2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jalean Brown, OLB, Mississippi College

- Name: Jalean Brown
- Position: Outside Linebacker
- College: Mississippi College
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 215lbs
- Twitter: @upnext41
- Instagram: @all.around_brown
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft?
I believe I am one of the top prospects because of the following: 1) My IQ for the game, 2) My versatility to either play in the box as a backer or In the flats and Deep thirds as a safety. 3) My drive and willingness to compete at any level, any position, against any player.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
I started playing football at 7 years old
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m always looking to get better, I HATE complacency. I am a versatile player and whatever gets me on the field, I’ll play it.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
St. Jude’s and Love’s Kitchen. Helping hunger for the homeless and children
What is the best advice you have ever received?
“There’s more than one way to skin a rabbit”. Meaning if one way doesn’t work, the next just might.
Who was your childhood hero?
RAY LEWIS he’s the reason I wanted to play the game.
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
Cortez Parker
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Laziness
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
It had to be coming off a Torn MCL from last season. I’m a very passionate person of the game, like every other athlete, but this was my first career injury and I alway believe that “Durability is the best ability”, so to be taken away from the game for that season was devastating. I just regrouped, focused on my scripture, went through physical therapy, and here I am now ready for the upcoming season feeling better than I have before.
What is your favorite snack food?
The Little Debbie Pecan Spinwheels
What is the best part of football?
The adrenaline rush and the competition
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
Despite me coming from a considerable smaller school, I have an Undying Motor and Willingness to Succeed
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
Kam Chancellor. Lol I’m a safety at heart, but he was not afraid to come to the box and make some tackles as well as can hold his own in coverage.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- Barack Obama
- Elton John
- Ray Lewis

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