2024 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Daquan Evans, DB, University of South Florida
- Name: Daquan Evans
- Position: Defensive Back
- College: University of South Florida
- Height: 5’11
- Weight: 195
- Twitter: daedae_800
- Instagram: la_daedae
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2024 NFL Draft?
Being able to showcase how versatile I am.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
8 years old.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
That I am versatile player and can play anywhere in the secondary.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
Mental health and back to the community that I grew up in.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
“You can’t live a double life gone have to choose one and run with it”.
Who was your childhood hero?
None.
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
Tramel Logan Defensive end.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who seek to be center of attention.
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
9th grade math teacher Ms. Richardson
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
Being able to live without my mother.
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
The environment and the university just taking me in with open arms.
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
My grandma fried chicken all I need.
What is your favorite snack food?
Bag of Ruffle chips and blue Powerade and watermelon sour patches.
What is your degree in?
Finance
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
That I am accountable trustworthy and loyal guy willing to complete or do my job at any condition.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
Devon Witherspoon
What is your favorite game to play at the carnival/theme park?
None.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
My Mom and childhood friends. The reason being because they all deceased, and I can’t see or speak to them physically no more.
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