NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Jonathan Owens, DB, Missouri Western

What is your name? 

Jonathan Owens

What is your Height/Weight?

5’11/205

What is your position?

Safety

Where do you play college football?

Missouri Western

Where are you from?

St Louis

Who is your role model, and why?

My mom, raised me and my sister by herself, and i never wanted for anything as a kid

Who was your favorite teacher?

Dr Kriewitz, taught all my strength and conditioning class

Did you play any other sports growing up?

Yes basketball and track

Who was the toughest player you ever faced?

Durron Neal in high school

Who is the most underrated player on your team?

Nate Iloilo, defensive tackle

What is the one song that would fire you up before the biggest game of your life?

March Madness by future

If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?

Earl Thomas

What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?

I tore my ACL my senior year of high school, after i found out i tore it i made sure i never missed a day of rehab so that i could come back from my injury stronger than before i tore it

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

Pray, meditate and listen to music

What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?

Broke up the game winning pass in the end zone against central Oklahoma as time expired

What is the coolest thing you ever did off the field for someone else?

I went to a grade school and helped the kids with their homework and read books with them

Who was your favorite NFL team growing up?

St. Louis Rams

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?

Lebron James, Deon Sanders, Odell Beckham