When Eric Johnson woke up on Saturday morning, he kept telling himself to remain calm and collected. He knew he was just hours away from one of the more life-changing moments of his life.
At his agent's house in St. Louis, Johnson was surrounded by friends and family when the NFL Draft was set to resume with the final four rounds. Nearly every mock draft slated the Missouri State defensive tackle to either go in the fourth and fifth and become the first player out of the program to be selected since 2011.
A little after 1:30 p.