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Lamar Jackson could be one of the young men who hears his name called Thursday night when Round 1 of the 2018 NFL Draft kicks off at AT&T Stadium.

As he prepares for his next moment in the spotlight (he’s had plenty of those during his college career), Jackson shared a couple of awesome throwback pictures from his days as a pee-wee star.

The two pics are from his first year in pads, 2004, and his third year, 2006.

As you can see, Jackson was destined to be a quarterback and playmaker from the beginning. Despite what some NFL people believe, he’s going to have success at the NFL level playing this position as well, and we cannot wait to see where he ends up.

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