2026 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: DJ Powell, WR, UVA Wise

• Name: DJ Powell
• Position: Wide Receiver 
• College: UVA Wise
• Height: 5’11
• Weight: 195
• Twitter: @Djpowelljr
• Instagram: @favorite.dreadhead

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

I’m able to line up anywhere on the field

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

I’ll do anything to win

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

I would probably just help the homeless

Who was your role model?

My Dad

Who is your favorite NFL team?

Atlanta Falcons

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

KD Long

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Being talked over

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

Mrs. Garrett from middle school

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

The passing of my Grandmother 

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

Chipotle 

What is your favorite snack food?

Slim Jims

What is your degree in?

Sports Management 

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

Lebron, Kobe, and Ray Lewis. I would want to talk to people who have winning mindsets at all times 

What is your biggest weakness?

Speaking in large crowds