Daniel Kilgore still remembers his dream when woke up on Day 3 of the 2011 NFL Draft.
His subconscious prophecy had the Green Bay Packers selecting him in the fifth round.
“Stop it. Get back to work,” Mike Kent said when Kilgore attempted to recall the dream to Appalachian State’s strength coach during their morning lift. “Don’t even think about it. Worry about this workout.”
But the memory lingered throughout the day as the draft continued. Anxious moments passed. Kilgore was at a friend’s house near campus in Boone, N.C. – an hour-and-45 minute drive from his hometown of Kingsport, Tenn.