2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Greg Laday, DB, Colorado State University

• Name: Greg Laday 
• Position: Cornerback/Safety 
• College: Colorado State University 
• Height: 6’0
• Weight: 187
• Twitter: @gregoryladay
• Instagram: Shelovegreg__

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

• Speed! Also, being an intelligent player who understands route concepts and what’s coming. 

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

• 4

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

• I’m a corner who can play safety. I’m the most physical defensive back and that’s how I play at every level. I have good footwork and can play with the smaller receivers.

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

• To give back to my community to people that don’t have as much as others. 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

• If you have a plan B, then you can never truly focus on plan A.

Who was your childhood hero? 

• My mom, I saw her make things with nothing. 

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

• Brandon Guzman 

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

• Being late

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

• I went from being the man in high school to not playing at all during my first year in college while having things back home going on. 

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

• My school was special because they took me in with open arms when transferring from Northern Colorado.

What is your favorite snack food? 

• Chips and Chocolate Almonds 

What is the best part of football? 

• That it is a very physical game, and for my position, it takes a lot more than skill to be good at.

If you could sell yourself in one sentence. What would you say? 

• He has unbelievable speed with natural talent, understands the game pretty well, that will go out there and make plays.

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

• Jalen Ramsey 

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

• Lebron James, Oprah Winfrey, and Jay Z have similar backgrounds to me, so they can relate more and give great advice on how they are where they are.