2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Sonny Mayo, S, Cortland

• Name: Sonny Mayo
• Position: Safety 
• College: Cortland 
• Height: 6’0
• Weight: 195
• Twitter: sonnymayo9
• Instagram: SonnyNumba9ine

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2027 NFL Draft? 

What makes me a Top prospect at my position is that I am the most physical at my position. I can run sideline to sideline, read formations and I am the best downhill safety coming to get the ball out

Tell me about a time you faced adversity and how you responded?

The time I faced adversity was last season when I played through a High ankle sprain. I pushed through it because I couldn’t let my team down, I forgot about the pain and remember who I was playing for and playing with. 

What are your hobbies outside of football? 

My hobbies outside is spending time with my family, playing the game and going to the gym helping myself and friends out with their body.

What role do you see yourself playing at the next level?

I see myself starting out as a great special teams player who then earns a spot in a defense causing turnovers in clutch situations 

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

It would be mens mental health. Alot of men get overlooked because of how they look or what they while people forget what happens behind closed doors 

How do you handle coaching, especially criticism or being corrected repeatedly?

I embrace it and take it to heart in order for myself to get better. Nobody is perfect and small corrections and adjustments make you better at what you do.

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school? 

Jayson Zeva

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

My grandmother, my uncle and my cousin. I chose them because I lost them before I became a man. I want to tell them what has happened in the past years and how life is going now while telling them how much they meant to me in this life. 

If you were benched tomorrow, what would be the most likely reason? 

I say it would be because I wasn’t giving it my all in practice. I would say not running full speed and just going through the motions. A habit all players do but catch themselves before its too late

Walk me through your typical pre-game routine?

Getting game pants on and cleats with accessories and put my beats on and go out on the field and do a little bit of field work making sure my body is up and feeling right, then going back into locker room making sure my teammates are good and sitting in my locker listening to music waiting for dbs to go out on the field

What is your favorite snack food?

Rice crispy treats and gummy bears

What scheme do you feel you fit the best in? 

Not to be full of myself but I think I can fit in any scheme. I like to adjust and perform at a high level where I don’t hinder a teams system 

What is your degree in? 

Communications and business 

What would be the first thing you buy with your first NFL check? 

I would buy myself a place to live

Describe a time in a game where you feel you made a mistake, and explain how you bounced back?

I missed a crucial tackle on 3rd down and I came back and caught a interception 

Name three songs, we can expect on your playlist?

Gravity by nba youngboy, Mr carter lil wayne, Hate it or love it 50 cent.