2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: J’Quan Hicks, DT, Valdosta State University
- Name: J’Quan Hicks
- Position: Defensive Tackle
- College: Valdosta State University
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 300
- Twitter: @jquanhicks
- Instagram: @jquanhicks
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
My desire to be the best I can be at all and my unwillingness to fail
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m a hard worker I don’t make excuses I just get the job done against all odds I make things happen and I’m very competitive
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
I would give to less fortunate families in need to make their lives better
Who was your role model?
I would say I have two my uncle and Coach mason
Who is your favorite NFL team?
Jaguars
Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?
I would say my position group the D-line we do the dirty work and it’s not always acknowledged
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Failure and complacency
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
My 11th grade English teacher
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
Coming out of high-school I wasn’t sure if my football career was over or if I would be able to continue doing something I love so not knowing what was next and being in an unsure time of trying to find myself I had to overcome that and fight to get back into the game
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
Papa John’s
What is your favorite snack food?
Slim Jim’s
What is your degree in?
Business Management
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- My grandmother who was my whole world always was there for me and had my back regardless of what anybody said
- LeBron James because he’s my favorite athlete of all time
- Bob Marley because I’m a huge reggae fan
What is your biggest weakness?
My heart can be too big sometimes
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