SALT LAKE CITY — During the summer of 2015, Donovan Mitchell and Lamar Jackson both arrived on the University of Louisville campus as true freshmen.
Three years later, Mitchell has emerged as one the most dynamic young scorers in the NBA as Jackson enters the NFL as one of the most exciting young quarterbacks.
On Thursday night, the Baltimore Ravens shocked everyone by trading back into the first round to draft Jackson — the former Heisman Trophy winner — with the 32nd overall pick.
Mitchell, a rookie for the Utah Jazz, was more than 1,200 miles away from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, watching the draft in Salt Lake City.