NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Nick Williams, TE, Arkansas Pine Bluff
What is your name?
Nicholas R. Williams
What is your Height/Weight?
6’4 265 lbs.
What is your position?
TE/DE
Where do you play college football?
Arkansas Pine Bluff
Where are you from?
Forrest City, Arkansas
Who is your role model, and why?
Michael Jordan, because we had the similar adversity. Being denied of certain opportunities to showcase talent.
Who was your favorite teacher?
Mrs. Foster
Did you play any other sports growing up? Track, Basketball, Baseball.
Who was the toughest player you ever faced? Warren Ball
Who is the most underrated player on your team? Shafon Alcorn / CB Newport Arkansas.
What is the one song that would fire you up before the biggest game of your life?
Dreams & Nightmares Meek Mill
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why? With all do respect , I would have to say Jason Pierre-Paul. He is very disruptive and athletic. Natural raw talent!
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it? Graduating college. Coming from a single parent household, it was difficult to pay for. Not having the funds for books caused my grades to fall short.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Prayer
What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career? Jackson State Tackle for loss
What is the coolest thing you ever did off the field for someone else? I volunteered helping different youth organizations such as Arkansas Youth Camps of Redfield, as well as CDF Freedom Schools for the past six summers.
Who was your favorite NFL team growing up? New York Giants
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My Great Grandfather Glasco, Mom April Williams, President Obama.
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