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'I'm here to prove myself right'

He’s not nervous, but he’s confident. He’s anxious, but he’s also excited.

Former Missouri State linebacker Dylan Cole’s dream of being on a NFL football roster should come true in the next two days.

While he has no idea of where he’ll end up, he said he’ll be ready.

“It could happen at any time,” Cole said. “I’m just keeping my phone on me and hoping for an unknown number so I can get that answered and figure out where I’m going.”

The first round of the NFL Draft came and went. No one expected Cole to go in the first round and he didn’t.