2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Isaiah Mcelvane, DB, Louisiana Tech

• Name: Isaiah Mcelvane
• Position: Safety/Nickel
• College: Louisiana Tech
• Height: 6’0
• Weight: 200
• Twitter: mcelvaneisaiah
• Instagram: Isaiahmcelvane 

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

My versatility, I can play anywhere in the secondary! I can play in the box, in the slot, or over the top! 

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

I’m a dog, I can and will do anything it takes to win whether that be defense or special teams I will embrace and excel in my role on the team.

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

The Football Camp for the Stars, a camp I volunteered at in high school gives people with Down syndrome an opportunity to play some football, learn the fundamentals of football, and be around NFL players and do something they otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to do.

Who was your role model? 

My Mom and Dad

Who is your favorite NFL team?

Baltimore Ravens 

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?  

There are so many guys I could say but I would have to say either Michael Richard or Roderick Roberson.

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

Being late to things

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

Mr. Barnes and Mr. Reichow from my High School.

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

The hardest thing in my life I had to overcome was when my house burned down when I was in 8th grade.

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

Chik Fil-a 

What is your favorite snack food? 

Fruit snacks

What is your degree in? 

Sociology

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

Lebron, Mike Epps, Gordon Ramsay

Lebron for advice and To pick his brain on how he became so great, Mike Epps to have funny conversations and to have a good time, and Gordon Ramsay so he could help do some of the cooking. 

What is your biggest weakness?

I didn’t start playing defense full time until college so I’ve only been playing safety a few years.