Leading into the draft, there have been plenty of questions surrounding former Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson's ability to play the position at the next level. This has pushed forward the possible scenario of him playing at another position.

It has led to him being projected lower than the other top quarterbacks in this year's draft. Following Louisville's Pro Day on Thursday, Jackson voiced to Mike Mayock of The NFL Network that he wants to show teams that he can be an effective quarterback in the NFL.

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Much of the concerns surrounding Jackson's outlook the next level concerns his while accuracy and throwing mechanics. Throughout his three-year collegiate career, he completed no greater than 59.1 percent of his throws with an average of 57.0 percent completion rate.

Despite that, Jackson had much success as a dual-threat quarterback using both his arm and legs. He had become the first player notch at least 3,500 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons. He also set the Louisville record for total offense (13,175 yards), rushing yards (4,132), rushing touchdowns (50) and total touchdowns (119). This helped him earn several individual honors such as the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner, a two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Year, selected to the First Team All-ACC twice, a Walter Camp award winner, and won the Maxwell Award.

Granted the level of competition doesn't compare to what he will face at the next level, it's hard to ignore the type of success he had that could allow for him to be an intriguing option under center. There is still plenty of work for him to hone his passing ability in the pocket, which could make a development project that may not start right away in the NFL. Ultimately, all it will take is for one team to give him the opportunity to show that he can be a viable starting quarterback.