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2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Stephan Blaylock, DB, UCLA

Stephan Blaylock the play making defensive back from UCLA recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds scout Justin Berendzen
Stephan Blaylock the play making defensive back from UCLA recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds scout Justin Berendzen
  • Name: Stephan Blaylock
  • Position: DB
  • College: UCLA
  • Height: 5’10”
  • Weight: 200 lbs
  • Twitter: @S_Blocc

What made you decide you wanted to be a football player?

Friends and family members, growing up football was all around me and my cousins started playing and I wanted to join in so that’s why I ended up playing football.

What are your favorite moments from your football life?

Probably anything after a good game when my mom and little brother come and compliment me on how I played, my little brother is my biggest critic.

What are you looking to achieve as a football player going forward?

Just evolving and getting better week by week, year by year and getting better throughout the years.

If you could hang out with any football player past or present for a day who and why?

Past Ed Reed or Kam Chancellor, fast and physical guys who had a big presence and present I would say Minkah Fitzpatrick and pick his mind and see how plays out there.

Which one of your family members inspires you the most and why?

My mother, she’s always been there and has never taken a day off and I’m saying that I used that to translate to how I am at Ucla.

What is your favorite defensive scheme and why?

Running a 4-2-5 or quarters concept, at Ucla it gave me an option to man up or give me a zone read type of call.

What should we know about Stephan Blaylock the person?

Hardworking person, smart individual, team player, and has a positive mindset.

What stands out about your film the most?

How physical I am, I made alot of physical plays and my communication with all of my teammates on the field and how durable I am.

How do you handle challenges both in life and on the football field?

I just try to be where my feet are and whatever happens happened and just make the best possible decision I can and what happens in the past stays in the past.

What would a team get in a player like you?

A leader, a hardworker, somebody who is going to step up where their name is called, a reliable person and someone they can trust.

What do you love the most about the game of football?

The competitiveness of the sport there’s a challenge every time you go out there and the work you have to put in to be successful and the bonds you have with your teammates.

Who is the most underrated player you’ve played with and why?

Jake Bailey in high school he went both ways playing defensive back and wide receiver. In college Mo Osling III, he played defensive back and he had that sneaky athleticism.

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