PHOTO GALLERY: Four former Tigers await upcoming NFL Draft

April 25, 2012 | 10:10 p.m. CDT

Former Tigers Michael Egnew, Jerrell Jackson, Jacquies Smith and Dominique Hamilton are anticipating the upcoming NFL Draft, which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday. Until the three-day, seven-round draft begins, Smith described the process as a "wait-and-see type of game," where "whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen anyway."

Missouri defensive lineman Jacquies Smith is hit by offensive lineman Matt Kennedy of Miami (Ohio) during the first home game of the 2011 season. Smith anticipates the upcoming NFL Draft, which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday. Three other former Tigers are also anticipating the draft. | Matthew Busch

Former Tiger Michael Egnew tries to bypass Jayhawk players on Nov. 26 at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. Egnew is anticipating the upcoming NFL Draft, which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday. He is one of four former Tigers in the draft. | Matthew Busch

Senior wide receiver Jerrell Jackson reaches out for the hands of his teammates after running out of the tunnel onto Faurot Field for the final time as a Tiger during halftime of Missouri's Nov. 12 game against the Texas Longhorns. Jackson is one of four former Tigers anticipating the upcoming NFL Draft. | Matthew Busch

MU defensive lineman Dominique Hamilton tackles UT running back Fozzy Whittaker during the Tiger's game against the Longhorns at Faurot Field on Nov. 12. Hamilton is anticipating the NFL Draft, which begins at 8 p.m. Thursday. | Matthew Busch