2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Joseph Metzger, OL, UNLV

• Name: Joseph Metzger
• Position: OL
• College: Holy Cross/ UNLV
• Height: 6’5
• Weight: 310
• Twitter: @josephmetzger18
• Instagram: @josephmetzgerr

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

My experience, versatility, and work ethic  

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

Broke my leg October 2024, complications with surgery and developed osteomyelitis which is a bone infection. I didn’t get cleared to walk until May of 2025 a month before summer workouts. I worked to get back all summer and started all 12 games this season. 

What are your hobbies outside of football?

Hanging out with my friends, playing video games

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

Any role a team needs me to play. 

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

I would donate to Cancer research 

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

I believe I handle coaching very well. At the end of the day they’re trying to make you as good of a football player that you can be for the better of themselves and the team, and I want to get as good as I can for the better of the team and myself. 

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?

Sam Slade, now a RB at LIU 

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

Jesus because I am a Catholic, Lane Johnson because he’s my favorite linemen in the NFL so I would pick his brain about the game and George Washington to hear stories about the beginning of America.  

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

I wasn’t good enough 

Walk me through your typical pre-game routine?

Listen to music and relax 

What is your favorite snack food?

Uncrustables

What scheme do you feel you fit the best in?

I don’t really have a preference. 

What is your degree in?

I had my Bachelor’s in Political science and am now getting my MBA

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

My dads dream truck 

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

My junior year I missed a blitz pickup that lead to a QB hit. Later in the game I lead a block that broke for a long touchdown. 

Name three songs, we can expect on your playlist?

Enter Sandman, One, and From Whom The Bell Tolls all by Metallica