2026 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Nick DeGennaro, WR, James Madison University

• Name:  Nick DeGennaro
• Position: WR
• College: James Madison (RICHMOND GRAD)
• Height: 6’0.5”
• Weight: 196
• Twitter: @GennaroNick
• Instagram: _nickdegennaro_

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2026 NFL Draft? 

production, experience, consistency, Catch ability.

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

I don’t do this just for money, I actually love football. Unlike people who make it and get complacent, this painful grind of a career is something I do for fun and its all I know.

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

Any cause furthering the spread of the Gospel

Who was your role model?

No one in particular 

Who is your favorite NFL team?

Grew up a Jets fan, but don’t watch one team religiously.

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

Landon Ellis

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

I’d rather not say

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

My favorite MENTOR ever is my Richmond OC and wide receiver coach Winston October.

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

Besides private matters, I would say this past season enduring injuries that kept me in college another year.

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

Panera just for that chipotle chicken club

What is your favorite snack food?

I don’t really snack on traditional snack food

What is your degree in?

Graduate from the Jepson School of Leadership (Richmond) and a grad certificate in cybersecurity (JMU)

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

Einstein, Socrates, Donald Trump.

What is your biggest weakness?

A God fearing woman.