2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Aiden Williams, LT, University of Minnesota Duluth

• Name: Aiden Williams
• Position: LT
• College: University of Minnesota Duluth
• Height: 6’ 6”
• Weight: 305
• Twitter: @aidenw56
• Instagram: aidenrw

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft? 

I am athletic, I have good size, my knowledge of defenses and defensive fits.

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

I was first interested in football when I was about 8 years old.

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

I am a very coachable person, I am a team player, and I have a great football IQ.

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

I would donate to the American Diabetes Association.

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

Always do the right thing, even when it hurts you to do so. 

Who was your childhood hero? 

My grandpa was my childhood hero, he taught me a lot of great life lessons.

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

I would say the most underrated teammate in my locker room is Tait Kongsjord.

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

My biggest pet peeve is people not cleaning up after themselves.

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

The hardest moment in my life I had to overcome was my teammate Reed Ryan passing away.

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

The culture of athletics and academics at UMD is top tier. The support from the community and the teaching staff is beyond amazing.

What is your favorite snack food? 

My favorite snack food is any kind of sour candy. 

What is the best part of football? 

The best part of football is building relationships and coming together to achieve one goal.

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

I would say I am a very confident person who pays attention to details and executes at a high level. 

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

I would say I play a lot like Joe Thomas.

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

If I could have dinner with three people, I would want to have dinner with my grandpa and just have one more conversation and meal with him. I would want to have dinner with Joe Thomas and just ask him questions and learn all of the different things he knows. And I would want to have dinner with Kobe Bryant, so I could talk to him about the mindset and the work he put in to be very successful.