2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Amir Franklin-Branch, DT/NT, West Virginia Wesleyan

• Name: Amir Franklin-Branch
• Position: Nose Tackle
• College: West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Height: 6’2
• Weight: 380
• Twitter: Amir_Branch99
• Instagram: Amir_Branch99

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft?
I’m a top prospect in the 2023 NFL Draft because being a nose tackle is a passion you have to truly love football to be a nose tackle and be a dog in order to be good at nose guard or the double and triple teams will wear you down as the game goes 

At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
I was a late bloomer in football I was full basketball until 7th grade so I’d say about 12 years old 

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m coming to work ready to work every day and that I don’t take anything for granted 

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
I’d donate to cancer research because my family has a history of breast cancer and I’d like to be a part of the community who helps find a cure 

What is the best advice you have ever received?
C.T.C Control the Controllable. Worry about your part everything else will fall in line

Who was your childhood hero?
My older Brother Dr.TomMario Davis he showed me anything I’d possible as long as you believe in yourself 

Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
I can’t go with one person. I can do my top 3 though. DeQuandre Edwards brings me the energy I need day in and day out even on the days I’m not super energized. Deontrae Logan is my crash out bro. He’s ready to lay somebody out at any time. Trey Milan pushes me every day to bring my best 

What is your biggest pet peeve?
Being spoken over/ cut off when talking. Can’t stand it when someone talks over me or starts to talk when I’m mid-sentence 

Overcoming adversity is what defines character. What was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
When I broke my leg my sophomore year of high school and it got infected and I was in the hospital for a couple months total. It took a big toll on me mentally and physically even after getting out of the hospital I had a mental block that stopped me my junior year as well but through hard work I got over my block and back to my best ball 

Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
West Virginia Wesleyan college is a super small college and the small class sizes really help me grasp what’s going on during class it’s special to me because my position coach Marcus Spearman believes in me fully with no doubt in my abilities at all his trust in me to lead on and off the field is what’s special about WVWC

What is your favorite snack food?
Reese Cups

What is the best part of football?
The first snap of the game. You can’t replicate that feeling, the nerves, excitement and joy. 

If you could sell yourself in one sentence, what would you say?
If you want a nose tackle that truly loves getting down and dirty, I am your guy. 

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

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Nipsey Hussle, Reggie White and Vince Wilfork. Nipsey Hussle is my favorite artist, and the wisdom he’d give about life and traversing adversity was life changing when he was alive. Reggie and Vince are my two favorite football players ever. I’d love to talk ball with the both of them over some smoked ribs