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2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Marshall Brooks, DB, Davenport University

Marshall Brooks the standout defensive back from Davenport University recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds owner Damond Talbot
Marshall Brooks the standout defensive back from Davenport University recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds owner Damond Talbot
  • Name: Marshall Brooks
  • Position: DB
  • College: Davenport University 
  • Height: 6’3
  • Weight: 190
  • Twitter: @thegreat_03
  • Instagram: @thegreat_03

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

My size and my speed. I also take winning every rep practice/game very seriously. 

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

Age of 7 

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

I am very coachable, born leader, and I work very hard at becoming better each day. 

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

I would donate to a cancer foundation, I have family members who have had or has some type of cancer and I want people to believe they can live and get through those difficult times with a little bit of help. 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

“Don’t run from your problems, fix them.”

Who was your childhood hero? 

My mother because she always made a way for my sister and I. While being a single parent. 

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

My QB, Jason Whittaker. I knew he had it from when I first met him, a lot of my teammates and even some coaches thought he wouldn’t be the starter. His confidence and positivity helps him separate himself from the QB group and he had an amazing season. 

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

A lazy person or lack of effort from a person 

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

I would say at a young age when my mom passed. I mentally had to dig down deep to be a better athlete and person everyday from that day on.

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

Davenport has a great staff that helps you pick and schedule your classes, they show you the graduation path and how long you have left, and the tutors/counselor are so much help if you go to them. 

What is your favorite snack food? 

Fruit snacks 

What is the best part of football? 

Being able to test your abilities against players from everywhere.

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

I will beat the best to be the best. 

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

Trevon Diggs

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

My mom, my uncle Mike, and my grandfather to just talk and learn about life and what can happen, how to respond to adversity, ways to improve and elevate in life. 

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