2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Tariqious Tisdale, DL, University of Mississippi

• Name: Tariqious Tisdale
• Position: DL
• College: University of Mississippi
• Height: 6’5″
• Weight: 280 lbs
• Twitter: @_Tisdalekid_22
• Instagram: @t_tisdale22

What type of energy do you bring onto the football field?

• Trying to lead. Being a leader you get through adversity and try to lead things around and we can still do this.

If you could hang out with any football player past or present for a day who and why?

• Aaron Donald, he is like a role model and he does things the right way and is a dominant player and he is also inspirational.

What are your favorite moments from your football life?

• Just playing the game and meeting all the people through my lifetime I have held a special bond with, and just getting to play the game can glorify God.

If there was a billboard with 5 of your traits on it which 5 traits would be up there?

• Speed, strength, athleticism, versatile and smart.

What do you think are the keys to success on the football field?

• Knowing your alignment and job. You gotta know what you are doing.

What sets you apart from other defensive linemen?

• You don’t see many people with my speed and athletic ability.

How are you planning to prepare for the draft?

• I’m getting formed continuing to work on strength, speed and flexibility.

What should we know about Tariqious Tisdale the person?

• I love my family, everything I do is for my family and my daughter, and I do everything in God’s glory and I’m a hard worker and going to do everything it takes to win.

How do you handle challenges both in life and on the football field?

• I look to God and I look to God for all of my answers and I pray and God leads me there.

What would a team get in a player like you?

• A hard worker and a team player.

What made you decide you wanted to be a football player?

• I have an older brother that played and it looked fun so I started playing in 3rd grade and I’ve come this far so I just stuck with it.

What are you looking to achieve as a football player going forward?

• Just to play the game the right way and not just play the game the right way but inspire others that you can do anything you put your mind to.