NFL Draft week is here, marking the end of a four-month pre-draft process for the 300 or so prospects hoping to get selected in Chicago. The testing, dissecting, interviewing, prodding, and second-guessing each player goes through can be stressful and gruelling.

Ole Miss wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, for one, is happy to put it behind him.

“I’m a little relieved,” Treadwell told TSN.ca. “It’s just going by so fast. When I think of the day of the draft, I’ll be more anxious than ever.”

Treadwell said it was a demanding four months, packed with workouts, meetings and interviews. February’s NFL Combine is just the tip of the iceberg for prospects; if the pre-draft process seems a little too intense for fans, picture what draft-eligible players go through.

“I’ve been on the go since I left school,” Treadwell said. “Been to Arizona [for] training. Went to Miami, trained. Went to the combine and came back to Miami. Pro day. Stayed at my school and trained after my pro day. All the different team [visits] in between. Just finished visiting teams throughout the league. Hotel to hotel, flight to flight.”

Treadwell visited seven teams leading up to the draft – the Browns, Cowboys, 49ers, Giants, Jets, Bears, and Vikings – according to a NBC Sports ProFootballTalk report. While all the interviews and events are a necessary evil for a team looking to make the right decision before handing a player a multi-year deal and millions of dollars, the Ole Miss junior said it can mess with an athlete’s routine.

“Just travelling,” Treadwell said, asked what’s been the hardest part of the past four months. “You want to train and get in shape and be in shape going into your rookie year. That’s been my thing at least.”

The scrutiny can be tough for a young player getting his first taste of the relentless NFL media monster as well. There’s no off-season in the NFL, and a big reason for that is the popularity of the draft. Several media outlets devote hours per week breaking down the draft in as many ways as possible, feeding fans’ hunger for information.

Treadwell said most prospects will be happy to get out of the 24-hour news cycle.

“As far as our perspective as athletes, we just want to get it out of the way. On television every week someone’s breaking you down. You’re just in the media; most guys tend to not like it.

“You’re just looking to get the stress off your back. Get back to being who you were.”

Treadwell, however, said he’s done a pretty good job of staying away from screens this spring.

“I don’t read it,” he said. “I don’t watch it on TV. So I barely ever see it.”

Treadwell is one of three Ole Miss prospects that could go in the first round. Left tackle Laremy Tunsil, a likely Top 5 pick, and defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, who hopes to stay in the first round after character concerns have dropped him in the rankings, join Treadwell who has a mid-first round grade. The receiver said going through the same process as a couple of teammates has helped him along the way.

“We definitely support each other. We’re in different areas but when we’re together [we’re] talking about the dream. We’ve just always supported each other from Day 1.”

Treadwell is bunched together with three other receivers – Baylor’s Corey Coleman, TCU’s Josh Doctson, and Notre Dame’s Will Fuller – who all have similar draft grades and are vying to be the first pass catcher off the board Thursday night. While the draft experts are making a competition out it, Treadwell said he doesn’t see it that way.

“From my perspective, I’m not competing with a guy chasing his dream,” he said. “I mean. it’s out of our control. There are no hard feelings between us. We’re all trying to get to that next level and be a part of a team that wins ball games.”

The race to be the first receiver chosen is a particularly cloudy one leading up to the draft this year. Treadwell is expected to be taken in the first round and could hear his name called as early as 19th to the Buffalo Bills. The Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals draft 22nd through 24th and all reportedly interested in receivers.

Just a couple days before the draft, Treadwell said he’s in the dark regarding when he’ll get drafted, just like the fans.

“I don’t,” Treadwell said, asked if he had a general idea of where he might end up. “I don’t want to know. You can’t have any preference. I just want to be with a quarterback. That’s the goal for any receiver in the league, just to be with a good quarterback. If I’m with a good quarterback, I’m happy.”

Treadwell was made available through his partnership with Old Spice and their new Hardest Working Collection. Asked if he would be appearing in any of the brand's unique commercials, Treadwell said that would be a lot of fun. "I wish I could. Treadwell laughed. "I’m all for those. I’m definitely very excited to work with Old Spice."