2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Mike Monios, WR, University of Maine

• Name: Mike Monios
• Position: Receiver
• College: University of Maine
• Height: 5’9″
• Weight: 185
• Twitter: @MichaelMonios
• Instagram: michaelmonios3

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

My knowledge of the game and the position. I am a film junkie and I pride myself on my route running. I do feel all the years of working hard on my route running with my trainer Delfonte Diamond since the age of 16 years old has definitely paid off. I still have lots of work ahead of me as there is still so much to learn.

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

I love the grind. I love learning everyday more and more about the game and the position. I truly love the art of route running. I am able to grasp real fast new offensive concepts. I am I guess what you call a student of the game.

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

Definitely the Animal Humane Society.

Who was your role model?

That’s a really tough question, simply because I feel like I have different role models for different aspects of my life. But when it comes to football, a guy like Julian Edelman comes to mind, the way he plays and the way he carried himself on and off the field was awesome. And his story of being an underdog and how he worked to get to where he was really is an inspiration.

Who is your favorite NFL team?

Cincinnati Bengals

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

I’d definitely say Anthony Harris. He’s a hell of a competitor and an elite playmaker.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Oh, people who talk at the movie theatre for sure.

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

I’d say my high school English teacher Mr. Blythe. I’ve never enjoyed a class as much as I have his. He really made learning and analyzing stories so much fun.

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

I feel most college athletes at one point of their college careers go through a period of some sort of adversity. I definitely had mine when there was constant changes with the program but I always pushed through as best as I could always trying to make myself a better player and teammate.

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

It has to be Raising Cane’s. Just for the sauce, if that sauce could come out of a fountain like soda I would drink it.

What is your favorite snack food?

KitKat bars for sure.

What is your degree in?

Finance. I am currently working on my MBA.

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

Isaac Newton, probably the most intelligent person relative to their time and it would be amazing to pick his brain for a while. And Neil Degrasse Tyson, just the way he communicates science really is amazing, and seeing a back and forth between him and Isaac Newton would be amazing. And finally Alexander the Great. He just accomplished so much for how long he was alive, and it would be great seeing 3 people from 3 different times throughout history conversate.

What is your biggest weakness?

My biggest weakness is my inability to just be “okay” with how I did something. It gets to the point where I will, over and over do something until I get it perfect. I can spend way too long just trying to correct my arm movement when I’m breaking down at the top of my route. Where someone would say its “good enough” I would have to sit there and keep working at it over and over and over until its what I deem perfect.