2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Blake Parzych, DL, Southern Illinois University


- Name: Blake Parzych
- Height: 6’ 3”
- Weight: 275
- Position: DL
- College: Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Twitter: @Blake_parz
What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?
• Ruby’s
When breaking down your film what will stick out?
• Strength
If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
• Help my parents retire
What has been your biggest failure?
• Losing sight of my goals for a short period of time
What do your teammates say is your best quality?
• Personality
Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?
• Nico Gualdoni
Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
• Blake-O
What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?
• Finance, to have a job I love
What is your coolest life moment?
• Playing college football, all of it. Games & being a part of a team that truly has my back.
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What song would you sing at Karaoke night?
• Tennessee whiskey
If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?
• Chriss Pratt
Who is your favorite football team?
• Chicago Bears
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
• Unpredictable
What is your biggest fear?
• Heights
Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?
• Craig James
Take us through game day, How do you prepare?
• Eat & think. Once the first whistle sounds I’m locked in.
Do you have any hobbies?
• Golf
If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?
• Akeem Hicks
Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
• My parents, the way they have my back and show me to treat everyone with the respect I’d like to be treated with.
What motivates you to work hard?
• I do not like being average. I don’t feel right if I am not working towards a goal. Goals keeps me in line to put forth the effort to achieve them.