2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jerome Jolly Jr., LB, Liberty University
- Name: Jerome Jolly Jr
- Position: Linebacker
- College: Liberty University
- Height: 6’0
- Weight: 220
- Twitter: iAmTheChosen1_
- Instagram: jjollyii
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
My versatility between playing multiple positions on the field on defense
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
My work ethic despite circumstances
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
Autism foundation because I grew up around people with this condition
Who was your role model?
My mother
Who is your favorite NFL team?
The home team Jacksonville Jaguars
Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?
The entire defense
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Empty promises
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
My old academic counselor at liberty Mrs Kristie Beitz
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
My best friend getting killed/my mental health early in college
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
Cava
What is your favorite snack food?
Jolly Ranchers
What is your degree in?
Coaching
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- Ray Lewis- soak up more knowledge about the X’s and O’s and the game within the game
- Bob Marley- just to listen to his take on life itself
- My past self- to tell myself that those long nights and prayers worked- I’m living my dreams out
What is your biggest weakness?
Football- letting my passion for the game get in the way Non-football Expecting myself in others
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