2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Ismail Abdul, DB, Cumberland University

• Name: Ismail Abdul
• Position: Defensive Back
• College: Cumberland University
• Height: 5’11
• Weight: 189
• Twitter: @Ishflash1
• Instagram: @ishflash

What makes you a top prospect at your position  in the 2022 NFL Draft? 

• My speed, body control & athleticism.

At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?

• 7 years old

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

• I was raised by an Olympian. (Father)

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be? 

• Donate to help children with disabilities.

What is the best advice you have ever received?

• The best advice I have ever received is that you can’t put unleaded in a Maserati, referring to the human body. 

Who was your childhood hero? 

• My father is my childhood hero.

Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school? 

• Johnathan Singleton.

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

• Biggest pet peeve is not being told the truth.

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome? 

• Having to bear with not having my uncle anymore.

Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?

• My school is a pretty calm environment and fun to be in, & this school is special to me because I transferred from one D1 to another and wasn’t able to receive a waiver for my third D1 school. My home now has accepted me when time was running out.

What is your favorite snack food? 

• Clif bar

What is the best part of football? 

• The best part of football is making big plays when the game is on the line.

If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say? 

• Light

If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be? 

• Tyrann Mathieu

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why? 

• My parents and my uncle because they paved the way for me to get where I’m at now.