2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Leon Jones Jr., CB, Arkansas State University

• Name: Leon Jones Jr.
• Position: Cornerback 
• College: Arkansas State University 
• Height: 6’1
• Weight: 190
• Twitter: _iamleonjonesjr
• Instagram: iamleonjonesjr_

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

The way I dominate the position of corner

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

I was 16 years old 

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

Giving back to the foster home 

What is the best advice you have ever received?

“Sometimes the game is gonna test, never fold ! Stay 10 toes down, it’s not on you it’s in you, and what’s it’s in you they can’t take away”.

Who was your childhood hero?

Tupac

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Being on social media and not answering my calls

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

Not getting offers out of high school and going to JUCO (Mississippi Gulf Coast) as a walk on

What is your favorite snack food?

Oatmeal pie

What is the best part of football?

Meeting new people, building relationships, and learning everyone way or technique of playing football. 

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

I wouldn’t just sell myself to anyone just because it has to be great benefits for myself and family. 

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

I would love to go with Jaycee Horn (Carolina Panthers)

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

My Mother, sisters, and brothers