At 6-foot-2, 240-pounds, Louisville (Ky.) Trinity four-star defensive end Jason Hatcher opened The Opening as a top 10 finalist for the SPARQ Championship. Hatcher ran a 4.8 40-yard dash in prelims, followed by a 4.68 later than night in the championship. Maybe his most impressive mark was a 4.06 shuttle time in qualifying with a 34.4 inch vertical leap. Hatcher had the fifth faster shuttle time of any player at the event regardless of position.
In one-on-one drills, Hatcher had mixed results. While he had some good reps speed rushing off the edge, he had no counter moves. Once an offensive tackle had grasp of him, he failed to disengage from the block. Hatcher is agile and quick, which in a greater team concept would be more dangerous. Attribute wise, Hatcher does compare favorably with graduated USC defensive end Nick Perry. Hatcher isn't quite a big, but he is also more polished fundamentally.