NFL Draft Diamonds

NFL Draft, NFL Trade Rumors, Scouting Reports & More

2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Nigel Peele, LB, Fayetteville State University

Nigel Peele the hard-hitting linebacker from Fayetteville State University recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds owner Damond Talbot.
Nigel Peele the hard-hitting linebacker from Fayetteville State University recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds owner Damond Talbot.
  • Name: Nigel Peele
  • Position: Middle Linebacker 
  • College: Fayetteville State University 
  • Height: 6’1
  • Weight: 230
  • Twitter: N1_Uno
  • Instagram: npeele_uno

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

  • My physicality and my IQ for the game, it allows me to play free and fast. 

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

  • At the age of 7, watching Randy Moss and Tom Brady dominate. They made it look so easy and fun! 

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

  • NFL teams should know I’m a hard worker that’s not scared to work,  I absolutely love  this game. 

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

  • Feeding the less fortunate. 

What is the best advice you have ever received?

  • “There are two pains, the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. One is temporary and the other lasts forever”

Who was your childhood hero?

  • The Hulk

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

  • Tae Randolph CB

What is your biggest pet peeve?

  • Disloyalty 

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

  • The transition from home to college, I had so much freedom in college, sometimes I would forget to do my homework because I would lose track of time procrastinating.. Once I was able to create an agenda every day I was able to overcome all the new things college through at me. It’s all about having a schedule each day. 

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

  • Fayetteville State University was founded in 1867. Fayetteville State will forever have a special place in my heart because they were first to offer me a scholarship. 

What is your favorite snack food?

  • Honey roasted peanuts 

What is the best part of football?

  • The best part of football to me is how the game creates teamwork and chemistry. 

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

  • Nigel Peele is a Winner! 

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

  • Devin White 

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

  • Muhammad Ali, Bernie Mac, and  Jordan Peele 

Leave a Reply