NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: DJ Wilson, WR, Presbyterian College
NFL Draft Diamonds has been bringing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 3 years and this year we mixed up the questions and added some fun questions for our readers. Our questions are designed to give our readers a little more insight on the 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 the prospect!!!!
What is your name?
DJ Wilson
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1 200
What is your position?
Wide Receiver
Where do you play college football?
Presbyterian College
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
It would have to be going to Cuba the spring before I came to college and helping rebuild a church there
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Business statistics
Where are you from?
Asheville NC
Who is your role model, and why?
My grandmother and her work ethics is unmatched. She always makes sure everyone in the family is okay
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Track and basketball
Did you play any other positions in football?
Safety
At your position, what separates you from others?
Physicality and focus to detail in routes
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Coverages and tendencies in corners, if they like to use their hands or not. Do they press? Stuff like that
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Walt Aikens while he was at Liberty
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
I take a little from different receivers. I would say Dez Bryant for his strength
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Dad passed away right before I came to college. It helped me to become a man and really focus to be successful
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Sour patch kids
What is your biggest strength?
My strength and route running.
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I’m a player that will work day in and day out. Wether it be on offense or special teams. Anything to help the organization get better.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Dez Bryant and obviously the Dallas Cowboys
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My Dad, Drake and Jerry Rice
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Probably help my parents with bills then I’ll worry about the rest
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