Husker running back Emmett Johnson discusses his journey to get to NFL Draft

CHRISTMAS DAY FOR NFL FANS TOMORROW, THE THREE DAY NFL DRAFT BEGINS TOMORROW WHEN HE HEARS HIS NAME CALLED. NEBRASKA’S EMMITT JOHNSON WILL BE THE FIRST RUNNING BACK SELECTED IN 11 YEARS. JOHNSON THE BIG TEN RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR, RUSHED FOR MORE THAN 1400 YARDS AND 15 TOUCHDOWNS AND TOLD OUR LAUREN MICHELSON THE JOURNEY TO GET TO THIS MOMENT ANYTHING BUT EASY. WHEN YOUR NAME DOES GET CALLED THE NFL DRAFT, WHAT WILL THOSE EMOTIONS BE LIKE FOR YOU? EMMITT? AND WORDS PROBABLY CAN’T REALLY EXPLAIN WHAT IT’LL BE LIKE, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT’LL BE MORE OF JUST LIKE A, YOU KNOW, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT I’VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT AND THIS IS BIG FOR ME, BUT BE MORE JUST LIKE I’M EXCITED AND READY TO WORK KIND OF THAT FEELING, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THE, THE SADNESS PART MIGHT COME FROM LIKE JUST MY JOURNEY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOTHING TO BE SAD ABOUT. IT’S MORE OF A CELEBRATION FOR ME. IT’S MORE OF LIKE, I’M READY TO WORK. I’M READY TO GO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE A FRANCHISE OR GO WIN A SUPER BOWL. THAT’S KIND OF GOING TO BE THE EMOTION FOR ME. SO YEAH, A FEW MOCK DRAFTS HAVE JOHNSON GOING AS HIGH AS LATE SECOND ROUND, OTHERS IN THE THIRD OR PERHAPS FOURTH TEAMS LIKE THE VIKINGS, COWBOYS, NINERS, JAGUARS AND RAIDERS ALL POSSIBLE FITS. YOU CAN WATCH ALL THREE DAYS OF THE NFL DRAFT RIGHT HERE ON KETV. ROUND ONE STARTS TOMORROW AT SEVEN, ROUNDS T