NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Taaron Timmons, DE, Houston Baptist
What is your name?
Taaron Timmons
What is your Height/Weight?
6’4 255
What is your position?
Hybrid End
Where do you play college football?
Houston Baptist University
Where are you from?
Houston Tx
Who is your role model, and why?
LeBron James, because he grinds hard and know how to lead on and off the court and he is one of the most HUMBLE person I know.
Who was your favorite teacher?
Coach/Teacher Gary Castille
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball and Track
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Aaron Jones (GreenBay Packers)
Who is the most underrated player on your team?
Brandon Taylor
What is the one song that would fire you up before the biggest game of your life
Trouble by Lil Boosie
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Von Miller, because not only can he cover, he can also rush the quarterback.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Listen to music, pray then play.
What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?
Picking off Jeremiah Briscoe in the last game of my senior campaign.
What is the coolest thing you ever did off the field for someone else?
Special Olympics for Special Needs Kids.
Who was your favorite NFL team growing up?
Houston Texans.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Michael Jackson, LeBron James, and Barack Obama.
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