2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Rashawn Benners, DB, Jamestown University
- Name: Rashawn Benners
- Position: Corner/Safety/KR
- College: Jamestown University
- Height: 6’3
- Weight: 185
- Twitter: Ray_b22
- Instagram: Ray.breezy2
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
I am a versatile defensive back who can cover the outside and slot position receivers as well as file in a gap for a tackle. I am a very all-around defensive back with good hands and footwork and can play all db positions. I have speed, length, and size, with a leader and winner mentality that is willing to put it all out there for his team.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
God is most important in my life and whatever opportunity that comes I am blessed and highly grateful for.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
Give back to low-poverty countries and communities.
Who was your role model?
My mom
Who is your favorite NFL team?
New Orleans Saints
Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?
Javon Bowie
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Traffic
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
Mrs. Whitt, my high school business teacher
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
Hardest moments in my life were a lot to say, we have been homeless, we been living in poverty, lost family and friends, and more but the hardest for me would be when my dad came home from jail, my dad has a drug addiction and we had to move to Dayton Ohio when I was middle school from my hometown.
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
Ruth Chris
What is your favorite snack food?
Sour Skittles
What is your degree in?
Health and Fitness Administration with minors in coaching and leadership
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
God, Kobe Bryant, and My older brother
What is your biggest weakness?
My biggest weakness i have found to be my own passion letting my emotions and pride get in the way at times when I shouldn’t have.
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