A special guest stepping on the mound this evening to toss the initial ball out former viking marcus green was drafted this past saturday to the atlanta falcons in the 6th round of the 2019 nfl draft....becoming the first north pontotoc alumnus to be drafted into the nfl green says it still hasn't hit him that his dream came true, but he's ready to get to work "i'm actually still riding on my cloud.

It'll come down here soon because in about a week, about a week and a half from now, i'll be in rookie minicamp, getting ready to go to work.

Ya, it's definitely a blessing o be drafted, to be the first person from north pontotoc drafted and make history, i'm just excited and ready to get to work.

I've had support from all over, and all over the country as well, not only at home in mississippi, i've had it all over.

It feels good to know these people are behind me one hundred percent."