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2024 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Aderias Ealy, WR, Lincoln University (MO)

2024 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Aderias Ealy, WR, Lincoln University (MO)
Aderias Ealy the athletically gifted wide receiver from Lincoln University (MO) recently sat down with NFL Draft Diamonds owner Damond Talbot.
  • Name: Aderias Ealy
  • Position: WR/ATH
  • College: Lincoln University (Missouri)
  • Height: 6’0
  • Weight: 175
  • Twitter: @13alyte
  • Instagram: Aderias_Ealy

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

  • Everything about my game I’m Physical in the run block game while also having the quickness, YAC, and speed it takes to be a dominant WR at any level I dominated the Best conference in Division 2 the MIAA finishing in the Top 3 in Each Statistical category I was eligible for.

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

  • I’ve been interested in football since I can remember sadly I couldn’t fully participate in it until my senior year of High School.

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

  • I’m a hardworking, Smart, Humble, and Passionate young man whose become very dominant at my position in only 4yrs of experience I’ve had to learn a new playbook for all 4 years so far so I have the mental capacity it takes for the next level.

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

  • Breast cancer awareness 

What is the best advice you have ever received?

  • My Grandma told me “You’re in control of your own destiny no matter what happens you control your future”.

Who was your childhood hero? 

  • Can’t really say I don’t feel like I had any heroes growing up.

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

  • I honestly couldn’t say lol I think it would be a 3-way tie between Nathaniel Valencia, Zamar Brake, and Crisshun Robinson they all have done so much for this team I can’t pick out either of them.

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

  • Liars 

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

  • At my last institution I was racially profiled to be someone I wasn’t and was expelled for it losing my scholarship and being over 800 miles away from home Eventually, I was reinstated after my coaches and mom fought for them to review evidence shortly after all my coaches were fired for unknown reasons.

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

Lincoln University is a (H)istorically (B)lack (C)ollege/(U)niversity founded by former slaves. Lincoln is special to me because they were one of the few schools that bought into me and gave me the opportunity that I have today that will never be forgotten.

What is your favorite snack food? 

  • Fruit snacks

What is the best part of football? 

  • All of it I enjoy every moment of football. Whenever I’m around a football or in practice or whatever it’s like a getaway from all my problems or outside mess it’s like my own world.

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

  • Fast, Fearless, Physical, and Dominant 

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

  • Odell Beckham JR

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

  1. My grandma- I miss her more than life itself just one more conversation would mean the world
  2. Randy Moss- My favorite player to watch all time just his trash talk and the way he played the game of it would love to have a conversation with him.
  3. Any NFL Representative- for someone to meet me and get a feel for my personality would take me far.

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