2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Nicholas Marino, LS, Florida Atlantic

• Name: Nicholas Marino
• Position: Longsnapper
• College: Florida Atlantic
• Height: 6’1
• Weight: 241
• Twitter: nick_marino77
• Instagram: nickmarino45

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

What makes me a top prospect in this 2025 NFL Draft is my in game experience. I have been a starter since 2020 and have been in many different in game scenarios that allow me to play with confidence. I also think that I adapt well to my surroundings and can be coachable.

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

I will put the team first before myself.

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

Patients who have Hodgkins lymphoma.

Who was your role model? 

My dad, he has gone through many hardships such as Hodgkins Lymphoma and kept the same attitude he always has.

Who is your favorite NFL team?

New York Giants.

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school? 

Leon Washington. 

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

People who chew with their mouth open/People who listen to music on full blast with no headphones in public settings

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

Mrs. Mctighe, my chemisty teacher in highschool. 

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

Probably when my dad had cancer when I was in 5th grade not having him around as much and having to step up to do all the things around the house that he did.

If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?

Hooters.

What is your favorite snack food? 

Does ice cream count? If not, goldfish.

What is your degree in? 

Criminal Justice, but get my MBA in spring.

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

James Gandolfini, Shaq, and Gronk

What is your biggest weakness? 

I am way to honest and upfront at times when I should not be.