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Projected as a draft pick, cornerback Lamar Jackson heads to New York Jets as free agent

If former Nebraska corner Lamar Jackson paid attention to prognostications about the 2020 NFL Draft, he probably expected to be selected sometime this weekend.

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.

Turns out, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Jackson wasn't selected at all. However, according to his agent, Chris Ellison, Jackson has agreed to a free-agent deal with the New York Jets.

An evaluation of Jackson on NFL.