During his college career at Nebraska, Lamar Jackson made no bones about his desire to play in the NFL.
He's expected to take a gigantic step toward that objective this week, when the NFL Draft is held Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday.
A pair of mock drafts — one by The Sporting News and another by CBSsports.com — last week projected Jackson to be selected in the third round. USA Today had him going in the fourth. The draft begins Thursday with the first round, continues Friday with rounds two and three, and finishes Saturday with rounds four through seven.