, Elias Ricks, and Mykael Wright, as well as safeties Nick Cross and Jalani Williams.
  • Team Overdrive has quarterbacks Brian Maurer and Spencer Rattler, running backs Jase McClellan and Kenny McIntosh, wide receivers Trejan Bridges, Jaylen Ellis, Arjei Henderson, Frank Ladson and Theo Wease, as well as tight end Austin Stogner. The defense has linebackers Bryton Constantin and Aeneas Dicosmo, cornerbacks Tyrique Stevenson, Jordan Clark, Chester Kimbrough and Derek Stingley, safeties Kyle Hamilton, Josh Sanguinetti, and Quinten Johnson.
  • Team impact has quarterbacks Graham Mertz and Ryan Hilinski, running backs Noah Cain and Zachary Evans, wide receivers Colby Bowman, Kyle Ford, Jeremiah Payton and Lance Wilhoite, as well as tight end Jude Wolfe and athlete Mark-Antony Richards. The defense has linebackers Kalen Deloach, Justin Flowe and Nick Jackson, cornerbacks Jaden Davis, Trent McDuffie, Cameron Smith, Chris Steele and Salim Turner-Muhammad, and safeties Jordan Battle and Keontra Smith.

The Lineman Challenge begins Monday, and the Lineman 1-on-1 finals are Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET.

The nation’s No. 1-overall recruit, defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, will be on hand, as will five-star defensive linemen Nolan Smith (Georgia commit) and Zachary Harrison. Defensive tackles Ishmael Sophser and Travon Walker will be trying to wreck shop inside.

But it won’t be easy, as six five-star offensive linemen will be trying to stop them. They include Pierce Quick (Alabama commit), Clay Webb, Kardell Thomas (LSU commit), Darnell Wright, Wanya Morris (Tennessee commit), and Kenyon Green (Texas A&M commit).

Oklahoma has the most commits attending.

The Sooners have an impressive seven commits. Alabama is next with six. LSU has five, and while Florida State, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Penn State have four. All schools with four or more are Nike schools, with the exception of Notre Dame.


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