2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Alama Uluave, C, San Diego State University
- Name: Alama Uluave
- Position: San Diego State University
- College: Center
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 305
- Twitter: alama_uluave
- Instagram: alama_u
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft?
Something that makes me different in my position is my knowledge of the game and consistency in making holes and protecting quarterbacks.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
I was interested in football since the age of 5
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
They should know what they’re getting is a hard nose downhill and athletic center that can move in open space and make big-time blocks and maintain space in a consistent set pocket. Consistent snaps in the gun and under, and eyes that can spy any blitz package from anywhere on the field.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
It would be between cancer research institutes or American humane society’s
What is the best advice you have ever received?
The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. This piece of advice really put perspective on how I approach everything in my life now.
Who was your childhood hero?
My Dad
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
Jesse Matthews
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Liars
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
San Diego State developed me into what I needed to be and beyond what I wanted to be and I owe it everything.
What is your favorite snack food?
Korean BBQ
What is the best part of football?
The outreach, allows me to meet people I would’ve never have come across in my life and make relationships with teammates and staff that I will forever cherish
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
Say I get picked up and say I make a team’s roster, I will play backup to a veteran and I’ll do my dues but some day I will get my shot and I’m going to take it and go crazy.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
Jason Kelce
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