NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Davyon McKinney, DB, University of Arkansas
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What is your name?
Davyon McKinney
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1/210
What is your position?
FS/SS
Where do you play college football?
University of Arkansas
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Feed to the homeless, Big brother camps
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Finite
Where are you from?
FORREST City Arkansas
Who is your role model, and why?
My Mother ,because she understand how to overcome adversity and no matter what she would be the same person everyday
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Baseball,basketball,track
Did you play any other positions in football?
Wideout, cornerback
At your position, what separates you from others?
Energy, knowledge of the game
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Technique, assignment of the play, the opponents skills set
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Mike Evans
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Antonio Brown the ability to make things happen
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
As a kid my lungs collapse,as a premature baby growing up and becoming a great Athlete is a big deal. Making it out of a rural area with a lot of crime with a single parent has been a great obstacle. I just took life one day at a time
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Saying prayer, talking to my mother then listen to Yo Gotti ‘Who am I’
What is your biggest strength?
Knowledge, energy
What is your biggest weakness?
Staying at one position
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
If you looking for a positive role model with great character, that goes hard in every aspect of life I’m your guy
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Reggie Bush
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Grandfather, Mother, Sister
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Mother a car
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN?
- Coke or Pepsi?
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?
