NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Chris Washington Jr., CB, Northern Michigan University
NFL Diamonds has been providing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 3 years and this year we mixed things up a bit. Our questions are designed to give our readers a little more insight on the draft eligible player. We hope to bring you more than 350 interviews of NFL Draft Prospects this season. You will be able to track them all on the front page of our website in the banner to the right. Now let’s meet our next prospect!!!!
What is your name?
Chris Washington Jr
What is your Height/Weight?
5’11 190
What is your position?
Cornerback
Where do you play college football?
Northern Michigan University
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
I was good friends with a guy that was in a wheel chair on campus
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Web design
Where are you from?
Fort Lauderdale Florida I
Who is your role model, and why?
SJ Green, because he motivates me to be a better person on and off the field
Did you play any other sports growing up?
I ran track an played basketball
Did you play any other positions in football?
Safety/Wide Receiver
At your position, what separates you from others?
My patience at the Line of scrimmage
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
I like to look for tendencies in the WR and play caller
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Jeff Janis
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Chris Harris Jr.
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Moving 28 hours from home
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Yes, I call my Mom a few hours before the game
What is your biggest strength?
My biggest strength is that I’m coachable
What is your biggest weakness?
My size
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
If you bring me in your going to bring in a great teammate an a player that is willing to put in the work for the team
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Ed Reed is my favorite players
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Champ Bailey, Darrell Revis and my Mom
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
My Mom a car
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