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Meet Freddie Swain, the Biggest Surprise of The Opening 2015

Among the contingent of six wide receivers from the state of Florida who were selected to attend The Opening, Freddie Swain came to Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, with the least fanfare.

The 6'0" 172-pounder is rated as the No. 10 receiver in his home state and a modest No. 233 nationally—which he admits left him feeling as if he entered this week's event with motivation to assert himself as one of the nation’s top receivers.

"I feel like I definitely have something to prove," Swain told Bleacher Report. "I don't really like my rankings and where I fit in nationally.