2024 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Curtis Woodmansey, DT, University of Guelph

• Name: Curtis Woodmansey
• Position: Defensive Tackle
• College: University of Guelph 
• Height: 6’2
• Weight: 300 lbs.
• Instagram: cwoodmansey

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2024 NFL Draft?

I am a big strong aggressive defensive tackle who is hard to move off the rock, is extremely gap-sound, and demands double teams. 

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

I first became interested in the sport of football at the age of 10

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

I am very capable of adjusting to complicated systems and executing the game plan. 

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

I would donate to humane societies to help homeless animals.

What is the best advice you have ever received?

You’re either getting better or you’re getting worse, there is no in-between. 

Who was your childhood hero?

My childhood hero was my grandfather, the late Dr. Robert Jackson 

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

It must be my middle linebacker Brandon Ferigo, no one really talks about him despite having the second-most tackles in the OUA. 

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Losing

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

The hardest moment of my life was the passing of my grandfather, he was a great man who beloved and cared for my entire family. 

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

We have the best locker room in all of Usports, however, it’s the teammates I share it with that make it so special. 

What is your favorite snack food?

Homemade bite-sized chicken tacos 

What is the best part of football?

The adversity 

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

I am a hard-working player, who will dedicate everything he has to a team to help them win. 

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

Fletcher Cox 

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

Deacon Jones the man who coined the term “sack”, Aaron Donald since he is the best at what we do, and Tom Brady since he is the GOAT.