2022 NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Julius Chestnut, RB, Sacred Heart University
- Name: Julius Chestnut
- Position: RB
- College: Sacred Heart University
- Height: 6’0
- Weight: 230
- Twitter: @juliuschestnut
- Instagram: @j.chestnut7
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2022 NFL Draft?
- I am one of the top running backs in the fcs if not the best. Could argue the best player in FCS.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
- 5 years old
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
- I am the most selfless person and humble
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
- Less fortunate, poverty children
What is the best advice you have ever received?
- Take everyday with the approach as tomorrow won’t be there
Who was your childhood hero?
- Troy Polamalu
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
- Deandre Byrd
What is your biggest pet peeve?
- Taking something from me that all you had to do was ask for first because more than not I would say yes
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
- Everyone is so genuine and will treat you like you are family
What is your favorite snack food?
- Scooby snacks, fruit snack
What is the best part of football?
- The bonds you make with people off of the field that nobody sees
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
- I am the most “ we before me “ person you would ever meet
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
- Leonard Fournette
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- Troy Polamalu
- Kevin Hart
- Elon Musk
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