Day 1 of Shrine Bowl practice is in the books from the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility in Frisco, Texas. Here's what I saw on the practice field:

* For some players, it's one thing to watch them on tape but something completely different when you see them in person. Florida State's Darrell Jackson Jr. is one of those players. He is an enormous human being at defensive tackle, and some draft analysts are saying he might be the highest drafted player from this game as a Day 2 selection. He weighed in at 6-5, 328 pounds with ridiculously long 35-inch arms. As a comparison, Dexter Lawrence measured 6-4 1/2, 342 pounds with 34 3/4-inch arms at the NFL Combine in 2019. Jackson carries his 328 pounds extremely well and told me later in an interview he hopes to play at closer to 320 pounds. He is powerful and offensive linemen struggled to move him off his spot. He also showed off his length and power with a bull rush during 1-on-1 drills, pushing an offensive lineman right into the quarterback's lap.

* Clemson has three potential first-round picks on their defense (Peter Woods, T.J. Parker, Avieon Terrell), but their teammate DeMonte Capehart shouldn't be overlooked. He has impressive size (measured at 6-4 3/4, 314 pounds) and length (33 3/8-inch arms). He is a strong run defender but does not boast impressive production in college. However, his measurables make him someone teams are willing to bet on to improve once he arrives in the NFL.

* LSU's Harold Perkins is someone to watch this week, as a swiss army knife defender that can play off-ball linebacker or rush the passer off the edge. He measured at 6-0 3/8 inches and 222 pounds making his fit something that might be different for NFL teams. But he is an explosive athlete and we will track him all weekend as he is expected to play a number of different positions.

* Notre Dame's Aamil Wagner stood out at offensive tackle, playing both the right and left sides. He has impressive size (6-5 1/8, 302 pounds) with long arms (34 5/8 inches) and quick feet to set and stay in front of some very fast edge rushers. I'm anxious to see how he looks once these speed rushers try some counter moves on him and he is forced to change directions more.

* At West practice, Wake Forest offensive tackle Fa'alili Fa'amoe showed off his physicality at right tackle, throwing standout edge rusher Malachi Lawrence to the ground on one rep. He measured at 6-4 7/8 inches and 311 pounds with 33 3/4-inch arms and played right tackle on the first day. I look forward to monitoring his movement skills throughout the week as some draft experts believed heading into the draft process he might have to shift into guard.

* The aforementioned Malachi Lawrence, from the University of Central Florida, looks like an edge rusher at 6-4 and 247 pounds with 33 1/2-inch arms. He has great burst at the snap to get up-field and challenge the outside shoulder of offensive tackles.

* But it was Illinois' James Thompson who stole the show on Friday. At 6-5 1/4 and 301 pounds, offensive linemen had trouble staying in front of him most of the day with him knifing through the line in team drills and winning consistently in one on ones at defensive tackle.

* There were a few standout plays during team drills. Texas A&M defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim was a constant visitor to the offensive backfield in both the run and pass game. Miami (Ohio) linebacker Jackson Kuwatch grabbed an interception over the middle during 7-on-7. During team drills Nebraska cornerback Ceyair Wright picked off a pass and brought it back the other way.

*For the East team, Texas Tech safety Cole Wisniewski and North Carolina cornerback Marcus Allen both knocked away passes. Notre Dame tight end Eli Raridon caught a deep crosser going over the middle of the field.