2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Tim Jones, WR, Southern Mississippi
- Name: Tim Jones
- Position: WR
- College: Southern Miss
- Height: 6’ 1”
- Weight: 205
- Twitter: @timnjones5
Right now, people are not talking about you the way I feel they should. Do you feel you are an underdog?
- Yes, an underdog coming from a smaller school that people don’t respect like SEC talent.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
- I am a do your job type of guy no matter what.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
- Anyone with Asthma.
Who was your childhood hero?
- Spider-Man
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
- Shurdon Robinson (Shurdy)
What is your biggest pet peeve?
- Doing something and not finishing it.
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
- Getting hurt this past senior season and having to over come and trust the process to come back healthy.
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
- There’s a blue collar, chip on your shoulder mentality when you play for Southern Miss.
What is your favorite snack food?
- Fruit
The NFL Draft is quickly approaching, If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
- I would be an immediate impact on any team I get picked up from bringing physicality, hard work, reliability, and consistency.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
- Maybe Amari Cooper or Anquan Boldin.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- My grandfather who passed away, Jesus, or Lil Wayne.
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