2024 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: DeQuan Dudley, WR, Carson-Newman
- Name: DeQuan Whodini Dudley
- Position: WR/KR/PR
- College: Carson-Newman
- Height: 5’9
- Weight: 175
- Instagram: Playmakerdini
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2024 NFL Draft?
Play making ability, speed, route separation, can count on me making a 1st down or touch down when the team needs it the most. sportsmanship, character, team player.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
7yrs Old
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m Coachable
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
Masaka Kids
What is the best advice you have ever received?
Pray and Never Give Up
Who was your childhood hero?
My Mother
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
Jelan Pearson
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Someone being late to a event.
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
Sitting out a few years for the sport I love football.
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
With 44 NFL players all-time, Carson-Newman has the second-most NFL players of any Division II institution. This is special to me because my goal is to make it to the NFL, but not only make it, I want to earn a spot on the 53 Man Active Roster.
What is your favorite snack food?
Airhead Xtremes Belt
What is the best part of football?
The Fun, Cinderella Stories, The Fans, Team Traditions, Rivalries.
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
I’m a athlete thats optimistic with ambition, confidence in my game and i let my actions speak louder than my words.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
Zay Flowers
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- Kobe Bryant, he’s a champ and i love his mindset and his approach on being great.
- George Pincock, he’s the most genuine coach I ever had. On and off the track he was there for me and helped me continue my career.
- Deion Sanders, it’s interesting how he was a dual sport athlete in the pros. His coaching abilities to be able to turn a program around for the better. He’s different than most coaches and it shows.
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