2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Hobbes Parisien, CB, University of New Haven

• Name: Hobbes Parisien
• Position: CB
• College: University of New Haven
• Height: 5’11
• Weight: 180lbs
• Twitter: Hobz_4
• Instagram: Official_hobz

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft? 

What makes me a top prospect for the 2023 NFL draft is my relentlessness, hard work & dedication to the game. 

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

I’ve been interested in the game of football ever since I was 7 years old.

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

I would come with a working attitude, giving my all and getting 1% percent better each day.

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

I would donate to a colon cancer foundation 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

Ans: “Take a chance, because you’ll never know how good something may turn out.”

Who was your childhood hero? 

My Dad

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

Hunter Addison 

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

My biggest pet peeve is inconsistency 

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

My hardest adversity I had to overcome was to maintain my education and football scholarship while being homeless in season.

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

The University of New Haven pushes their  students towards success with the criteria of the curriculum. It makes one seek to become a better version of themselves academically. UNH is special to me because of the crowd’s enthusiasm for their sports; whenever I’d step onto the Della Camera stadium blue turf they’d make me want to give it all I had.

What is your favorite snack food? 

Lorna Doone cookies with a glass of milk

What is the best part of football? 

The family atmosphere whilst having it’s competitive aptitude.

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

I am resilient and put it all on the line each and every day, no matter how I’m feeling; I empty out the tank.

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

I would compare myself to Tyrann Mathieu.

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

My mom, Dad, & Darrelle Revis. The reason why I chose these three is that my mom, now deceased, and Dad were the ones who molded me into the man I am today; chasing my dreams no matter what and how people feel it about it. I’d want to let my mom know that my fight has not ended the same way she was resilient, until her final day on earth. I’d also love to sit with my dad at a dinner to get into detail about where I came from and where I’m going and to thank him for never giving up on me; one of the reasons why I won’t give up. Lastly, I would want to have dinner with Darrelle Revis because I would want to learn how to play like him and elevate my game to the next level; Learn the game from the inside out.