NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Martez Carter, RB, Grambling State

What is your name?

Martez Carter

What is your Height/Weight?

5’7”, 205

What is your position?

RB

Where do you play college football?

Grambling State

Where are you from?

Monroe, Louisiana

Who is your role model, and why?

I never had a role model really. The lack of not having one was my motivation.

Who was your favorite teacher?

Ms. Wheaton at Richwood High

Did you play any other sports growing up?

Basketball, Baseball, and Track

Who was the toughest player you ever faced?

Myself

Who is the most underrated player on your team?

Kobe Ross

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

NBA Youngboy – War With Us

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

Darren Sproles and Barry Sanders. We have the same running style, big play making ability, power and mobility.

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

I went two years without playing football. I just kinda jumped back into and hit it head on.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

I call my parents on FaceTime.

What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?

Bayou Classic 2016, I ran a kickoff return back.

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

I volunteer with these kids and for Christmas I took them out and we got whatever was on their Christmas list

Who was your favorite NFL team growing up?

I didn’t watch football growing up

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

Eddie Robinson, Grambling State Head Coach, Malcolm X, Barack Obama