NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Demone Harris, DE, University at Buffalo

What is your name?

Demone Harris

What is your Height/Weight?

6’4″ 275lbs

What is your position?

Defensive End

Where do you play college football?

University at Buffalo

Where are you from?

Buffalo, NY

Who is your role model and why?

Khalil Mack and Steven Means because they laid the blueprint for guys like me.

Who was your favorite teacher?

Sampson Lee Blair, Sociology Professor at UB

Did you play an other sports growing up?

Basketball

Who was the toughest player you ever faced?

Austin Corbett, Nevada

Who is the most underrated player on your team?

Chris Ford @knotlocs on twitter

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

Right now my favorite song is Ric Flair Drip by the Migos

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

I would compare myself  Ansah, Ezekiel or Joey Bosa because I have a relentless motor like those guys.

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

The biggest obstacle of my life was just the circumstances I was born into. I’m from the inner city projects where not a lot of good things were going on around me so I had to make the best of my situation and try to find something positive to strive for.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

Just going out in pregame and warming up the way I do.

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

I got to do some community service at local grammar schools around UB and read to the kids. I felt like I was an inspiration to them and they looked up to me.

What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?

The interception I had my sophomore year against Kent State at their place. We ended up winning that game on a last second touchdown by one point. 17-18

Who was your favorite NFL team growing up?

The Colts when they had Peyton Manning

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

Lebron James, Bruce Smith, and Kevin Hart.