What is your name?
Dion Roche
What is your Height/Weight?
6’5 250
What is your position?
Defensive End
Where do you play college football?
Concordia University St. Paul
How many teams were recruiting you out of high school?
About 5
How did you choose your school?
Concordia has great coaches and great people and it felt like a good fit for me athletically and academically.
Where are you from?
Baltimore, Maryland
Who is your role model, and why?
My parents because I look up to them. They are two great people that molded me into the man I am today.
Have any scouts met with you yet, and if so what are they saying?
Haven’t met with any scouts yet
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball and Baseball
Did you play any other positions in football?
I Played quarterback and middle linebacker in high school
At your position, what separates you from others?
My combination of speed, athleticism coming from my position gives me a good advantage over my opponent, especially when it comes to pass rushing.
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
When breaking down film I look for anything that would tip off where the ball is going and whether its pass or run. I look at opposing lineman’s stance changes, what part their body moves first when the ball is snapped, what pass rush moves he is vulnerable to, different run blocks that I’m going to see out of certain formations, and the different pass protections
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
I couldn’t say
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why? Aldon smith, Jason Pierre Paul, or Von miller. I compare myself to these players because I believe I have a similar skill set. A mix of speed and athleticism to be a disruptive pass rusher.
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
One of the biggest obstacles in my life is recently losing my last year of eligibility in college football. I’m going to overcome it by just continuing to work towards my goals and keeping faith.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Usually on game day I get up and eat a nice big breakfast hours before the game. I go back through my film before I get dressed for the game then I just listen to music and zone out.
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What is your biggest strength?
My biggest strength is my pass rush ability and versatility
What is your biggest weakness?
Being too eager sometimes to do more than just my job.
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
After I introduced myself I would tell the GM that they would be getting a player that will lay it all out on the field and give the organization everything I have. Also a very humble, hardworking, home body type of player that conducts himself in a well manner on and off the field.
Who was your favorite player and NFL team growing up?
Ray Lewis and the Ravens
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Grandparents, Ray Lewis, MLK