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2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Ca’Maurie Johnson, DT, University of Central Missouri

Ca'Maurie Johnson the standout defensive tackel from the University of Central Missouri recently sat down with Damond Talbot
Ca’Maurie Johnson the standout defensive tackel from the University of Central Missouri recently sat down with Damond Talbot the owner of Draft Diamonds.
  • Name: Ca’Maurie Johnson 
  • Position:  Defensive Tackle 
  • College: University of Central Missouri 
  • Height: 6’2
  • Weight: 290
  • Twitter: wunnamaurie91
  • Instagram: wunnamaurie91__

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

  • I can play every position on the defensive line no matter where you line me up you’ll get the best of me. 

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

  • It was when I was 9 years old. 

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

  • I’m going to give you 200% no matter how bad it gets. I’m going to give it my all. 

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

  • Dravet Syndrome. It is a seizure disorder 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

  • You only need one out of thirty-two teams to believe in you and when your opportunity is called upon take full advantage of it. 

Who was your childhood hero? 

  • My mother 

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

  • Clay Pugh 

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

  • Don’t say you’re going to do something and then not doing it. 

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

  • Coming back from COVID before the first game. 

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

  • They are big on brotherhood and when I transferred in they showed nothing but love to me. 

What is your favorite snack food? 

  • AirHead Xtremes bite size.

What is the best part of football? 

  • Grinding next to your brothers and getting to play the game I love 

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

  • I am a hard-working and driven individual who isn’t afraid to face a challenge.

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

  • Aaron Donald 

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

  • Coach Nash because he was like a father figure to me. Gunna Wunna because he is my favorite artist and Aaron Donald to learn more defensive finesse moves. 

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