2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Nashawn Jackson, OL, California University PA
- Name: Nashawn Jackson
- Position: Offensive Line
- College: California Pennwest University
- Height: 6’2
- Weight:315
- Twitter: @qua_78
- Instagram: _qua78_
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
What makes me a top prospect at my position is that I can communicate so the whole offensive line and the QB are on the same page. I stand out by being the meanest player on the field at all times. I am a leader.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
NFL teams should know that I am a sponge and like to prefect my craft, and I will never be complacent, always striving to get better.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
Leukemia Cancer Society, becuase my mom was diagnosed with Leukemia when I would in middle school.
Who was your role model?
My mother, becuase she showed me no matter what’s against you we can make and giving up was not an option
Who is your favorite NFL team?
Philadelphia Eagles
Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?
Josh Hugh
What is your biggest pet peeve?
When people talk down or disrespect teammates when they are trying their hardest, and I will not sit there and watch it.
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
My offensive line coach, Coach Bob
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
Losing my uncle, Becuase it was in the middle of the year and how close he was with my family it really hurt when he passed away, me having to go back to school to get my degree and play football was hard becuase I couldn’t help my mother go through losing her brother.
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
Definitely Chipotle
What is your favorite snack food?
Doritos
What is your degree in?
Criminal Justice with a concentration in international homeland security
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
My uncle so I can say bye one last time, Fletcher Cox, because I always wanted to be a defensive tackle just like him, lastly my mom because none of this would be possible if it wasn’t for her
What is your biggest weakness?
My biggest weakness is working on controlling my emotions because I feel like controlling your emotions is a big part of life.
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