2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Danny Gilbert Jr., DB, Bethany College (WV)


- Name: Danny Gilbert Jr
- Height: 5’8
- Weight: 170
- Position: DB
- College: Bethany College (WV)
- Twitter: @D_GilbertJr
What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?
• Smoothie Spot
When breaking down your film what will stick out?
• Tackling/Toughness
If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
• Get my Dad off the streets
What has been your biggest failure?
• Not telling my Grandad I love him before he passed
What do your teammates say is your best quality?
• Leadership, High Energy, positive attitude
Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?
• Hunter Klein
Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
• Jackboy
What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?
• Sports Medicine. Helping others achieve their goals and do everything right that I did not do.
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What is your coolest life moment?
• Getting Baptize/ Giving my life to Christ
What song would you sing at Karaoke night?
• Betty Wright – No Pain, No Gain
If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?
• Lance Gross in “The Last Fall”
Who is your favorite football team?
• Miami Dolphins
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
• Got to be more careful around me
What is your biggest fear?
• Not being able to think for myself
Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?
• TY Hilton
Take us through game day, How do you prepare?
• Gospel Music, Walk on the field and visualize my assignments/ Remembering what it took for me to get here
Do you have any hobbies?
• Playing Volleyball with my family
If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?
• Nobody
Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
• My Little cousin. Losing him change my life.
What motivates you to work hard?
• Witnessing my Daddy miss meals so I could eat.