Mizzou produced nine NFL first-round draft picks from 2001 to 2017 but for the fourth straight year did not have a first-rounder Thursday.
The Tigers’ top prospect shouldn’t have a long wait Friday. Linebacker Nick Bolton, who entered the draft after his junior season, is widely projected as a second-round prospect. The draft’s second and third rounds are Friday, starting at 6 p.m. St. Louis time, followed by rounds four through seven on Saturday.
Penn State’s Micah Parsons was the first linebacker off the board Thursday, going to the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 12 pick. Arizona selected Tulsa’s Zaven Collins at No.